There are other videos on similar fixes but this method is least trouble - using the clamp with temporary glue (I used superglue) is very good as it gives a good base on which to place the epoxy afterwards. - it's holding for me so far - will use it again if needed - laptop is about 2 years old so hopefully will keep it going until upgrading in future
I blame myself for opening the lid from the left side only, and I see now that over time this stressed the mechanism on the right. I was concerned about this since it broke yesterday and so grateful to find your helpful video. Have some hope now! (I have the Lenovo 7i and paid 1,600CHF for it 2 years ago)
I have an ideapad with this issue. I have repaired it like three times now, each time taking care to remove all old epoxy on both sides. I think I am gonna run screws through the back
I had this happen to me about 2 years ago, and it was covered under warrenty, back then I searched aruond if this was a common problem but couldn't really find anything (or I didn't look hard enough) now my laptop is out of warrenty and I got the feeling the hinge is around to break the exact same way again. it's kinda pathetic that this is what it has come to legit gluing the hinge back, come on fix your shit lenovo...
Thanks for this video, but can I ask you if the problem is more with the hinge mechanism, I mean if I applied some oil or hinge lubricants to bring to the hinge more mobility you think can work?
@@VincesDIYs they used to put a whole metal arm up the side of the screen to distribute the force when you open/close the display, or a metal body laptop is usually fine since the bezel is strong enough, but this short hinge on a plastic bezel is just destined to break.
I am debating on whether I want to wait for my Slim 7 X hinge to break or if I want to pull it apart and use some serious epoxy between the binge mounting tab and the rear metal panel before it inevitably does break so I don't have to treat it like it's constantly going to break.
I saw that there was a bit of epoxy on the screw. I don't know a single thing about hinge repair, nor what epoxy does, but won't that dried up epoxy make it harder for user to unscrew? (assuming user might need to unscrew the bolt some time in the future)
So what should you buy? Dell is trash, who serializes batteries (wanted to get aftermarket one, too bad, OEM only). Acer is a meme brand and often has problem with hinges, thermals and pretty much everything. Literally threw Asus laptop out recently, since hinges fucked up as well. HP tend to have bad build quality, are very anti-consumer (printer ink subscription 💀). MSI has terrible customer support in case you want warranty fixes, etc. Plus entry level laptops are basically e-waste. Anything else are office laptops, literal devil (Apple, Microsoft), very expensive or meme brands.
@@nikcentered Mine was damaged due to the flex in the lower frame and it's a desine fault. Wish I knew this erlier. Would buy Mac if it wasn't for their gender confusion support!
Same here .. i own a y520 legion. And it suddenly had these crack noise. I thought my unit was faulty and generally these problem happen after warranty is expired. I thought new legion would be better due to design, but again seeing your video it seems it's a shitty brand overall.
I have lenovo IP 5 and the right side hinge broke off after 9 months, warranty is a joke, told me they don't cover it... the hinge is plastic and there is no way to fix it( it fell out with the screw) .... much cheaper design and now i can't ever close it...very poor hinges on this thing.
I work for a small company that rents out these laptops, our purchasing manager doesn't necessarily read all the reviews, and we've had over half of our laptops bust hinges in just over a year. One of them Lenovo said broke the motherboard (how?) so it would be hundreds to repair. Would not recommend, very poor quality.
It’s an ongoing issue. Where I work, we purchased 3500 L13’s and many of them have the same issue. Have to train users to close the lid from the middle or with both hands.
A few questions. Is your epoxy sticking to the plastic bezel after this repair? I do want to be able to remove the bezel later in case I need to fix another hinge or replace the screen. Also, why did you choose to use super glue under the hinge? Is epoxy there a bad choice? Did the repair hold up? I plan to attempt this repair this weekend. Thanks for the video!
I have not tried but I think the bezel will come off. You could also put on grease or wd40 on the bezel to keep it from sticking. I used super glue to temporarily attach the hinge while the epoxy set. The other hinge broke since and I did it without the super glue and that worked fine. Just don’t use too much epoxy.
