# Hinge Replacement update!

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/hinge-replacement-update/18943>\
**Category:** Framework Laptop 13\
**Created:** [May 25, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hinge-replacement-update/18943 "2022-05-25T18:58:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![dimitris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@dimitris](https://community.frame.work/u/dimitris)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/hinge-replacement-update/18943/3 "2022-06-18T02:12:08Z")

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Just a quick me too, I finally got bothered enough by my batch 4 borderline loose hinges and ordered the 4Kg kit. Just installed a few minutes ago, all seems to have gone well. Had a little scare with the display not showing anything on the first post-installation boot, opened up and re-seated the display cable, all seems good now.

The feel of the new hinges and the reduced (disappeared) wobble while typing make for a very nice upgrade.

Some comments on the procedure:

- I wasn’t really able to loosen up the antenna cables that are somewhat entangled with the right hinge. The routing “channels” seem to be too tight and I was afraid I’d bend/break something if I used too much force. I was just extra careful/patient moving the old hinge out and the new one in, not an issue in the end.

- Similarly, removing the display cable from its routing channel and, especially, re-routing it inside the channel, took a little extra patience. Again no biggie.

- The third, small screw for the right hinge is a small challenge trying to extract and re-position, due to the relatively strong bezel magnet that’s right next to it. Again just a litlte extra patience does the trick.

- The kit came with a pair of these extra small hinge screws but I didn’t use them, I used the originals instead. These are the small T5 screws, one on each side on the display part of the hinge. Hope this isn’t an issue.

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