Very helpful video. Just to add a bit more information - The screws holding the hinge to the screen are 2mm. I repaired my screen using M3x10mm, which did the job well, 8mm might just have been long enough, and saved filing them flat. You want screws with a wide, flat head, which are called ‘flanged button head’, in the UK at least. You’ll also want one longer screw, maybe 20mm, to pull the hinge back onto the screen while the epoxy sets (remove it before it’s fully glued in!). If you’re in Liberia or Myanmar, or any other country still stuck in the pre-metric era, that’s about 1/8” x 3/8”. Or maybe it’s one nineteenth of a cubit by some fraction of an ell, I dunno.
Gotta say you are a great help to me. I'm 72, a grandma, n my Lenovo broke on left hinge. I did like you said. First I loosened the tension on both hinges, per other diy, it was crazy tight. No wonder it broke. I predrilled the holes thru the lid. I used E6000 glue to build up the broken n missing pcs under the hinge. Let it dry till pretty hard. Ace hardware had all the tiny bolts, nuts n washers n drill bit. I used my jewelry making tools like my bead crimper to loosen tension. Mine looks on top just like yours, opens easy now, n hopefully will last a couple more yrs.... I called Lenovo n told them I'm buying another brand next time. Yes, bolts n washers sticking thru the top are a good advertisement! 😂
We have a Lenovo that did the same thing - hinges broke on both sides, but they tore up the laptop case and not the screen. Like you, I contaced Lenovo, who refused to help. Now I have a broken laptop. Since then (9 years ago) I have purchased to more laptops, neither of them Lenovo. I will never again buy another Lenovo laptop.
That means at least for last 9 years Lenovo is well aware of the defect but not ready to listen to its customers. It doesn't make any sense to me, why a company will ruin its own reputation intentionally. This should be considered as a case study in Marketing.
@@williamramshaw4847 seriously make it a case study and find out the reason of this behaviour, cuz Lenovo is a successful company I am sure they are not stupid, then why they didn't resolve a chronic problem in their product, may be you will be able to identify one of their sales strategies
@@Trainaldo Lenovo was aware for at least 8 years that their keyboard connections were also designed poorly. Replacement keyboards used to be about $50. New models have the same faulty keyboard design, but they've added a riveted steel plate to make the keyboard inaccessible for repair, meaning that when it fails (because it will fail) the customer must buy a $200 dollar body kit complete with keyboard already built in.
Thank you for this video. I was able to fix the broken hinges on my Lenovo Ideapad 5 with this video's help. The hinges now work well. While I had it apart I oiled the hinges a little ( very litttle) and they now work much more smoothly than they did before. Again, thank you very much.
It's 2023 and my husband's almost brand new laptop is slowly opening on the hinge. Thanks for sharing so we know this is an ongoing problem Alhough we don't have the know-how and skills to repair it ourselves.
Thanks so much. I heard about this problem and thought if I still bought one, that I saw on sale that was near new, I may be able to prevent it from happening. After watching your video I realise it is so poorly made that I will not bother. That is some of the worst design decisions I've ever seen in a laptop. Much appreciated. I will not ever look at another Lenovo until they address this issue. I had a very old Ideapad that I loved. It was well built but that was a differing hinge design altogether. Hate to see a once good company design so badly and become so poor/unethical with support.
This is not just a Lenovo problem. This is a problem with all laptop manufacturers even Apple. They should stop screwing hinges on a plastic frame. Even those laptops with aluminum body can have a plastic frame inside where the hinges are mounted. I understand the limitations and manufacturing challenges. However, people who don't want to buy expensive laptop that are made from magnesium alloy or carbon fiber don't need a super thin laptop that is easy to break, they need a laptop that is a little bit thicker but can last a long time.
Cap asf I’ve had my MacBook since 2021 never had this issue. My first Lenovo came in 2022 and it was used but slowly fell apart like this. Got another one basically new from eBay and I’ve had it nearly a month and a half, already got the middle part coming off when I open the laptop
It is a problem with most laptop manufacturers but surprisingly not with apple as they actually use good materials though it still doesn’t justify their prices
Thank you for posting this! I was trying to decide whether I should buy the Lenovo Ideapad 5i or the Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i, and now I know which one to get: an Asus Vivobook!
This video is awesome!! It helped me out a great deal. The hinged area on the right side of of my Lenovo broke and it could no longer be shut. I was going to follow exactly what this video suggested and purchased hardware to secure the hinge to the top. After I disassembled as shown, it appeared that I'd be drilling into a printed circuit at the bottom of the screen (at the hinge). Rather than drilling and risking potential problems, I opted to use Original JB Weld on the hinge. I cleaned and scuffed up the surfaces a little and applied the JB Weld, let set 24 hours. I also loosened the nut on both hinges a bit. I didn't do anything else with the good hinge on the left. Reassembled and I haven't had any issues after two weeks, although I loosened the hinges maybe too much. But I do recommend loosening those a little. Ooops I almost forgot. On my Lenovo, I used a T5 torx bit to remove the bottom cover, it did not have phillips screws. Thanks for this video helped out a lot and saved me a lot of money if I had to take this out for repair. And as others have said...I will not buy another Lenovo.
I didn't realize that this would be a recurring issue after it occurred with the first Lenovo I purchased. I like their computers and naively thought it was a one off issue. Last night I went to open my laptop and the body began to break in exactly the same place as this video shows. SHAME ON LENOVO for putting profits over quality and turning a deaf ear to customer feedback. No more Lenovo for me! Thank you for posting this video. Although I don't feel confident to fix it myself your video is informative!
I also had this problem, 9 months after purchase, and within warranty. Lenovo breached the warranty contract and has been non-responsive. I want to clarify one point: Lenovo's warranty DOES cover this problem. You can read the warranty itself to verify that nowhere does it exclude malfunctions of this type. Lenovo's support staff will intentionally misrepresent what the warranty states, and you should not believe them. I insisted that they specify what text in the warranty document excludes this problem, and they attempted to claim it was the clause about misuse or mishandling of the product. To which I followed up by asking they specify what action they are claiming I made that would fall under that clause. After that they suddenly said it actually was covered under warranty. These are just tactics of a very, very terrible company hoping most people won't have the energy to pursue the issue. I will never ever buy a Lenovo product again after my experience.
I'm so grateful to you for posting this because I would never have thought to ask this question of what action I took to cause this damage because that's what they told me that it falls under the damage clause. "I insisted that they specify what text in the warranty document excludes this problem, and they attempted to claim it was the clause about misuse or mishandling of the product. To which I followed up by asking they specify what action they are claiming I made that would fall under that clause."
@@Trainaldo It's been an exhausting conversation with Lenovo and their agent here, Costco. Though the comments on your platform are so helpful. I'm getting ready to ship the laptop back to them at their expense for shipping. Though I know they will try and make me pay for the repairs, with the help from your platform, perhaps I'll be able to get Lenovo to pay for the repairs as they should.
@@GeekyCher ya u r right, specs are attractive, but what u will do with the specs with the broken hinge or when it will damage the screen altogether, which happens mostly.
I successfully followed the same steps and I have 2 important tips if you want to try this for the ideapad 5: -2.5 mm screws are the best but therefore also the maximum diameter of the tail. you could try 2mm if you want -it is important to have thin screwheads (which I think is the word) otherwise the plastic frame can't be clicked on the laptop again. If you cant find those like me, you will have to file the screwhead until they are flat, which is doable.
Thanks for the sharing. May I know when you say 2.5mm do you mean the diameter of the head or the body of the screw? tried searching for it, is it called m2 or m2.5 screw?
The hindge of my lenovo 5 15ALC05 broke today and your video helped me learn the internal machanical problems of the laptop, thank you for this information and the video on how to solve it 😊
There are laws in the UK and if an item is out of warranty but the lifespan is not reached yet they have to listen and they have to compensate the victims!!!!! Great vlog.... I am going to make one too and will save yours to send to them!
