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Loose/wobbly screen hinge

So I've got X1 Nano Gen 1 with quite a good deal. After quick inspection I've diagnosed that screen is rather loose in such a way even when the laptop cover is closed I could 'wobble' the cover couple of degrees and hinge did not give any tension during this interaction.
I've disassembled those hinges from the top and the bottom cover. The hinge alone (both left and right) could be easily separated into 'screen-driver' and 'base-mounted-to-bottom-cover' (sorry but don't really know the nomenclature).
Photo 1 - 'screen-drive'

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Photo 2 - 'base-mounted-to-bottom-cover'

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Photo 3 - 'screen-drive' nibble goes into hole in 'base-mounted-to-bottom-cover'

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Probably obvious but wanted to be clear. Even without screen cover leverage the hinge is wobbly and move couple of degrees.
And here is a question or two. Is there a way that I could fix it that bolt is not so loose in that bottom piece hole or should really go for some sketchy hinge replacement?

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Hi @yenjay

Lenovo doesn't have the hinges as a separate part. As far as Lenovo is concerned they're a part of the LCD cover, so they're supplied with the cover.

If you decide to replace them there are 3rd party suppliers:

example 1, example 2

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There is sets of new hinges for the nano X1 on eBay, if that is the part you need.

Most Lenovo laptops suffer from hinges getting separated from the top covers, when this happens your best bet is to epoxy those hinges to the cover, need to remove lcd screen out of the way in most of them, but in some you can epoxy the hinge by just removing the bezel trim of the LCD. I have rarely seen an actual hinge mechanism fail, it is mostly the plastics where the hinges get screwed to that fail, but if your hinges are failing you can get a new set on eBay for under $30

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