Frame holding the opening hinges broken

Hi,

I had the same problem. The left hand hinge on my HP laptop broke and this put the stress on the screen which then pulled apart its various layers. Repair shops said they couldn't help because they didn't have the parts for this model. I found a crude but effective way to solve the problem. I attached a mini glass clamp which is used for glass top tables. I attached the clamp to the left hand bottom corner of the screen and tightened it in with an allen key. Now the stress of opening doesn't flex and break the screen. It works fine, although the laptop does not close perfectly flush. The type of clamp used is shown in the link below.

https://www.dciron.co.uk/products/s4gc11...

This same problem happen to my laptop. I ordered the cover and hinges. which total cost was about £80 then I fix it myself.

Hey, I had this same issue on my laptop, (same model) I ended up using epoxy to glue the threaded inserts back in place, and I loosened up the hinge so it didn’t happen again. Not as ideal as replacing the whole part, but a lot cheaper. Worked quite well, just have to be more careful with it. I’m currently trying to deal with a separate issue, which caused me to stumble upon this thread.

the problem is due to the hinge inserts being set in weak plastic.. over time they become fatigued.. there's loads of sketchy ways people have suggested fixing this on the internet - the only real way to fix it properly - is to order a new replacement palmrest (it will have the plastic supports and threaded inserts for the hinge) - then just transfer over the motherboard etc into the new palmrest.. before re-fixing the hinges - unwind them half a turn.. also fill in the gaps between the plastic mounts with epoxy to add a bit more reinforcement and you shouldn't have any problems in future.

Ok - so all my parts arrived for the repair today. I received a brand new palm rest (which comes with keyboard installed) and I also ordered a new back cover for the bottom as the existing one had seen some abuse (was dirty and dented as I loaned it to someone).

Overall not a bad job - I followed the service and maintenance guide here: h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06271813....

it's not difficult - it's just a little time consuming and you need to be methodical.. a quick summary of what I did;

1. removed back cover from laptop
2. unscrewed screen hinges and removed display cable
3. followed the maintenance and service guide r.e. stripping down (i.e. removed battery, speakers, fingerprint reader, etc)
4. starting installing the removed parts in reverse order (trackpad, speakers, motherboard etc)
5. installed screen hinge (after slackening off half a turn each side)
6. installed new back panel

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thought I'd share some photos:

Replacement palmrest (front):

Replacement palmrest (back - showing brass inserts - these are the parts that break off and are a failure part of these laptops):

Rear of laptop with back cover removed (you can see the damaged hinge locations in the top right and top left):

Transferring parts over between old and new:

Job finished and reassembled: