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DISH ANYWHERE FOR MACBOOK PRO MANUALS
DISH ANYWHERE FOR MACBOOK PRO MANUAL

This is normal behavior and no repair is necessary. Moving display past vertical allows the hinges to release and the display to close. The counterbalanced clutch system was designed so that when the display is vertical with respect to the ground, it will remain in place regardless of the angle of the base. The design provides a smooth, fluid feel when opening, closing, or positioning the display. MacBook Pro models have a unique counterbalanced clutch system.

DISH ANYWHERE FOR MACBOOK PRO MANUALS

In Apple’s Unibody MacBook Pro service manuals through at least 2010, there is a section entitled Display Hinge Behavior: It may not be possible to tighten the hinges enough-if indeed the screws affect clutch tightness whatsoever-to get them to behave the way you think they ought. The C screws are the ones i didn’t know about until taking the display clutch cover off and truly studying how the hinge works.

Lift up left end of clutch cover as you twist it slightly inwards towards the screenįlat side is outside when it comes time to replace the clutch cover.

Press down on the cover to loosen its inner hooks.

With the display lying face-up on its back, hinges towards you, slide the display clutch cover about 6mm/¼" to the right.

Remove the display assembly (clamshell) from the Mac’s base.

Remove the camera and LVDS (display) cable guides.

Brief terse summary with no pictures (yes, you have to do all these things):

DISH ANYWHERE FOR MACBOOK PRO MANUAL

I strongly recommend consulting an Apple service manual or equivalent well-done take-apart documentation with pictures. Success will almost surely evade you until you remove the display clutch cover. Display Is Loose with no especial free play: flops open or closed, or tends to drift open or closed too easily Seems unlikely to me that screws B or C (especially the latter) would cause an excessive free play problem, but if you’re double-dog certain that the brackets are firmly seated and all A screws are tight, check the others for looseness. Consider appropriate thread locking compound if you’ve already had problems with tightening the screws then having them work loose again.

Start by ensuring that the display mounting brackets (outer ends) are properly seated onto the main body of the MacBook Pro, and that all screws A are completely tight. Placebo effect? What’s-a Your Hinge Problem? Excessive Free Play (very loose over small distances opening/closing, stiffer beyond that) Here’s the interesting thing: i tightened the B and (primarily) C screws and my display felt tighter, with less tendency to flop (and it had no free play). I don’t see any way to adjust hinge tension/friction. There is no second layer to the hinge, anywhere near screw hole level.