[Ti] Oh Fate - how cruel ye are (broken hinge)

[JPE]

It is pretty straight forward.
1 Remove the bezel by prying it off. It is glued on, but will come off. 
Someone had a recent post on doing it efficiently.
2 Remove the screen, there are two screws that hold it in on either 
side. Disconnect the flat wire cable at the back of the screen and fish 
the two wire power cable thru.
3 Get the old hing off any way you can. This is the hardest part. I use 
careful brute force with a small screw driver.
4 Use a dremel tool or similar to clean off the old glue
5 I use a 2 part epoxy to set in the new hinge, holding it in place 
with clothes pins. let it cure for 24 hours with out moving it to 
ensure a strong bond
6 reassemble
7 I use contact cement, applying to both bezel surface and receiving 
end on screen, allow to dry then assemble


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On May 1, 2004, at 10:36 PM, John wrote:

> Anyone have detailed fix-it-yourself instructions? Do I need to remove 
> the LCD from the case (ie, disconnect the cables?), or can I get away 
> without doing that (just remove the bezel w/out disconnecting the 
> cable)?
>
> I stepped off the couch quickly - my power cord decided it wanted to 
> be with my leg. The PB fell FLAT on it's face. Sigh.
>
> http://www.ururk.com/personal/
>
> I've ordered a pair off eBay, and will install them as soon as they 
> come in.
>
> What size torx are the screen screws? I have the torx for the bottom 
> and hinge screws.
>
> I *really* don't understand this - bought the computer 3 years ago, 
> never bought AppleCare, it worked like a trooper, then all of a 
> sudden, 3 years + 5 months later, broken speaker, bottom separating, 
> paint chipping all over, now this. Granted, the hinge is my fault, but 
> still, I feel like I have abused my computer.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any input...
>
> John Pariseau
>
>
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