03-14-2019, 07:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-14-2019, 07:06 PM by ImmortanJoe.
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Odd. I know I replied to this.
I stripped my Pinebook enough to get to the cast in lugs on the affected side. The plastic was in poor shape. Gusseting was cracked, some plastic separated totally and one of the lugs totally adrift.
Unfortunately I made a bit of a mess with the superglue, but it did hold things in place. Then I carefully pushed kneadable epoxy into the voids around the lugs. I was careful to ensure everything still had clearance. There hasn't been any movement since.
I did learn something from the disassembly. Check the torque of the screws on the underside of the notebook. Especially the two rear side ones as they are also two of the hinge screws, and the only two effectively able to brace against the forces exerted by the hinges when closing the notebook. My Pinebook's screws were loose. This may have contributed to the cracking.
I stripped my Pinebook enough to get to the cast in lugs on the affected side. The plastic was in poor shape. Gusseting was cracked, some plastic separated totally and one of the lugs totally adrift.
Unfortunately I made a bit of a mess with the superglue, but it did hold things in place. Then I carefully pushed kneadable epoxy into the voids around the lugs. I was careful to ensure everything still had clearance. There hasn't been any movement since.
I did learn something from the disassembly. Check the torque of the screws on the underside of the notebook. Especially the two rear side ones as they are also two of the hinge screws, and the only two effectively able to brace against the forces exerted by the hinges when closing the notebook. My Pinebook's screws were loose. This may have contributed to the cracking.