Loose hinge piece (right side)

[winstonw]

A part of my NR is a bit loose. It's on the right side of the Clie (i.e. opposite side of the camera button), beside the IR port, beside the white whistle-shaped plastic. The problem: the silvery front and back pieces of the hinge are kind of loose, especially at the top of the Clie (i.e. on the same plane as the IR port) where the two pieces meet (there is a small gap there now, that's why I'm saying it's a bit "loose"), maybe because i use the hole for the strap once in a while and eventually it loosened the silvery front/back parts. The left side is tight and secure, no problem at all. I've tried turning the screen 90 degrees to tighten the rightmost 2 screws but to no avail. Has anyone had problems with this? If there's no other solution I guess I have to resort to taking the hinge apart and simply sticking a piece of Blue-Tak in there to stick them together...

Thanks!

[jimroad]

I've read other posts and people have been takin' apart their units and tightening a couple of screws. If that's the case, I would use medium strength THREAD LOCK and keep the screws secure. I hope this helps.

 

[jthompson]

Do a search on "hinge" -- there are a couple of good summary posts in the archives.

[Spiral]

Mine has a small gap and works fine, i think the other people are thinking your whole hinge is loose, which you have to go in and tighten. The gap on mine is noticeable (you can see the two pieces move slightly closer if u press it), but nothign can be really done about it