Indestructible repair for the broken HP DV 9000 laptop hinge & case

Well like everbody else who has purchased a HP DV9000 laptop, myleft hinge has cracked and in doing so, also broke the embeddedlocknuts in the top LCD cover. I have had this HP DV 9000 ( hp Pavilion DV9000 AC Adapter )for under a year but refuse to send it back for service. I havent triedto contact HP after reading all the hell stories everybody else havehad in doing so… So being creative and having all the tools, I decidedto give it a shot to fix it myself 1、You must remove the 3 little rubber screw covers located on thetop edge of the laptop screen at the right, center & left sideusing the mini flat head screwdriver. Then remove the 3 screws locatedunder the rubber covers. 2、Then you must remove the outer screen bezel, which unsnaps. Bevery careful not to force the plastic for it may crack! I would startfrom the left hinge corner which is probably open, working clockwisewith the little flat head screwdriver prying it apart every inch or so.You may also have to re… 3、Now that the LCD is fully exposed you can see how destroyed thehinge and assembly points are damaged DUE TO POOR CONSTRUCTION BY THEMANUFACTURER’S DESIGN!!! 4、Then you must unscrew the 2 very small screws that are on the lefthinge connecting to the LCD screen. Now take notice how much space isbetween the bottom of the LCD screen and the left hinge assembly. Forthis is one of the things that can make this repair render your effortsuseless when you t… 5、Now you must free the tired hinge. Depending on how far trashedyour top cover mounting points are. Try to unscrew the 4 littlephillips head screws from the hinge (only 3 if you took out the onethat was covered by the rubber screw cover already) If the screws turnand do not come loose the moun… 6、Push the screen all the way open holding it at the right and lefthinges not to cause any further trauma. If your hinge is to far goneand you cant move it, you will have to force the hinge with pliers whenyou remove it during the next step. 7、Now try rotating the left hinge asssembly away from the LCD screen ( hp Pavilion DV6000 AC Adapter )towards the closed position. You may need to use pliers on the hinge torotate it because the torque required is significant and is partiallythe reason your laptop hinge is broken to begin with. Now that it is inthe almost close… 8、Now you need to put a bend on the angle bracket. Use a bench viseif you have one or clamp a vise grip to the egde of the bracket, withanother large pliers start the bend, With a hammer bang the bend flat.*This is a critical step! The bend must take shape with the hinge! Dontover bend or you … 9、As you can see my edge was completely separated on the hinge arm.I didnt do this but I recommend that you superglue the join on the armso it will not move and in its original position so when you go to putit back together with the LCD screen it sits correctly in the chassis.Overlay the hing… 10、Mix up a small batch of epoxy. (you must mix the 2 partsthouroughly and work quickly so it dont set or you will not get theproper bonding strength) Smear a good amount of epoxy onto the hinge atthe contact points and clamp without throwing off the shape of thehinge. Use about 3 to 4 mini cla… 11、Now that the epoxy has set remove the clamps on the arm. If youhave a center punch mark 2-3 points where you will drill for your poprivots in the center of the arm. (I used 1/8″ aluminum so I only put 2,I would or rather used smaller and put 3.) Push pop rivots from theoutside of the hinge a… 12、I also added a pop rivot into the front face of the hinge justkeep in mind you dont wont to block the holes for the screws. You willnow have to drill through the back of the hinge out the bracket thesmall holes for the original screws to fit. Then bore the front face ofthe bracket with a 3/16… 13、Now grind the bracket so it takes shape with the arm alsoshearing down the pop rivots smooth on the LCD side of the arm. Then,although I didnt do this on mine because I wanted it to have the moststrength, you may want to so the face bezel fits completely closed whenyou snap it back on later … 14、Keep your fingers crossed and put your newly repaired hinge inplace to see if it fits correctly. Push the hinge to the fully openposition very carefully so it lines up the top cover holes. If you used2″ brackets and it lined up the same as mine you should only have touse a razor and cut out… 15、Now depending on how bad your mounting holes were damaged, willeffect how you do this step. I had all 3 broken off, so I put the 3screws in place and tightened the brass contact points snuggly to thehinge. Next cut the HP warranty-voiding insulating mylar so you canaccess the set points easil… 16、If epoxy is set hard you may now put back the LCD. First take outthe 2 top screws holding the arms to the cover. Put the 2 left &right side screws into LCD screen. Make sure all the contact points andwebcam, etc are lined up. 17、Indestructible repair for the broken HP DV 9000 laptop hinge & case Take LCD bezel and flip over. Then cut the 2 clip contact pointsoffwith a razor, smooth to the bezel. If you did grind down the faceofthe bracket against the hinge edge, when you snap the face bezelbackit should close back like new or if you didnt you will have averyunnoticable gap in side, b… 18、final step Put the 3 top screws and the 2 bottom screws back into LCDbezel intothe laptop casing, then put the 5 rubber sticky padsback on and you aredone. Hope it worked out for you!!! This HP hinge repair can also beseen at http://www.udtek.com Thanks for looking at my fix!

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