This method doesn't apply to Lenovo Legion 7i non slim version. I've tried this method and during removing the screen bezel I damaged my screen. The repair was costly. The hinge itself would be a lot cheaper. The repair guy told me that my laptop cannot be disassembled like shown in the video.
Really? I did this method on mine but only removed the corner part of the bezel needed for repair, not all of it like on the video, one side at the time because both came off. Still hesitant about the epoxy since there is less free space around the hinge, and there is a little thing attached to it on the screen side that I have no idea what it is, so I couldn't take it off completely, only lifted it a little bit to apply the super glue. The super glue is holding fine for now.
My Idea Pad Flex 5 is only two years and two months old; two months out of Costco's warranty. The hinge is causing problems with the screen's pixels and pulling the screen apart. In the past twenty years I've used nine different laptops - this is the *only* one I've encountered with mechanical problems. This laptop is Chinese crap! Get a better-quality laptop! (HP has a better hinge system that runs across the width of the screen - and my wife's Apple lasted ten years.)
Lenova uses hinges that are way too tight for the cheap plastic cover. They should recall but won't, so only a fool would buy one of these computers again. I tossed a perfectly good laptop in the trash. Thanks Lenova.
Useful video, thank you. Tried but it's not holding. The touchscreen is going berserk, mouse keeps jumping all over the screen. Do you know how to disable the touchscreen?
How did you open the laptop cover. At the beginning of the video you say it’s not good and the video cuts. Did you just open it or did anything specific to protect it from breaking?
There are other videos on similar fixes but this method is least trouble - using the clamp with temporary glue (I used superglue) is very good as it gives a good base on which to place the epoxy afterwards. - it's holding for me so far - will use it again if needed - laptop is about 2 years old so hopefully will keep it going until upgrading in future
Glad it was useful. Mine is still working fine.
can you link us, commoners, the video?
I blame myself for opening the lid from the left side only, and I see now that over time this stressed the mechanism on the right. I was concerned about this since it broke yesterday and so grateful to find your helpful video. Have some hope now! (I have the Lenovo 7i and paid 1,600CHF for it 2 years ago)
Hope this works for you!
Might try this after having the hinge come off a second time. My permanent solution though will be avoiding Lenovo products.
Yes, it is disappointing as Lenovo was one of the better brands 5 years ago.
@@VincesDIYs The IBM laptops were bulletproof - the Chinese cheaped out.
I have an ideapad with this issue. I have repaired it like three times now, each time taking care to remove all old epoxy on both sides. I think I am gonna run screws through the back
My legion hinge just broke today and this video was a real saviour thanks alot
Happy that it was helpful!
thank you so much you saved me from having to buy a new laptop, I really appreciate it!
Happy to have helped
You saved me from a panic attack, thank you
Happy it was helpful!
did you epoxy part of the screen too? Sure looked like it.
I had this happen to me about 2 years ago, and it was covered under warrenty, back then I searched aruond if this was a common problem but couldn't really find anything (or I didn't look hard enough) now my laptop is out of warrenty and I got the feeling the hinge is around to break the exact same way again. it's kinda pathetic that this is what it has come to legit gluing the hinge back, come on fix your shit lenovo...
Yup, as IT techs, we used to love Lenovo quality but it seems to be slipping.
Thanks for this video, but can I ask you if the problem is more with the hinge mechanism, I mean if I applied some oil or hinge lubricants to bring to the hinge more mobility you think can work?
Well I was checking the construction of this Lenovo and i need the same as you because the hinge is with the screen no just there
The hinge is stiff to hold up the screen. I think the problem is with the weakness of how the hinge is attached to the lid.
Just make sure you don’t use too much glue
@@VincesDIYs they used to put a whole metal arm up the side of the screen to distribute the force when you open/close the display, or a metal body laptop is usually fine since the bezel is strong enough, but this short hinge on a plastic bezel is just destined to break.
Thank you so much this helped me. I have the some model and it broke on the same side
Just make sure to not use too much epoxy.
