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Lid closes and opens really easily needs tightening somewhere?

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Lid closes and opens really easily needs tightening somewhere?

#1 Post by Tired » Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:21 am

Hello everyone,
My wife's 14 inch T60 lid closes and opens unlike any other thinkpad I know of.
It's almost at the point where the lid would fall shut by itself.
So I need to ask which screws need tightening.
Thanks

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Re: Lid closes and opens really easily needs tightening somewhere?

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:32 am

You can't tighten those hinges.
Replace them with e.g. these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/833448414.html or look for them on eBay etc.
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Re: Lid closes and opens really easily needs tightening somewhere?

#3 Post by TPFanatic » Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:33 pm

My t500 has the same problem.

It’s better than the opposite problem of the hinges freezing and ripping out a corner of the laptop when you try to open it.

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Re: Lid closes and opens really easily needs tightening somewhere?

#4 Post by dr_st » Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:27 pm

My 15" T42 and 15" T60 have wobbliness in the hinges, but beyond that they are still solid, and it has not gotten worse.

Of all my Thinkpads, only the X32 has had the hinges weakened to the point where the lid falls shut past a certain angle.

Definitely better than the opposite problem.

As RBS had said - if the hinges have gotten so bad, they need to be replaced.
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