Wow Cheers LENOVO You guys are making your customers engineers world wide but such a big company not bothered to address this issue since so long I also have a lenovo laptop with this exact same issue. Extremely sad & disappointing DONT BUY LENOVO LAPTOPS
This is a very effective way to repair this problem but there is an even easier way. This issue is also common to Acer laptops and probably many others as well. It is due to poor engineering that uses hinges that are far too stiff to move and thus creates to much strain on the plastic areas where the hinge is screwed to the plastic frame. Also the areas where there are brass inserts to hold the screws are far to thin and break away from the rest of the plastic frame to easily. There is however a trick that can help prevent the breakage from happening and also repair the issue so the hinges function normally although the brass/plastic pieces have broken away. You can use "spring clips" 3/4" wide and after pushing the broken "frame" together so it looks normal , you place 2 clips to hold the frame together so it cannot separate. I place one to the right of the hinge and one to the left of the hinge. My 2 Acer laptops are now perfectly functional although if I remove the clips they will just separate and become broken. These clips are available at the Dollar Store or Staples and are very inexpensive. The DIY Master Tech
@@cyberx7389 He is talking about the spring clips you use to keep papers together in an office. I looked up spring clip... and sure enough... it's ugly...but it works
I have had many Thinkpads and never had this issue. However our Lenovo Yoga Flexpad definitely has the exact same issue. I have noticed that there is a huge difference in build quality with the Yoga, Ideapad and Flexpads versus the Thinkpads.
Because ThinkPad is business class production line，but such as yoga and ideapad are normal consumer class products. The build quality will definally different.
My wife got a 15" screen Lenovo 14 months ago, around $1500. The left hinge broke today, cracking the screen, and it won't open fully. And I had thought that the HP that the Lenovo replaced, which needed a new wifi card every 6 months was poorly made. Yes, don't think I'll be considering Lenovo next time around.
I did something similar to my Lenovo G580, but my problem was on the bottom case, the hinges on the screen are very good and they run all the way alongside the screen panel, so they are sturdy, but they broke away from the bottom case, the small brass inserts broke free, resulting in the topcase splitting from the bottom case, all the stress went onto the top case, which broke the brass inserts free from the topcase as well. I repaired this issue by also drilling holes through the laptop and inserting long screws that go through the entire body of the laptop, but i reused the brass inserts as bolts, i have many, many wifi cards lying around, and i use the mounting holes as spacers so the hinges were back in their original position, on the outside, i provided 2 metal plates with corresponding holes and screwed everything together, the hinges now are very sturdy! I have done this repair about a year ago and i use the laptop regularly and it still as strong, no cracks, no breaks, the entire body of the laptop provides strenght now, maby i should make a video about my repair, it could help people.
I totally agree with you. This is my second time I have face similar problem of same laptop in just three months. I ask everyone not to buy lenovo laptop. Thanks your valuable information
My friend bought Lenovo laptops 3 times because of this hinge problems. 1 was a Lenovo Ideapad and another was a Yoga. Both have broken hinges and to this day, he bought a 3rd Lenovo laptop and I have doubts it will be staying for long. I also have a Lenovo laptop once and it has similar issue😬. I have Acer and Asus laptops bought 2016 and 2012 and I have not experienced this on both of them.
Same thing happened with my Lenovo Ideaflex5 with high res screen (3840x2160 instead of 1920x1080) and I held it together temporarily with clear tape until finding a fix. Unfortunately the screen cracked at the hinge area. My screen covers more area at the top so I only have the trim piece across the bottom and one of the hinge screws is under the screen. This screw popping out started the screen crack. I have since read this is a serious problem with one large company having bought several thousand laptops and over 60% broke the hinge in the same way. Finally I stumbled across your fix and will do the same thing if I can. In the meantime I purchased an HP as a replacement as it's hinge appears to be stronger. I had this same problem with an ASUS which eventually broke off completely, the reason I have the Lenovo. The laptop industry seems to have a virus of poor hinge design.
HI, I have a Lenovo flex 5 & the same issue seems to have begun.... the hinge started cracking a few days ago and today I noticed the screen is popping out a little bit at the right bottom corner. I am going to take it to the service center soon but I don't expect much help as it is 6 months past the warranty period. Please let me know if any fixes worked for you and any other suggestions you might have. (Apart from buying a new laptop, I can't afford it right now ._.)
Same devices ,two in my case, one for each son, same issue. Thank you for the "spartan" solution, the only one in my opinion that can fix this problem due the crappy material this particular models are made of.
Same problem here. Very frustrating and I'm never buying another Lenovo. Thank you for making this video:) Any chance I can bring my laptop to you for repair...? Lol
😂😂😂😂😂 hahahaha Yes why not you can book a flight to Abu Dhabi, stay in a hotel for 14 days (quarantine) n then come straight to me!!!!! I will repair it for free (without any guarantee/warranty) 😜
Dear Syed it didn't happen with the passage of time, it happened in the first 2-3 months without bumping laptop anywhere, by doing routine laptop operation. Once I opened it I realised hinges are not having sufficient support on screen side, n there there is no wonder they comes out.
Yes unfortunately that is happening on my laptop though the hinge is fine So far I owned two Lenovo laptops and I never had problems with the hinges The problem is that there are defects on the hinges during manufacturing Therefore the hinge cannot come off (yes it can come off when you take the laptop apart) unless the laptop was dropped on hard floor when it was open you got to be careful with that
My Lenovo Ideapad's hinges broke the lower casing rather than the screen casing. I fixed a metal plate to the underside with epoxy glue, drilled a hole though and fixed the hinge with a small bolt. I filed away excess bolt and glued a black felt pad over the bolt and plate on the underside to prevent it scratching. The hinges are so tight to move, this places a huge strain on the casing when opening and closing the laptop.
Thanks for posting this. Needless to say, this un-f-ing believable. I am in the market to buy a new laptop and had been considering Lenovo but I kept seeing spurious reviews about their defective hinges. Thanks to this video I now understand the gravity of the problem. It is appalling to me that Lenovo continues to refuse to take responsibility for their very poor design. Other reviews have said the same thing but I guess seeing is believing. Shame on them! I have DELETED Lenovo is now off my buy list!!! Everyone else should do the same.
If you have one of these laptops, the problem is the hinge itself, it becomes study and the force necessary to open the laptop breaks the connection to the back plate. Take it apart, reduce the friction of the hinge itself by reducing the pressure on the rubber catchers. Do this by using an external hexagon, then lube the mechanism a little bit, until it opens easily. Now the plastic will not break.
Well, it is efficient...and it is ugly. It will hold it, those are quite large washers though. I liked your last words, let people ask why and know who is behind the issue. Alas it is not only Lenovo's fault, my daughter had Sony laptop and the hinge just ripped bottom part of the lid, no way to repair it, shame to you too Sony. On the other hand I still keep a 15 year Dell Inspiron, weights like a tank but is equally tough, mechanically still perfect. Reminds me of to old cars which would last forever and new ones which are designed to fail right after warranty expires. Oh, and I just found a crack on my Thinkpad x1 carbon which supposed to be indestructible, carbon and so on...nonsense. So seems, we all are in the same boat.
Watching this with no audio because my Lenovo Yoga is rapidly breaking down after 2 years of use. The left hinge is broken and the 2 back screws are missing- i think all of this together is causing the laptop to completely deteriorate, as I'm applying to college and doing school online. All because they wanted to save a couple extra dollars.
I really wish I would have seen this before purchasing my Lenovo laptop. I've had my Ideapad 5 for less than two years and already the bottom of the screen on the left side broke apart and a piece fell off. I spent so much money on this laptop so i'm soo angry that it hasn't lasted long at all.
I'm not happy that my Lenovo, less than a year old; requires a repair, but it's safe to assume that I don't want to pay a computer repair shop to fix it for me. It hadn't occurred to me that I could do it myself, but my brother (who recommended the Lenovo to begin with) said he's repaired his own with the help of these videos. Your video is very easy to follow, and I'd like to try it myself, but I have one question. What size are the screws you used through the case and the washers?
I had this problem too. I also fixed it in much the same way, although the stiffness of the hinge can be adjusted by loosening the nut on the axle, so I reduced the stiffness to the minimum that would still allow the screen to stay up in normal use. Likewise, anyone who asks me why my laptop has nuts screwed on to it, I will TELL THEM ALL ABOUT IT! I won't buy another Lenovo.
Do you have a list of the products you used to fix your laptop? I found you fix the easiest for me to do myself, but I want to make sure that I am using the appropriate components. Thank you so much for creating this video!
Honestly speaking, I didn't get anything from outside, I just found these screws from my old n damaged laptops, so whatever was available with me I used it.
@@Trainaldo DARN!! Haha, but thank you again for creating this video and for your quick response! I will update my post after I fix my laptop to let you know how well your fix worked!
