Lowes etc. have nylon screws and nuts, I never liked to add any more
metal inside or thru the case.
I made a similar fix to a PB 180. The lower case housing has sunken
holes for the screws. The bottom of it had broken so there was no
where for the screw to press against. I got a large thin wa
At 12:07 PM -0500 4/7/05, Thoma Mattox wrote:
The upper portion of the hinge screws into plastic mounts in the lid
housing. There realy is no "pretty" fix. However, what I did was
to drill a hole all the way through the lid (the same diameter as
the hole in the hinge). Then I bought screws of
The upper portion of the hinge screws into plastic mounts in the lid housing.
There realy is no "pretty" fix. However, what I did was to drill a hole all
the way through the lid (the same diameter as the hole in the hinge). Then I
bought screws of that diameter. The head is on the outside of
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From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:12 PM
To: PowerBooks
Subject: Re: pb 520 hinge questions x2
Erich Zechar wrote:
>So I'm taking apart my 520c and I notice my hinge is a bit woblly.
Erich Zechar wrote:
So I'm taking apart my 520c and I notice my hinge is a bit woblly.
Sure enough one of the plastic bits that the screws attach through is
cracked.
Anybody out there have any tips to fix this, and prevent the other
side from breaking? Should I loosen or tighten these screws?
EZ
