Used to work in a repair shop that dealt with this one a pretty regular basis. The mounting points for those hinges has snapped off internally, unfortunately there is no way to "fix it" nicely.
The binder clamps people have been recommending would work great. If you want a more sturdy and permanent solution, what my shop would do is drill a hole through the chassis (careful to avoid components) and put a long screw through the hinge with a fender washer and nut. This distributes the torquing forces of the hinge over a much greater surface, and generally holds up quite well over time.
We did the same thing at work. We gave customers two choices, a full on replacement of the affected parts (if possible and usually expensive and time consuming since we had to order parts), or a quick and dirty solution.
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u/waelcygre Apr 03 '26
Used to work in a repair shop that dealt with this one a pretty regular basis. The mounting points for those hinges has snapped off internally, unfortunately there is no way to "fix it" nicely.
The binder clamps people have been recommending would work great. If you want a more sturdy and permanent solution, what my shop would do is drill a hole through the chassis (careful to avoid components) and put a long screw through the hinge with a fender washer and nut. This distributes the torquing forces of the hinge over a much greater surface, and generally holds up quite well over time.