Which laptops that you guys have been using till date doesn't have this hinge falling apart issue? Is this an unavoidable thing with all the laptop brands and are Macbook Airs a part of this family as well? This breaking of hinges is THE ONLY factor which is why I haven't bought a Laptop till date and kept upgrading my PC time to time but due to my work I need to pull the trigger now and I have to invest in a laptop and need to keep it for the next 5 years as I am not a frequent shopper. Which one do you suggest? Suggest only on the basis of build quality. Doesn't matter if it's a windows one or a macbook air which will be pretty sufficient for me
On mine, the bolt at the end of the hinge rod slowly tighten when I opened and closed the laptop over time. The bolt as it slowly tightens will eventually bind the hinge. When customers forcefully try to over come the bounded hinge, the hinge bracket will dislodge from the plastic connector on the display. Only happened on the right side where I could se the slowly turn after I opened and closed the hinge after I disassembled the laptop for repair.
@@lauriekittle9459 I was able to fix one of ours using metal filled epoxy to stick the broken hinge in place. There are some brass inserts that the hinge screws go into. When the hinge gets a bit stiff these brass inserts can pull out or break out of the plastic lid. Caution: The LCD is held in place with strips of double sided tape that must be removed to get it apart. This wasn't shown in some of the youtube videos that show you how to repair the hinge on the HP. If you don't know about the strips you risk breaking the LCD. These strips are common on most makes of laptop and how to remove them will be shown in other vids. Replacement strips are available from Amazon or eBay.
Mine just did this today. I have a Leno Yogi that is less than a year old. I've had to send it back twice for other issues. I'll never buy another Lenovo. I have an old Dell that still works like a champ.
hi. How is it now sir? i have exactly the same model and had it repaired this way many times. Just broke again today... How is your laptop doing now and did u repair it again?
Yep, thanks for the vid. This is my 3rd failure too. I'm guessing here but if the hinge is metal-on-metal, what lubricant that was factory applied had dried out causing the bind we're realizing. Did you (anybody) re-lubricate the hinge before reassembly? I have not completed my fix yet; gathering the resources at the moment. Also, for those that have accomplished this fix, do you see the advantage of a you drilling a very small hole in the bottom-most case to enable a lubricate to be added to the hinge thereby avoiding a full teardown? It is without a doubt the frequent open/close procedure as my retired IBM co-worker never closes the lid and preferring use as a desktop, and no issues, and he was running Vista till his new purchase/box with 10, now 11.
@@Trainaldo Yep, thnx. Here is my thought: if the hinge was faulty from day one, this event would happen on day one. But what happens is sometime down the road, be it in warranty or not, the hinge starts to bind, and this put pressure on the plastic mounting points. If the hinge were still performing like day one, lubricated and able to do what it is supposed to do, the force on the plastics mounting areas would be nil. Lenovo, knowing this could easily provide a 'guide hole' for hinge maintenance but instead, we get our use out of them and buy another anyway. I went 7 years with a repaired hinge laptop of theirs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence
@@Trainaldo Ash- what length of screw did you use. I just obtained a #2-56 thread 1/2" and 3/8" and going to attempt to use what is called a 'screw cover' made of polypropylene that pops onto a Phillips screw head for cosmetic purposes. I drilled out the center to take this thread. I just may leave it longer and put a nut on the other side depending on how rigid it is once the JD Weld part A & B epoxy sets up overnight. Were the ones you used longer than 3/8"?
@@higbeedoug sorry dear, I don't have these measurements, I have stock of old laptops, I got the suitable sizes from there, no too small, not too big, based upon judgement
Thanks for the video! I did the same procedure, but on startup the screen in dark/dim. Fn+brightness won't hepl, ctrl-win-alt-b also won't hepl. Any Idea how to fix it? Thank you
I have the exact same problem and this is the third time I've had issues with Lenovo laptops and it's frustrating. It's maybe 3 years old and my right hinge came completely off. it even cracked my screen slightly. I'm seriously so upset and annoyed. I'm thinking about giving up and just getting a different brand of computer since I don't think it's worth getting a new LCD and fix the hinges
I am sorry for you. If screen is already damaged and not working, don't waste any more money on this laptop, if it is still working some how, try to get it repaired but don't go for expensive repairs cuz even if you change the complete body it would help and come out after some time, it's a basic design fault, unless they fix it at the design level.
I have the same problem but no breakage yet so I took the back off and released the lid from the hinges. Backed of the hinge lock nuts a 1/4 turn each so the lid opens and closes easier. Don't back them off too much or the lid won't stay open or upright but this is an easy fix if you have a LENOVO and the cover seems to tight and before things snap. Lenovo is no longer the company they used to be when they first bought out IBM. They've gotten cheap too and I don't think that I will be buying another either
Same issue on many laptops not just Lenovo. Look at the dust in that fan, that does not help, that system would have been running hot causing the plastics to become brittle, see it over and over again.
Just had this happen with a 9 year old Thinkpad: it's not a new problem. Anyone who has hung a door, or put a lid on a wooden box could design a better way of doing laptop hinges without even intending to. When this happens I usually jury-rig a wooden frame so it's still useable, but really what you shoukd do is make the lifestyle changes to stop needing this whole form-factor. Laptops are vain and wasteful, and the upside of portability could be better delivered by making atx boxes ubiquitous into every room and booting them from usb.
I had the same problem and contacted the lenovo , they sent a individual to repair the laptop onsite as mentioned in warranty. and for free of cost totally . Had issue but service in my case is good
This video, like almost EVERY other I've seen, that talks about "BROKEN HINGES" on the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 are NOT CORRECT!! The problem, and what you are repairing here is NOT the hinges, it's with the TOP COVER. Or they call it the LCD back cover--(not a great description). But it's the one that does NOT have the vents or component access. Yes, there is an inherent problem with this machine, as the hinges are very near the corners and these hinges are VERY tight! So, if you drop it or it falls anywhere near them, the plastic will give way. If you look at this video you will see the hinge screws on the back of the hinges with the metal grommets still on them, that were once and are supposed to be attached to the cover. The fix on this is to REPLACE THE COVER! The hinge is JUST FINE. Drilling holes and incorporating a metal bar in this video is just crazy! The cover costs about $40 bucks. The job is not the easiest, as you have to re-run the NIC card cables into main section, swap the camera over and seat it properly, and not break the little plastic clips that are all over. But, if done correctly it comes out good as new. Pass it on please! Edit: If your cover breaks the hinge is very stiff. If you are gentle with it, you will not break the LCD screen as some here have mentioned. Just be careful, replace the cover!
Doesn't have to be dropped, my daughter was just opening it and it cracked! Barely a year old computer. Lenovo absolutely sucks as a company that they are still making cases like this when they know it is an issue! And Costco continues to sell these things even though they are very aware of it as well.
Thats exactly the problem. They impregnate these metal "grommets" into the plastic of the top cover. Thats a major weakness. The top cover should have a metal frame and the hinges should screw into that metal frame. That would be a much stronger attachment point than basically being screwed into the plastic top cover.
I'm facing the same problem with my Lenovo Ideapad 320 model of laptop. Although i have been using it since 2-3 years. I have also used Dell laptop for 5 years previously but never faced a problem like this one. What do you think ? How much does it cost to repair or change the whole hinge part of my laptop?
We have Lenovo Thinkpad's and Books at work and its been doing it to them. The first one they repaired fine. The second one they denied it was a manufactoring fault, I objected and argued so they came and repaired it. The engineer that came said yes its a known issue and yes they are finally awknowledging it. But then he's a 3rd party repair engineer as they outsource it. I now have another one that I know Lenovo will claim they won't repair I bet.
It seems Lenovo and many other manufacturers refuse to put a metal reinforcing frame in the top cover for the hinge to screw into. The hinges usually screw into small metal fitting impregnated into the plastic. Problem is those fitting eventually pull out of the plastic. That being said I always assumed Thinkpads did have metal frame reinforcing their top covers that the hinges fasten to. Are you saying even the Thinkpad line lacks this metal reinforcement because I was considering an E or L series Thinkpad because I assumed their hinge design was better.
With any laptop always unplug the battery before unplugging the screen, otherwise you can blow the backlight fuse or damage other components. The battery voltage is present on the screen connector even when the laptop is shut down. If your backlight is no longer working after unplugging and replugging the screen this is a probable cause.
