[Ti] Hinge Repair advice

[Rafe Day]

Frank:

For what it's worth, from your description, it sounds as if I had the same
model PB with the same problem.  I tried to use the temporary fix you're
suggesting and it didn't hold up for very long (although my TiBook gets a
lot of use -- I'm on it for a good 10 hours on a slow day and it goes
everywhere with me).  So I broke down, bought a replacement hinge, and
determined to do the job myself.  It took me a total of 6 hours of VERY
careful work, but the PB Fixit guide was indispensable and made a tedious
job tenable.  Long story short, it's been working fine for a year and a half
now -- although I'm still very careful opening and closing the display.

Regards,
Rafe

> From: "FWPHOTO" <fwphoto at adelphia.net>
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> Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:21:06 -0400
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's Titanium computers."
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> Subject: Re: [Ti] Hinge Repair advice
> 
> Thanks Dennis,
> 
>> If it's broken it will need replacement  and I recommend you send it out
>> for repair to MacService. The hinge  assembly is about $80 from PBParts
>> and the full repair with parts and  warranty is $200. If you're really
>> handy and have the time, you could  do it yourself. I don't think it's
>> worth the time and risk of damage  though.
> 
> Yeah, I don't want to replace it myself. Was hoping a "repair" might be good
> enough. I'm glad to see they can still be replaced, though, & it'd probably
> be worth every penny of the $200. I wonder how long it would take?
> 
>> I did try to repair mine . . .
> 
> Thanks for the first person report on your repair. I think my hinge break is
> different from yours, though. On my PB it's the piece at the outboard end of
> the hinge that snapped between it & the LCD panel, that's all. I'm thinking
> if I can loosen the hinges just a bit to take some of the open/closing
> strain off the repair & do a good job epoxying the broken piece (maybe
> figuring out some sort of reinforcement, too) it "might" hold up. I'm hoping
> someone has had a similar break, repaired it, & can tell me if it all worked
> out OK.
> 
> My repair wouldn't involve the LCD panel at all so, I guess if it doesn't
> work out I could still send it out for the hinge replacement anyway. Might
> be worth a shot.
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Frank 
> 
> 
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