2019 MacBook Air lid seals when shut and is difficult to open after being closed.

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2019 MacBook Air lid seals when shut and is difficult to open after being closed.

This problem started as soon as I got the machine back from an official Apple screen replacement. It appears as though anytime I close the screen for any amount of time, when I go to open it again I can't "one-finger" lift the lid as I could when I first bought the MacBook. I have to pick it up with both hands, one under the lid where the cutout by the trackpad is, and the other on the back of the machine near the hinge. It's been quite a while since the screen replacement occurred, but I thought the issue would go away after a while of usage. However, as I have stated, it has not. Any ideas as to what this might be and what I can do to fix it? I thought I would check out the support community first because I already have to call Apple's support phone line enough with other questions. Thank you for the help in advance!

-Gabriel Koa

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Oct 14, 2021 10:03 PM

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Oct 15, 2021 10:47 AM in response to ku4hx

That's what I thought, but the hinge (once opened) is exactly the same tightness as it was before the screen was replaced. It makes a popping sound when opening it almost as if it was creating a vacuum seal with the lower case of the MacBook. Nonetheless, I think I will go ahead and call Apple Support and see what they say. Thank you for the help though.

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