T43 chassis flex

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rxl77 · #1 Post by **rxl77** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:37 am

Does anyone notice on their T42/T43 that the palmrests flex when you press on them? It's especially noticeable on the left side, where the Expresscard slot sits. Am I going crazy - aren't IBM T series supposed to be built rugged, and not have flex on the plastic parts?

Tee43 · #2 Post by **Tee43** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:10 pm

Yeah. On my T43, I noticed that the left side of the palmrest flexes a little and gives a squeaking noise. I guess if many of us T43 owners make enough noise then, perhaps, IBM will take notice and fix the problem through a recall. No squeaks on the right side, though. Any T43 owners have this annoying squeaking noise on the left side?

phpguru · #3 Post by **phpguru** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:11 pm

Interesting.. can any T42 owners report this?

Kenn · #4 Post by **Kenn** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:46 pm

phpguru wrote:Interesting.. can any T42 owners report this?

Yeah, it's been on the T42 as well, and probably earlier. Someone was on here a few months back stirring the flames with a call of "FATAL FLAW DISCOVERED IN T42," which is how he referred to the squeaky palmrest.

On mine, it's the right side (where the HDD is) that creaks a bit. There's a small lip above the HDD housing where a rib on the bottom of the palmrest is supposed to fit. A few weeks back I removed the palmrest and covered the lip with a cut piece of business card. The rib now sits on top and I have no more creaking.

The palmrest area itself isn't the most sturdy part on the thinkpad, but just about everything else is incredibly solid compared to any other thin-n-light design out there.

emorphien · #5 Post by **emorphien** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:49 pm

Although I don't have mine yet, every T I've used before has had among the most solid palm rests i've used, even though some of them do creak a bit.

pipspeak · #6 Post by **pipspeak** » Tue May 31, 2005 5:53 pm

Seems all T4X series palm rests creak... I fixed the creaking on my T40 by (paradoxically) loosening the palmrest scerews on the underside of the machine ever so slightly

#7 Post by **K. Eng** » Tue May 31, 2005 6:47 pm

I had that problem too. Like Kenn, I covered the lip, but I used a very thin slice of sticky sided foam. The creak is totally gone

Kenn wrote: On mine, it's the right side (where the HDD is) that creaks a bit. There's a small lip above the HDD housing where a rib on the bottom of the palmrest is supposed to fit. A few weeks back I removed the palmrest and covered the lip with a cut piece of business card. The rib now sits on top and I have no more creaking.

T43 chassis flex

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