@@VincesDIYs Just put some epoxy in yesterday and it's already working fine. Thanks so much!
@@jakesutton9822 glad it worked!
my lenovo idea pad 5 hinge is falling apart, so should i use silicon to glue it together? and the side plastic thing is kinda broken to
I would not use silicone. Use epoxy or jb weld
I am debating on whether I want to wait for my Slim 7 X hinge to break or if I want to pull it apart and use some serious epoxy between the binge mounting tab and the rear metal panel before it inevitably does break so I don't have to treat it like it's constantly going to break.
Just open it with two hands and it will probably be fine.
ASUS C523N HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HINGES AFTER 3 YEARS A BIT OF DUCK TAPE SHOULD DO IT
Why the display stops working and goes crazy with a broken hindge
The screen flexes which makes it not work correctly
I saw that there was a bit of epoxy on the screw. I don't know a single thing about hinge repair, nor what epoxy does, but won't that dried up epoxy make it harder for user to unscrew? (assuming user might need to unscrew the bolt some time in the future)
You can scrape it off if necessary.
Which super-glue (small tube before the 2-part epoxy) did you use?
Just generic crazy glue
i need a tutorial on crazy glue and epoxy.. it semes like its the greatest invention ever after tape.
lmao the solution is somewhat monumental, my respect!
Thanks!
DONT BUY A LENOVO LAPTOP!!!! EVEN A "PREMIUM" MODEL
Agreed. They are shoddy.
Lenovo fucker me two times #boycott lenovo
BS. They're ridiculously reliable if you're not a moron who throws it around like their wife.
Why not tho? I have my legion 5 for over 2 years now, no issues whatsoever
So what should you buy?
Dell is trash, who serializes batteries (wanted to get aftermarket one, too bad, OEM only).
Acer is a meme brand and often has problem with hinges, thermals and pretty much everything.
Literally threw Asus laptop out recently, since hinges fucked up as well.
HP tend to have bad build quality, are very anti-consumer (printer ink subscription 💀).
MSI has terrible customer support in case you want warranty fixes, etc. Plus entry level laptops are basically e-waste.
Anything else are office laptops, literal devil (Apple, Microsoft), very expensive or meme brands.
Hiii!! How did you open the lid?
Not sure I understand you question. After it’s broken you should grab it by the hinge location to open it.
After doing this, does it turn on back again?
Does it matter which super glue? Or does it have to be this glue shown in the video?
And how long does it take to dry?
Still working today
I used epoxy
A few minutes but I let it set overnight
mines just done this and the same side but the inside longer bar is popping open too
Yes, it is a poor design by Lenovo.
My Lenovo laptop phone stop working and my Lenovo laptop's hinge is broken I will never buy any product from this company
Yes, they are not what they used to be….
will these work for a dell laptop?
never mind it won’t
Due to one side broken hinge that side screen is also got sone lines
Probably need a new screen then.
Pls can u do legion 7i hinge fix, this laptop is legion slim 7i
same concept. same design. same fix will apply.
Correct - can work for many different hinge styles
thx a lot man i love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
nice, but I stiil don't trust myself do it alone )))
My lenovo laptop is shit. I guess their brand is poor
Never buying chinese laptops again.
Pretty all major brands are now made in china…..
My second Lenovo and the same fault, never again this brand. Seems all models made after 2010 are cheap garbage.
Ya, it’s a poor design. You would think that they would fix it.
same here dude, my legion7i's hinge was broken after 9 months of use
totally agree with you, shocked that a high end pc has such inferior quality hardware. NEVER PURCHASE anything from this brand.
@@nikcentered Mine was damaged due to the flex in the lower frame and it's a desine fault. Wish I knew this erlier. Would buy Mac if it wasn't for their gender confusion support!
Same here .. i own a y520 legion. And it suddenly had these crack noise. I thought my unit was faulty and generally these problem happen after warranty is expired.
I thought new legion would be better due to design, but again seeing your video it seems it's a shitty brand overall.
