[ltp] T61 hinge is loose

[Shannon McMackin]

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On the T61, there are 3 screws for each hinge attaching it to the base.
I've not had the LCD apart to see how many screws are there.  I'd find it
odd that all 3 screws worked loose on one side to afford that level of
movement, but anything is possible.

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 04:26:26PM +0000, Daniel Castro wrote:
> > > The hinges themselves cannot be tightened (no screws there), but need
> to
> > > be replaced - they are fastened along the LCD, so it's quite an
> operation.
> >
> > right so now i'm confused... so Martin's suggestion will not work?
>
> Most often it is not the hinges themselves which are loose, but the
> screws that attach the panel to the hinges.  So it depends on what is
> actually wrong...
>
>                                                        - Ted
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Theodore T=
so <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tytso@mit.edu">tytso@mit.edu</a>=
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<div class=3D"Ih2E3d">On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 04:26:26PM +0000, Daniel Cast=
ro wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; The hinges themselves cannot be tightened (no screws there), but =
need to<br>
&gt; &gt; be replaced - they are fastened along the LCD, so it&#39;s quite =
an operation.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; right so now i&#39;m confused... so Martin&#39;s suggestion will not w=
ork?<br>
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screws that attach the panel to the hinges. &nbsp;So it depends on what is<=
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actually wrong...<br>
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bsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;- Ted<br>
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