Dell Laptop with broken hinge

 A broken hinge is a normal occurance in a laptop. Everything parts ways and puts enormous strain on the plastic housing which causes it to break apart.

So the laptop was opened and immediately it was clear that the plastic housing holding the screw dowells had broken apart. A common occurance. The manufacturers make the springs so tight, that it is only a matter of time before the hinges break off.

I tried to use epoxy to put everything back in place. This was the expoxy I used.

I used it to reset everything in place.

Sadly, the repair did not hold. The expoxy was left 24 hours to cure, but after 3-4 laptop openings, it was broken again. Stronger measures were required.

The dowels were removed and holes were drilled through the casing and M3x30 screws were inserted and nuts placed on the other side.

It is a nasty solution to a terrible engineering problem from Dell.

However, it holds the hinge and is indestructable.

Happy customer.