The same problem on my Lenovo Ideapad 5... ist 15 Inch laptop with a plastic case. Now I have checked my other Lenovo laptop. Ideapad S540 - It's with an aluminum case and looks OK. So maybe the problem is only for plastic case Lenovo IdeaPad and not with ALU case? In any case, Lenovo should care about this problem!
Mine is also having aluminium case but I side they have used third class plastic material, and design is also not appropriate, such a thin plastic inner can not hold the pressure which hinges are carrying
Hi Sir, thank you so much for this video. I am trying to fix my sibling's lenovo laptop. May i ask how do you clip back the bottom part of the bezel? At around 11:14 of the video. Thank you, Sir.
The screen is extremely delicate, while pushing the clips please be extremely careful otherwise you will damage the screen. All four sides have similar clipping. If you are not confident kindly contact a trained technician.
Mine just gave on the hinges today right past 12 months. I am reading in the comments Lenovo would not covered this in warranty period which seems unfair. BTW, my last Lenovo that I liked a lot had the same failure but lasted many years ~ 7 years.
I'm not an engineer and appreciate any thoughts on this as follows: If the Lenovo lap top is used in tablet mode are the hinges more likely to break through the housing because moving the screen back in tablet mode is 180 degrees or is it 360? Thanks in advance SF
@@Trainaldo Makes sense. I think what tablet mode may do is reveal faster the issues related to the defective hinges by putting them under even more stress.
I have the same problem with my laptop and we contracted to the shop owner as well he said that you might have open this widely that's the worst thing you can tell, it has a feature to open widely then how can problem occur and this laptop is in guarantee and still, they say that this will be charged for repairing and its totally a product defect
It is certainly product design fault, search of Google you will find thousands of people mentioning this design fault, show it to the dealer and insist on covering repair under warranty. Many people are successful in this regard too. Best of luck
I had the same problem but my laptop was under warranty so they came and changed my back panel and the plastic front frame. I wasn't charged for this. But just 1 month of replacement the hinge started to make that noise again.
I brought a Lenovo Idea Pad 5 on 15 th of April , The hinge didnt even last 3 months , I raised a ticket they repaired it , and now again after some months I am facing the issue right away , sadly I dont have warranty cover for it right now , dont know what to do.
I had the same problem with two ideapads years ago, I thought it was fixed but I keep reading that this continues to happen , this issue I think is on purpose its been happening since 10 years ago, and if it continues they already know.
Yes you are right, it's happening for almost a decade now, it's a interesting case study for management students, if any university professors are in conversation they can shed some light on it.
I can understand your frustration, but you know what, since I repaired, mine is working perfectly, Lenovo should learn from us and connect the screws directly with the metallic body 😀
It's the second time a hinge broke on my laptop. Not to mention a non-responsive keyboard problem I had. My next laptop won't be Lenovo's, I'm not into purchasing new electronics every few years.
Sir can you give me some ideas about hinge quality of ideapad slim i5. I have a lenovo laptop (model i don't know)since 2019 but these type of problem never arises.
The same model and the same problem. I wouldn't buy it if I knew. It just happened today after using 4 months approximately. I used my one very gently. Still, this issue arises. The built quality is very very poor. :( :(
I understand dear, it's really frustrating. More over there is no point of further spending money for repair because even if you replace the part it will break soon. It's poor quality and design failure, rather it's a believe by Lenovo that customers are stupid
I believe I have the exact same model as this laptop and the reason I'm afraid is that the hinge in my laptop has started making bad noises, it's not broken yet but I was wondering if I could just apply oil to the hinge from the inside so it can open more easily
I am afraid this would help but certainly if it is not yet broken you can try, plus you can make sure that you are opening and closing the screen from the middle so it distributes the pressure equally, all the best
Very helpful video. Just to add a bit more information -
The screws holding the hinge to the screen are 2mm. I repaired my screen using M3x10mm, which did the job well, 8mm might just have been long enough, and saved filing them flat. You want screws with a wide, flat head, which are called ‘flanged button head’, in the UK at least. You’ll also want one longer screw, maybe 20mm, to pull the hinge back onto the screen while the epoxy sets (remove it before it’s fully glued in!). If you’re in Liberia or Myanmar, or any other country still stuck in the pre-metric era, that’s about 1/8” x 3/8”. Or maybe it’s one nineteenth of a cubit by some fraction of an ell, I dunno.
@@nicholasarrow2443 Thank you nichola
Gotta say you are a great help to me. I'm 72, a grandma, n my Lenovo broke on left hinge. I did like you said. First I loosened the tension on both hinges, per other diy, it was crazy tight. No wonder it broke. I predrilled the holes thru the lid. I used E6000 glue to build up the broken n missing pcs under the hinge. Let it dry till pretty hard. Ace hardware had all the tiny bolts, nuts n washers n drill bit. I used my jewelry making tools like my bead crimper to loosen tension. Mine looks on top just like yours, opens easy now, n hopefully will last a couple more yrs.... I called Lenovo n told them I'm buying another brand next time. Yes, bolts n washers sticking thru the top are a good advertisement! 😂
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I am happy for you, all the very best 👍
We have a Lenovo that did the same thing - hinges broke on both sides, but they tore up the laptop case and not the screen. Like you, I contaced Lenovo, who refused to help. Now I have a broken laptop. Since then (9 years ago) I have purchased to more laptops, neither of them Lenovo. I will never again buy another Lenovo laptop.
That means at least for last 9 years Lenovo is well aware of the defect but not ready to listen to its customers. It doesn't make any sense to me, why a company will ruin its own reputation intentionally. This should be considered as a case study in Marketing.
@@Trainaldo Agree!!! I teach quality management at a university and will likely point this out to my students as how not to manage quality.
@@williamramshaw4847 seriously make it a case study and find out the reason of this behaviour, cuz Lenovo is a successful company I am sure they are not stupid, then why they didn't resolve a chronic problem in their product, may be you will be able to identify one of their sales strategies
@@Trainaldo Lenovo was aware for at least 8 years that their keyboard connections were also designed poorly. Replacement keyboards used to be about $50. New models have the same faulty keyboard design, but they've added a riveted steel plate to make the keyboard inaccessible for repair, meaning that when it fails (because it will fail) the customer must buy a $200 dollar body kit complete with keyboard already built in.
@@phillipking2677 wowww... Amazing.....hats off to Lenovo 👏👏👏👏
Thank you for this video. I was able to fix the broken hinges on my Lenovo Ideapad 5 with this video's help. The hinges now work well. While I had it apart I oiled the hinges a little ( very litttle) and they now work much more smoothly than they did before. Again, thank you very much.
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Just finished fixing my Lenovo Laptop thank you so much for this video, I don't know where I would be without this!!!
It's 2023 and my husband's almost brand new laptop is slowly opening on the hinge. Thanks for sharing so we know this is an ongoing problem Alhough we don't have the know-how and skills to repair it ourselves.
Try to get it covered under your warranty, some of the people commented here that they were successful in that, all the best 👍
Thanks so much. I heard about this problem and thought if I still bought one, that I saw on sale that was near new, I may be able to prevent it from happening. After watching your video I realise it is so poorly made that I will not bother. That is some of the worst design decisions I've ever seen in a laptop. Much appreciated. I will not ever look at another Lenovo until they address this issue. I had a very old Ideapad that I loved. It was well built but that was a differing hinge design altogether. Hate to see a once good company design so badly and become so poor/unethical with support.
This is not just a Lenovo problem. This is a problem with all laptop manufacturers even Apple. They should stop screwing hinges on a plastic frame. Even those laptops with aluminum body can have a plastic frame inside where the hinges are mounted. I understand the limitations and manufacturing challenges. However, people who don't want to buy expensive laptop that are made from magnesium alloy or carbon fiber don't need a super thin laptop that is easy to break, they need a laptop that is a little bit thicker but can last a long time.
Business laptops tend to be a lot better in this regard with magnesium sub-frames, etc.
Cap asf I’ve had my MacBook since 2021 never had this issue. My first Lenovo came in 2022 and it was used but slowly fell apart like this. Got another one basically new from eBay and I’ve had it nearly a month and a half, already got the middle part coming off when I open the laptop
This is correct. I have my dell e6510 very thick not handy yet lasted longer than my lenovo ideapad 1.