I have lenovo IP 5 and the right side hinge broke off after 9 months, warranty is a joke, told me they don't cover it... the hinge is plastic and there is no way to fix it( it fell out with the screw) .... much cheaper design and now i can't ever close it...very poor hinges on this thing.
Lenovo’s are not what they used to be….
I work for a small company that rents out these laptops, our purchasing manager doesn't necessarily read all the reviews, and we've had over half of our laptops bust hinges in just over a year. One of them Lenovo said broke the motherboard (how?) so it would be hundreds to repair. Would not recommend, very poor quality.
It’s an ongoing issue. Where I work, we purchased 3500 L13’s and many of them have the same issue. Have to train users to close the lid from the middle or with both hands.
Holy cowwwww 😮
A few questions. Is your epoxy sticking to the plastic bezel after this repair? I do want to be able to remove the bezel later in case I need to fix another hinge or replace the screen. Also, why did you choose to use super glue under the hinge? Is epoxy there a bad choice? Did the repair hold up? I plan to attempt this repair this weekend. Thanks for the video!
I have not tried but I think the bezel will come off. You could also put on grease or wd40 on the bezel to keep it from sticking. I used super glue to temporarily attach the hinge while the epoxy set. The other hinge broke since and I did it without the super glue and that worked fine. Just don’t use too much epoxy.
This method doesn't apply to Lenovo Legion 7i non slim version. I've tried this method and during removing the screen bezel I damaged my screen. The repair was costly. The hinge itself would be a lot cheaper. The repair guy told me that my laptop cannot be disassembled like shown in the video.
Good to know. But this is a common issues with many current Lenovo laptops.
Really? I did this method on mine but only removed the corner part of the bezel needed for repair, not all of it like on the video, one side at the time because both came off. Still hesitant about the epoxy since there is less free space around the hinge, and there is a little thing attached to it on the screen side that I have no idea what it is, so I couldn't take it off completely, only lifted it a little bit to apply the super glue. The super glue is holding fine for now.
My Idea Pad Flex 5 is only two years and two months old; two months out of Costco's warranty. The hinge is causing problems with the screen's pixels and pulling the screen apart.
In the past twenty years I've used nine different laptops - this is the *only* one I've encountered with mechanical problems. This laptop is Chinese crap! Get a better-quality laptop! (HP has a better hinge system that runs across the width of the screen - and my wife's Apple lasted ten years.)
Agreed. Problem is all manufacturers build in china. It’s a bad design that they should have identified and fixed quicker.
Thank You Thats Super Good information :)
Lenova uses hinges that are way too tight for the cheap plastic cover. They should recall but won't, so only a fool would buy one of these computers again. I tossed a perfectly good laptop in the trash. Thanks Lenova.
It’s disappointing. They used to be better quality
Useful video, thank you.
Tried but it's not holding. The touchscreen is going berserk, mouse keeps jumping all over the screen. Do you know how to disable the touchscreen?
Sorry about your luck. Not sure about disabling the touch screen. Have you checked in the bios?
Try going to Device manager,open “human interface devices” and disable ‘hid compliant touch screen”
I got it disabled. Thank you.
Will try to stick the hinge again at a later date.
I have kind of similar problem cover clicks but hinges seems be all right
I would pull off the bezel and make sure the hinges are not loose at all
Is this Legion Y740?? I am having the same issue!!
Yea, I believe it is.
saved me 2000€
Happy to hear that!
How did you open the laptop cover. At the beginning of the video you say it’s not good and the video cuts. Did you just open it or did anything specific to protect it from breaking?
If you always open it with two hands, one on each corner, you should be fine. No one handed opening.
can i use gorilla epoxy?
Most epoxies should be fine. Just use it sparingly
I tried using gorilla epoxy and the hinge came off 5 days after the epoxy had cured
how soonest do you think I could use it normally again?
Check what your epoxy says for drying time. Leave it a few hours and you should be fine.
Mine doesn’t have a frame it’s all screen
Then this may not work for you
Thank you so much. Any advice for creaking sound ??
Not that I know of
Maybe some grease on the hinge?
how is it now?
It’s still fine