My mid-2010 13" MBP has a wobbly screen and it opens up to about 175 degrees. The warranty is way over its end date so I was wondering if someone else with this problem had it tightened at the genius bar and could tell me how much it cost to have it tightened...
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
My 2011 MBP is really wobbly, and after I brought it into the apple store the genius said it was a broken clutch. Is that just the hinge that I could replace with the iFixit guide, or would I have to replace the entire display assembly? I have previously taken apart my MBP to install more ram, an ssd, a new battery, and to reapply thermal paste but have yet to look at the top and the connector to it.
Take it in and see what they say, once before that I can remember a user said the genius could not tighten the spring as it is a captured unit. See what the say about your 2010, though.
Update for future people who are interested: I went in today and the guy said that they treat minor hardware repairs as if it were a software issue so they do it for free. So as long as it's a screen hinge tightening and not like a replacement on the screen or a replacement on the hinges, it should be free. Cheers!
Great, congratulations
I took my 2011 Macbook in for the same issue, and the guy said i'd need a whole new display assembly 😮, as they supposidly can't go inside the clutch cover on the screen.
Well I had to decline, and after using an iFixit guide (I wouldn't recommend unless your comfortable taking your Macbook apart), I now have no more wobble. 🙂
Bit annoyed 😠 they happily sorted yours, but wanted me to fork out for a whole new screen just because the screws were loose! I must've had a broken genius or something!
The hinge on my old PowerBook became loose over time. I wondered if it was because of opening and closing it more than needed. On all my later laptops I don't close the lid unless I'm actually going to take it somewhere, and I don't have any more issues with loose hinges.
When I need to sleep it but I don't need to move it, I sleep it with the keyboard instead of closing the lid.
^ don't really know what that means, but since I got my laptop back a few days ago I'll tell you what they said. They were able to tighten the screws so that the screen doesn't wobble anymore (woot) but the screen opening to a near 180 degrees is a result of hard shell cases wearing down the screen (as is expected) and to fix that would require a new display.
That's tightening the mounting screws.
Not the hinge itself.
Close enough, but no banana. as long as your Pro is fixed.
*winks
How much does it cost to get MBP screen hinge tightened at genius bar?