It is a problem with most laptop manufacturers but surprisingly not with apple as they actually use good materials though it still doesn’t justify their prices
Thank you for posting this! I was trying to decide whether I should buy the Lenovo Ideapad 5i or the Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i, and now I know which one to get: an Asus Vivobook!
Lucky 💕💕💕 you 😀
Which version?
@@RandomUA-camEnjoyer I opted for the ASUS ZenBook UX435EAL-CS71-CB Intel Evo Laptop, i7-1165G7
I had the same issue with a vivobook 15, broke open 1 year in or so
This video is awesome!! It helped me out a great deal. The hinged area on the right side of of my Lenovo broke and it could no longer be shut. I was going to follow exactly what this video suggested and purchased hardware to secure the hinge to the top. After I disassembled as shown, it appeared that I'd be drilling into a printed circuit at the bottom of the screen (at the hinge). Rather than drilling and risking potential problems, I opted to use Original JB Weld on the hinge. I cleaned and scuffed up the surfaces a little and applied the JB Weld, let set 24 hours. I also loosened the nut on both hinges a bit. I didn't do anything else with the good hinge on the left. Reassembled and I haven't had any issues after two weeks, although I loosened the hinges maybe too much. But I do recommend loosening those a little.
Ooops I almost forgot. On my Lenovo, I used a T5 torx bit to remove the bottom cover, it did not have phillips screws.
Thanks for this video helped out a lot and saved me a lot of money if I had to take this out for repair.
And as others have said...I will not buy another Lenovo.
I didn't realize that this would be a recurring issue after it occurred with the first Lenovo I purchased. I like their computers and naively thought it was a one off issue. Last night I went to open my laptop and the body began to break in exactly the same place as this video shows. SHAME ON LENOVO for putting profits over quality and turning a deaf ear to customer feedback. No more Lenovo for me! Thank you for posting this video. Although I don't feel confident to fix it myself your video is informative!
I also had this problem, 9 months after purchase, and within warranty. Lenovo breached the warranty contract and has been non-responsive. I want to clarify one point: Lenovo's warranty DOES cover this problem. You can read the warranty itself to verify that nowhere does it exclude malfunctions of this type. Lenovo's support staff will intentionally misrepresent what the warranty states, and you should not believe them. I insisted that they specify what text in the warranty document excludes this problem, and they attempted to claim it was the clause about misuse or mishandling of the product. To which I followed up by asking they specify what action they are claiming I made that would fall under that clause. After that they suddenly said it actually was covered under warranty. These are just tactics of a very, very terrible company hoping most people won't have the energy to pursue the issue. I will never ever buy a Lenovo product again after my experience.
Thank you dear very well explained, certainly I didn't pursue up to this extent but may be someone else will get benefitted
I'm so grateful to you for posting this because I would never have thought to ask this question of what action I took to cause this damage because that's what they told me that it falls under the damage clause. "I insisted that they specify what text in the warranty document excludes this problem, and they attempted to claim it was the clause about misuse or mishandling of the product. To which I followed up by asking they specify what action they are claiming I made that would fall under that clause."
@@dominicmacaya2928 ya that's what they do, but some of our friends finally got it repaired under warranty as there is no misuse at all.
@@Trainaldo It's been an exhausting conversation with Lenovo and their agent here, Costco. Though the comments on your platform are so helpful. I'm getting ready to ship the laptop back to them at their expense for shipping. Though I know they will try and make me pay for the repairs, with the help from your platform, perhaps I'll be able to get Lenovo to pay for the repairs as they should.
@@dominicmacaya2928 I am really glad to know that, best of luck👍
Perfect 👏
I will never buy a Lenovo laptop again. Lenovo should pay damages for the poor quality of its laptops.
And for the time spent dealing with it
And here I am thinking buying the new ideapad 3 r5500U!
Thanks god I found this!
Thank you so much
😀 I was not as lucky as you are 😂
Sorry to hear that! But damn the specs tho was really good for my budget 😭😓
@@GeekyCher ya u r right, specs are attractive, but what u will do with the specs with the broken hinge or when it will damage the screen altogether, which happens mostly.
@@Trainaldo WE where not lucky as you are =)
I successfully followed the same steps and I have 2 important tips if you want to try this for the ideapad 5:
-2.5 mm screws are the best but therefore also the maximum diameter of the tail. you could try 2mm if you want
-it is important to have thin screwheads (which I think is the word) otherwise the plastic frame can't be clicked on the laptop again. If you cant find those like me, you will have to file the screwhead until they are flat, which is doable.
Thanks Jonas for the update
where did you buy your screws?
@@gabrielcarrera2492 didn't buy in fact, got it from some old, damaged laptops
Thanks for the sharing. May I know when you say 2.5mm do you mean the diameter of the head or the body of the screw? tried searching for it, is it called m2 or m2.5 screw?
@@youngday77 The body, so M2.5 indeed!
The hindge of my lenovo 5 15ALC05 broke today and your video helped me learn the internal machanical problems of the laptop, thank you for this information and the video on how to solve it 😊
You are most welcome dear
There are laws in the UK and if an item is out of warranty but the lifespan is not reached yet they have to listen and they have to compensate the victims!!!!! Great vlog.... I am going to make one too and will save yours to send to them!
All the very best 👍👍👍👍
This is an awesome repair!
I actually like how the laptop looks. It embodies the DIY and right to repair ethos! Great video!
Wow Cheers LENOVO
You guys are making your customers engineers world wide but such a big company not bothered to address this issue since so long I also have a lenovo laptop with this exact same issue. Extremely sad & disappointing
DONT BUY LENOVO LAPTOPS
Thanks for posting this..I just finished my repair. It worked perfectly. I appreciate you taking the time to show us.
You are most welcome dear, I am happy that you got benefitted by this video
This is a very effective way to repair this problem but there is an even easier way. This issue is also common to Acer laptops and probably many others as well. It is due to poor engineering that uses hinges that are far too stiff to move and thus creates to much strain on the plastic areas where the hinge is screwed to the plastic frame. Also the areas where there are brass inserts to hold the screws are far to thin and break away from the rest of the plastic frame to easily. There is however a trick that can help prevent the breakage from happening and also repair the issue so the hinges function normally although the brass/plastic pieces have broken away. You can use "spring clips" 3/4" wide and after pushing the broken "frame" together so it looks normal , you place 2 clips to hold the frame together so it cannot separate. I place one to the right of the hinge and one to the left of the hinge. My 2 Acer laptops are now perfectly functional although if I remove the clips they will just separate and become broken. These clips are available at the Dollar Store or Staples and are very inexpensive. The DIY Master Tech
Hi, I am having this same problem, but cannot find the spring clips u reference. Can you be more specific or send a link for an example?
@@cyberx7389 He is talking about the spring clips you use to keep papers together in an office. I looked up spring clip... and sure enough... it's ugly...but it works
I have had many Thinkpads and never had this issue. However our Lenovo Yoga Flexpad definitely has the exact same issue. I have noticed that there is a huge difference in build quality with the Yoga, Ideapad and Flexpads versus the Thinkpads.
Your assessment is absolutely spot on.
Because ThinkPad is business class production line，but such as yoga and ideapad are normal consumer class products. The build quality will definally different.
Thinkpads are an exception, they indeed are the toughest laptops, rest are cheap plastic trash.
My wife got a 15" screen Lenovo 14 months ago, around $1500. The left hinge broke today, cracking the screen, and it won't open fully. And I had thought that the HP that the Lenovo replaced, which needed a new wifi card every 6 months was poorly made. Yes, don't think I'll be considering Lenovo next time around.
Sorry to hear that, all Lenovo customers are facing the same problem, it's pity!
I did something similar to my Lenovo G580, but my problem was on the bottom case, the hinges on the screen are very good and they run all the way alongside the screen panel, so they are sturdy, but they broke away from the bottom case, the small brass inserts broke free, resulting in the topcase splitting from the bottom case, all the stress went onto the top case, which broke the brass inserts free from the topcase as well. I repaired this issue by also drilling holes through the laptop and inserting long screws that go through the entire body of the laptop, but i reused the brass inserts as bolts, i have many, many wifi cards lying around, and i use the mounting holes as spacers so the hinges were back in their original position, on the outside, i provided 2 metal plates with corresponding holes and screwed everything together, the hinges now are very sturdy! I have done this repair about a year ago and i use the laptop regularly and it still as strong, no cracks, no breaks, the entire body of the laptop provides strenght now, maby i should make a video about my repair, it could help people.
Yes, go ahead it would be helpful
Mine is on the bottom also.
I totally agree with you. This is my second time I have face similar problem of same laptop in just three months. I ask everyone not to buy lenovo laptop. Thanks your valuable information
My friend bought Lenovo laptops 3 times because of this hinge problems. 1 was a Lenovo Ideapad and another was a Yoga. Both have broken hinges and to this day, he bought a 3rd Lenovo laptop and I have doubts it will be staying for long. I also have a Lenovo laptop once and it has similar issue😬. I have Acer and Asus laptops bought 2016 and 2012 and I have not experienced this on both of them.
I think your friend should try all the Lenovo models, may be he will one without hinge problem 😀
Same thing happened with my Lenovo Ideaflex5 with high res screen (3840x2160 instead of 1920x1080) and I held it together temporarily with clear tape until finding a fix. Unfortunately the screen cracked at the hinge area. My screen covers more area at the top so I only have the trim piece across the bottom and one of the hinge screws is under the screen. This screw popping out started the screen crack. I have since read this is a serious problem with one large company having bought several thousand laptops and over 60% broke the hinge in the same way. Finally I stumbled across your fix and will do the same thing if I can. In the meantime I purchased an HP as a replacement as it's hinge appears to be stronger. I had this same problem with an ASUS which eventually broke off completely, the reason I have the Lenovo. The laptop industry seems to have a virus of poor hinge design.
HI, I have a Lenovo flex 5 & the same issue seems to have begun.... the hinge started cracking a few days ago and today I noticed the screen is popping out a little bit at the right bottom corner. I am going to take it to the service center soon but I don't expect much help as it is 6 months past the warranty period. Please let me know if any fixes worked for you and any other suggestions you might have. (Apart from buying a new laptop, I can't afford it right now ._.)
Same devices ,two in my case, one for each son, same issue. Thank you for the "spartan" solution, the only one in my opinion that can fix this problem due the crappy material this particular models are made of.
Same problem here. Very frustrating and I'm never buying another Lenovo. Thank you for making this video:) Any chance I can bring my laptop to you for repair...? Lol
😂😂😂😂😂 hahahaha
Yes why not you can book a flight to Abu Dhabi, stay in a hotel for 14 days (quarantine) n then come straight to me!!!!! I will repair it for free (without any guarantee/warranty) 😜
@@Trainaldo That's funny.lol
@@dominicmacaya2928 😂😂😂
The hinge gets worse aftertime on the right side as the hot air hitting the screen all the time.the glue gets weak and eventually it gets detatched.
Dear Syed it didn't happen with the passage of time, it happened in the first 2-3 months without bumping laptop anywhere, by doing routine laptop operation. Once I opened it I realised hinges are not having sufficient support on screen side, n there there is no wonder they comes out.
If I put ducktape over it does it avoid this problem?
@@Husdajukies I am afraid it wouldn't help. If you don't have lot of movement, you can always keep it open, to avoid pressure on hinge
Yes unfortunately that is happening on my laptop though the hinge is fine
So far I owned two Lenovo laptops and I never had problems with the hinges
The problem is that there are defects on the hinges during manufacturing
Therefore the hinge cannot come off (yes it can come off when you take the laptop apart) unless the laptop was dropped on hard floor when it was open you got to be careful with that
My Lenovo Ideapad's hinges broke the lower casing rather than the screen casing. I fixed a metal plate to the underside with epoxy glue, drilled a hole though and fixed the hinge with a small bolt. I filed away excess bolt and glued a black felt pad over the bolt and plate on the underside to prevent it scratching.
The hinges are so tight to move, this places a huge strain on the casing when opening and closing the laptop.
Thanks for sharing your experience @Ambrose
Thanks for posting this. Needless to say, this un-f-ing believable. I am in the market to buy a new laptop and had been considering Lenovo but I kept seeing spurious reviews about their defective hinges. Thanks to this video I now understand the gravity of the problem.
It is appalling to me that Lenovo continues to refuse to take responsibility for their very poor design. Other reviews have said the same thing but I guess seeing is believing. Shame on them! I have DELETED Lenovo is now off my buy list!!! Everyone else should do the same.
@william you are so lucky and intelligent too, I never did such research before buying this laptop, risk based thinking worked for you :)
@@Trainaldo Thank You! I tend to push my technology to obsolesce so I am always careful to do a lot of research before buying.
If you have one of these laptops, the problem is the hinge itself, it becomes study and the force necessary to open the laptop breaks the connection to the back plate. Take it apart, reduce the friction of the hinge itself by reducing the pressure on the rubber catchers. Do this by using an external hexagon, then lube the mechanism a little bit, until it opens easily. Now the plastic will not break.
Well, it is efficient...and it is ugly. It will hold it, those are quite large washers though. I liked your last words, let people ask why and know who is behind the issue. Alas it is not only Lenovo's fault, my daughter had Sony laptop and the hinge just ripped bottom part of the lid, no way to repair it, shame to you too Sony. On the other hand I still keep a 15 year Dell Inspiron, weights like a tank but is equally tough, mechanically still perfect. Reminds me of to old cars which would last forever and new ones which are designed to fail right after warranty expires. Oh, and I just found a crack on my Thinkpad x1 carbon which supposed to be indestructible, carbon and so on...nonsense. So seems, we all are in the same boat.
Very true, I also think these are not faults, this is design engineering 😀
Watching this with no audio because my Lenovo Yoga is rapidly breaking down after 2 years of use. The left hinge is broken and the 2 back screws are missing- i think all of this together is causing the laptop to completely deteriorate, as I'm applying to college and doing school online. All because they wanted to save a couple extra dollars.
I really wish I would have seen this before purchasing my Lenovo laptop. I've had my Ideapad 5 for less than two years and already the bottom of the screen on the left side broke apart and a piece fell off. I spent so much money on this laptop so i'm soo angry that it hasn't lasted long at all.
Great job in exposing Lenovo poor quality and customer care. NEVER BUY LENOVO products again
I wish Lenovo learns to listen 👂
Today I faced the exact problem at left bottom corner of my Lenovo hence watched your vid. #lenovo this is really bad
If you are a Lenovo customer it's your fate, one day or the other I will happen to you
Same problem with my laptop. Thanks for video!
Thanks for the idea! i did it just like you. I also have a Lenovo ideapad. I guess that hinge fails everytime
Yeah, I am having this same exact issue... I will never buy another Lenovo again. It's a shame too because I was really liking my laptop
Ya it's pity, I don't know why Lenovo is not interested to hear it's customers voice
Probably a lot of comments about this hinge. Just loosen the nut a bit and It won't put stress on the plastic. No need for all this.
I'm not happy that my Lenovo, less than a year old; requires a repair, but it's safe to assume that I don't want to pay a computer repair shop to fix it for me. It hadn't occurred to me that I could do it myself, but my brother (who recommended the Lenovo to begin with) said he's repaired his own with the help of these videos. Your video is very easy to follow, and I'd like to try it myself, but I have one question. What size are the screws you used through the case and the washers?
I had this problem too. I also fixed it in much the same way, although the stiffness of the hinge can be adjusted by loosening the nut on the axle, so I reduced the stiffness to the minimum that would still allow the screen to stay up in normal use. Likewise, anyone who asks me why my laptop has nuts screwed on to it, I will TELL THEM ALL ABOUT IT! I won't buy another Lenovo.
Do you have a list of the products you used to fix your laptop? I found you fix the easiest for me to do myself, but I want to make sure that I am using the appropriate components. Thank you so much for creating this video!
Honestly speaking, I didn't get anything from outside, I just found these screws from my old n damaged laptops, so whatever was available with me I used it.
@@Trainaldo DARN!! Haha, but thank you again for creating this video and for your quick response! I will update my post after I fix my laptop to let you know how well your fix worked!
@@jeskalr all the very best
@@jeskalr my fix is working for over a year now
Which laptops that you guys have been using till date doesn't have this hinge falling apart issue?
Is this an unavoidable thing with all the laptop brands and are Macbook Airs a part of this family as well?
This breaking of hinges is THE ONLY factor which is why I haven't bought a Laptop till date and kept upgrading my PC time to time but due to my work I need to pull the trigger now and I have to invest in a laptop and need to keep it for the next 5 years as I am not a frequent shopper.
Which one do you suggest? Suggest only on the basis of build quality. Doesn't matter if it's a windows one or a macbook air which will be pretty sufficient for me
@somnathghosh505 I am using Mac air for almost 10 year and a del for 15 year, but never faced this hing problem.
Thank you so much.... I was planning to buy lenove ideapad slim 5...but not anymore... I saw some comments like this also... Anyway thanks ❤
You are more intelligent than all of us who bought first and then saw the comments 😂
@@Trainaldo 😀😀🙏
Have you loosen the hinges? Because, this also make sense, along with what you have already done, good job on that!
Hinges were not tight in fact, if you loose hinges unnecessarily the screen falls while working. To make it further smooth I did little bit of oiling.
On mine, the bolt at the end of the hinge rod slowly tighten when I opened and closed the laptop over time. The bolt as it slowly tightens will eventually bind the hinge. When customers forcefully try to over come the bounded hinge, the hinge bracket will dislodge from the plastic connector on the display. Only happened on the right side where I could se the slowly turn after I opened and closed the hinge after I disassembled the laptop for repair.
HP x360 seem to have a similar problem. We have had two fail with hinge breaking off from the display.
May be this solution might not be applicable to HP, because may the outer body is not metallic like lenovo
@@lauriekittle9459 I was able to fix one of ours using metal filled epoxy to stick the broken hinge in place. There are some brass inserts that the hinge screws go into. When the hinge gets a bit stiff these brass inserts can pull out or break out of the plastic lid. Caution: The LCD is held in place with strips of double sided tape that must be removed to get it apart. This wasn't shown in some of the youtube videos that show you how to repair the hinge on the HP. If you don't know about the strips you risk breaking the LCD. These strips are common on most makes of laptop and how to remove them will be shown in other vids. Replacement strips are available from Amazon or eBay.
yes the exact same thing happened to my laptop. This is so disappointing! I'm really mad about it. I'll never buy a Lenovo product again.
Mine just did this today. I have a Leno Yogi that is less than a year old. I've had to send it back twice for other issues. I'll never buy another Lenovo. I have an old Dell that still works like a champ.
I have a Dell too which is just 15 years old, still fully functional, some keys I need to press little hard, but that's ok😀
the T series and P series thinkpads have decent hinges
Having the same problem with 2 lenovo laptops. One of them is just 1 year old.
It's very common in Lenovo
"I want it to look ugly so thank you very much lenovo!"🤣
i have same issue on ideapad 5 15", both sides broken, thanks for this...
hi. How is it now sir? i have exactly the same model and had it repaired this way many times. Just broke again today... How is your laptop doing now and did u repair it again?
If you repair it this way how it can break again? The external body is metallic, it doesn't break. Mine didn't break after the repair
What size screws?
Don't remember that now, used screws from previous Brocken laptops, didn't buy new one
Brother my Lenovo is 3 months old and hinge is problem , it is out of plastic frame , I cant believe ...
My dad was on phone cuz his laptop broke
Sorry to hear that
Yep, thanks for the vid. This is my 3rd failure too. I'm guessing here but if the hinge is metal-on-metal, what lubricant that was factory applied had dried out causing the bind we're realizing. Did you (anybody) re-lubricate the hinge before reassembly? I have not completed my fix yet; gathering the resources at the moment. Also, for those that have accomplished this fix, do you see the advantage of a you drilling a very small hole in the bottom-most case to enable a lubricate to be added to the hinge thereby avoiding a full teardown? It is without a doubt the frequent open/close procedure as my retired IBM co-worker never closes the lid and preferring use as a desktop, and no issues, and he was running Vista till his new purchase/box with 10, now 11.
I don't think it's a problem about the hinge itself, it's due to the weak plastic casing hinge is attached with.
@@Trainaldo Yep, thnx. Here is my thought: if the hinge was faulty from day one, this event would happen on day one. But what happens is sometime down the road, be it in warranty or not, the hinge starts to bind, and this put pressure on the plastic mounting points. If the hinge were still performing like day one, lubricated and able to do what it is supposed to do, the force on the plastics mounting areas would be nil. Lenovo, knowing this could easily provide a 'guide hole' for hinge maintenance but instead, we get our use out of them and buy another anyway. I went 7 years with a repaired hinge laptop of theirs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence
@@Trainaldo Ash- what length of screw did you use. I just obtained a #2-56 thread 1/2" and 3/8" and going to attempt to use what is called a 'screw cover' made of polypropylene that pops onto a Phillips screw head for cosmetic purposes. I drilled out the center to take this thread. I just may leave it longer and put a nut on the other side depending on how rigid it is once the JD Weld part A & B epoxy sets up overnight. Were the ones you used longer than 3/8"?
@@higbeedoug sorry dear, I don't have these measurements, I have stock of old laptops, I got the suitable sizes from there, no too small, not too big, based upon judgement
@@Trainaldo Thnx- Today's project.
Thanks for the video!
I did the same procedure, but on startup the screen in dark/dim. Fn+brightness won't hepl, ctrl-win-alt-b also won't hepl.
Any Idea how to fix it? Thank you
No idea, hopefully you didn't damage the screen while repairing the laptop
@@Trainaldo thanks for your answer!
Just managed to connect (once) ext monitor - picture looked very poor - like graphic card drivers gone wild
I have the exact same problem and this is the third time I've had issues with Lenovo laptops and it's frustrating. It's maybe 3 years old and my right hinge came completely off. it even cracked my screen slightly. I'm seriously so upset and annoyed. I'm thinking about giving up and just getting a different brand of computer since I don't think it's worth getting a new LCD and fix the hinges
I am sorry for you. If screen is already damaged and not working, don't waste any more money on this laptop, if it is still working some how, try to get it repaired but don't go for expensive repairs cuz even if you change the complete body it would help and come out after some time, it's a basic design fault, unless they fix it at the design level.
I have the same problem but no breakage yet so I took the back off and released the lid from the hinges. Backed of the hinge lock nuts a 1/4 turn each so the lid opens and closes easier. Don't back them off too much or the lid won't stay open or upright but this is an easy fix if you have a LENOVO and the cover seems to tight and before things snap.
Lenovo is no longer the company they used to be when they first bought out IBM. They've gotten cheap too and I don't think that I will be buying another either
You are lucky 👍
Gr8 help Ashar Cheers 👍👍
Same issue on many laptops not just Lenovo. Look at the dust in that fan, that does not help, that system would have been running hot causing the plastics to become brittle, see it over and over again.
Same with ours, sorted by John Lewis under guarentee. Getting very stiff again.
Just had this happen with a 9 year old Thinkpad: it's not a new problem. Anyone who has hung a door, or put a lid on a wooden box could design a better way of doing laptop hinges without even intending to. When this happens I usually jury-rig a wooden frame so it's still useable, but really what you shoukd do is make the lifestyle changes to stop needing this whole form-factor. Laptops are vain and wasteful, and the upside of portability could be better delivered by making atx boxes ubiquitous into every room and booting them from usb.
I had the same problem and contacted the lenovo , they sent a individual to repair the laptop onsite as mentioned in warranty. and for free of cost totally .
Had issue but service in my case is good
I think in different parts of the world, service provers behaves in different fashion, its good that your problem is solved without any hassle 👍
This video, like almost EVERY other I've seen, that talks about "BROKEN HINGES" on the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 are NOT CORRECT!! The problem, and what you are repairing here is NOT the hinges, it's with the TOP COVER. Or they call it the LCD back cover--(not a great description). But it's the one that does NOT have the vents or component access. Yes, there is an inherent problem with this machine, as the hinges are very near the corners and these hinges are VERY tight! So, if you drop it or it falls anywhere near them, the plastic will give way. If you look at this video you will see the hinge screws on the back of the hinges with the metal grommets still on them, that were once and are supposed to be attached to the cover. The fix on this is to REPLACE THE COVER! The hinge is JUST FINE. Drilling holes and incorporating a metal bar in this video is just crazy! The cover costs about $40 bucks. The job is not the easiest, as you have to re-run the NIC card cables into main section, swap the camera over and seat it properly, and not break the little plastic clips that are all over. But, if done correctly it comes out good as new. Pass it on please!
Edit: If your cover breaks the hinge is very stiff. If you are gentle with it, you will not break the LCD screen as some here have mentioned. Just be careful, replace the cover!
You are right John
Do you have a link where to buy the just the cover? That's indeed my problem
@@notafantbh no dear I am sorry
Doesn't have to be dropped, my daughter was just opening it and it cracked! Barely a year old computer. Lenovo absolutely sucks as a company that they are still making cases like this when they know it is an issue! And Costco continues to sell these things even though they are very aware of it as well.
Thats exactly the problem. They impregnate these metal "grommets" into the plastic of the top cover. Thats a major weakness. The top cover should have a metal frame and the hinges should screw into that metal frame. That would be a much stronger attachment point than basically being screwed into the plastic top cover.
I'm facing the same problem with my Lenovo Ideapad 320 model of laptop. Although i have been using it since 2-3 years. I have also used Dell laptop for 5 years previously but never faced a problem like this one. What do you think ? How much does it cost to repair or change the whole hinge part of my laptop?
Yes, del doesn't have this problem. The worst thing the arrogance of Lenovo by not accepting this design failure.
Same. I will never buy another Lenovo again. Fuck them.
@@timothynicholson9191 sorry to hear that Tim
We have Lenovo Thinkpad's and Books at work and its been doing it to them. The first one they repaired fine. The second one they denied it was a manufactoring fault, I objected and argued so they came and repaired it. The engineer that came said yes its a known issue and yes they are finally awknowledging it. But then he's a 3rd party repair engineer as they outsource it. I now have another one that I know Lenovo will claim they won't repair I bet.
I fail to understand their philosophy, they want to prove that it doesn't really matter if customers are disappointed or even annoyed
saving this for future issues, thank you
😀 do you have Lenovo? Or you are planning buy one?
@@Trainaldo I was planning on buying one cuz I have no other choice but I'll try to avoid it as much as possible
Man! You are so luckyyyyy😍😍😍😍
Me too
@@ayushthapamangar801 you also bought Lenovo?
It seems Lenovo and many other manufacturers refuse to put a metal reinforcing frame in the top cover for the hinge to screw into. The hinges usually screw into small metal fitting impregnated into the plastic. Problem is those fitting eventually pull out of the plastic. That being said I always assumed Thinkpads did have metal frame reinforcing their top covers that the hinges fasten to. Are you saying even the Thinkpad line lacks this metal reinforcement because I was considering an E or L series Thinkpad because I assumed their hinge design was better.
Think pad was an IBM product which was bought by Lenovo, I think luckily they didn't ask their design engineers to work on that 😀
i have this laptop on metal body .Does it happen in metal body as well?
Yes it does, because metal body is only the outer surface, inside the have plastic casing, your hinges are attached to plastic casing.
With any laptop always unplug the battery before unplugging the screen, otherwise you can blow the backlight fuse or damage other components. The battery voltage is present on the screen connector even when the laptop is shut down. If your backlight is no longer working after unplugging and replugging the screen this is a probable cause.
Yes, this is my second Lenovo to do this. My newer one is doing it after about 8 months. I will never buy another Lenovo.
Main ny aaj hi apna lenovo laptop yehi sy fix kiya hy, aur kamal k baat - 2 baar yehi sy toota hy
Great fix and thank you for demonstrating. May I ask, where did you source the flat washers you used to reinforce the fasteners?
Thank you dear. Those washers are available on every hardware shop.
does this problem affect the new ideapad 5 gen8?
I am not sure
It's almost as if they are hoping the hinges break for you to buy another laptop 😡 Happened to my Yoga 7i from 2021
The same problem on my Lenovo Ideapad 5... ist 15 Inch laptop with a plastic case.
Now I have checked my other Lenovo laptop. Ideapad S540 - It's with an aluminum case and looks OK.
So maybe the problem is only for plastic case Lenovo IdeaPad and not with ALU case?
In any case, Lenovo should care about this problem!
Mine is also having aluminium case but I side they have used third class plastic material, and design is also not appropriate, such a thin plastic inner can not hold the pressure which hinges are carrying
Thanks for the ideas, we have a Lenovo Ideapad 5 the hinge broke, this is pathetic engineering design by Lenovo!!
So can I buy Lenovo Thinkpad instead because I think it has a better build quality.
May be yes, I was using ThinkPad when it was under IBM, it was really a good product, I don't know if Lenovo is maintaining same quality or not.
Do the 2021 aluminum Lenovo's laptops come with this problem? I'm planning to buy a new laptop and I can't decide between vivobook or flex 5
Mine has aluminium body, but inside poor quality plastic is used, hinges are connected to plastic inner not the metallic body
Hi Sir, thank you so much for this video. I am trying to fix my sibling's lenovo laptop.
May i ask how do you clip back the bottom part of the bezel? At around 11:14 of the video. Thank you, Sir.
The screen is extremely delicate, while pushing the clips please be extremely careful otherwise you will damage the screen. All four sides have similar clipping. If you are not confident kindly contact a trained technician.
Mine just gave on the hinges today right past 12 months. I am reading in the comments Lenovo would not covered this in warranty period which seems unfair. BTW, my last Lenovo that I liked a lot had the same failure but lasted many years ~ 7 years.
Ya it seems like a chronic issue with Lenovo
I'm not an engineer and appreciate any thoughts on this as follows: If the Lenovo lap top is used in tablet mode are the hinges more likely to break through the housing because moving the screen back in tablet mode is 180 degrees or is it 360? Thanks in advance SF
I personally don't think it will make any difference because it's not about how you use it, it's about the design and poor material quality.
@@Trainaldo Makes sense. I think what tablet mode may do is reveal faster the issues related to the defective hinges by putting them under even more stress.
I have the same problem with my laptop and we contracted to the shop owner as well he said that you might have open this widely that's the worst thing you can tell, it has a feature to open widely then how can problem occur and this laptop is in guarantee and still, they say that this will be charged for repairing and its totally a product defect
It is certainly product design fault, search of Google you will find thousands of people mentioning this design fault, show it to the dealer and insist on covering repair under warranty. Many people are successful in this regard too. Best of luck
I had the same problem but my laptop was under warranty so they came and changed my back panel and the plastic front frame. I wasn't charged for this. But just 1 month of replacement the hinge started to make that noise again.
Aapka laptop under Accidental damage m cover ho rha tha kya
May I know where to buy those tiny screws and what will be the right size?
I brought a Lenovo Idea Pad 5 on 15 th of April , The hinge didnt even last 3 months , I raised a ticket they repaired it , and now again after some months I am facing the issue right away , sadly I dont have warranty cover for it right now , dont know what to do.
That's really unfortunate, that shows that even their repair is not quality repair.
Facing same issue and going for repair at service centre . Just wanted to ask how much time they will take to repair ? Thank you
Should not take much time
I had the same problem with two ideapads years ago, I thought it was fixed but I keep reading that this continues to happen , this issue I think is on purpose its been happening since 10 years ago, and if it continues they already know.
Yes you are right, it's happening for almost a decade now, it's a interesting case study for management students, if any university professors are in conversation they can shed some light on it.
Yes we have faced same problem even it's one year old.Really it's very annoying and frustrating
I can understand your frustration, but you know what, since I repaired, mine is working perfectly, Lenovo should learn from us and connect the screws directly with the metallic body 😀
It's the second time a hinge broke on my laptop. Not to mention a non-responsive keyboard problem I had. My next laptop won't be Lenovo's, I'm not into purchasing new electronics every few years.
Sir can you give me some ideas about hinge quality of ideapad slim i5.
I have a lenovo laptop (model i don't know)since 2019 but these type of problem never arises.
Thanks, i was about to get one
The same model and the same problem. I wouldn't buy it if I knew. It just happened today after using 4 months approximately. I used my one very gently. Still, this issue arises. The built quality is very very poor. :( :(
I understand dear, it's really frustrating. More over there is no point of further spending money for repair because even if you replace the part it will break soon. It's poor quality and design failure, rather it's a believe by Lenovo that customers are stupid
I bought lenevo idepad slim 3 in january and I facing same problem.near the power button the hinge is open
I believe I have the exact same model as this laptop and the reason I'm afraid is that the hinge in my laptop has started making bad noises, it's not broken yet but I was wondering if I could just apply oil to the hinge from the inside so it can open more easily
I am afraid this would help but certainly if it is not yet broken you can try, plus you can make sure that you are opening and closing the screen from the middle so it distributes the pressure equally, all the best