• Fix Hinge on LG Exalt

  • MMyiLevel 3 - Gold Member

    • Post #38

    william yes use Double sided sticky tape. That way you can remove the screen again should you. Vs glue which will leave behind a mess.

    The only reason I suggested to use very little heat was so you can remove the lens and put back after the repair, while being able to use adhesive again. At this point like mentioned use double sided sticky tape like you see from gpd.
    Gn

      Myi how do you remove it with out snapping them?

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          [Login to see the link] how to remove the top part of phone from bottom by the hinge with out cracking anything??

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            • MMyiLevel 3 - Gold Member

              • Post #41

              william Good Q. Quite hard. No tip or trick on my end. Just try your best.
              If you do end up snapping it, it will cause the cover to pop off, which will then cause the hinge to come loose, which can allow for the top and bottom to separate and eventually and snapping the ribbon cable.
              Yes I have many spare parts of those little black frames connected to the front screen, which can easily be swapped out when I snap one upon removing the cover.

                14 days later

                does anyone know where i can get the sticky glue to stick the screen back in place after taking off to replace hinge??

                not the actuaally screen the lens on the outside

                  • FlippyLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

                    • Post #48

                    william Try a tiny bit of gorilla glue. Even crazy glue should work fine.

                      i would buy the material the phone comes with just in case i would need to open it up again but i just dont know where to buy it?

                        on the side of the flex ribbon on the keypad frame the hinge cracked off the phone and I lost the metal piece that was in it (not the lock on the other side) and the little plastic cover on the outside of the frame do any1 know what those pieces are called how I could get them?

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                          24 days later

                          • MMyiLevel 3 - Gold Member

                            • Post #52

                            princeofthecS you basically need a new hinge.
                            That's what I would call it.

                              4 months later

                              I successfully replaced the top frame, but the hinge is very loose, with no resistance. It just flops closed. Is there some kind of piece that secures the hinge, that may have fallen out or is out of place? Thanks in advance.

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                                • MMyiLevel 3 - Gold Member

                                  • Post #54
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                                  zundel You didn't put it back together properly.
                                  Myi

                                        Myi Can you elaborate a bit? On the right side of the lower part of the hinge, there is a circular piece of metal that went inside the upper part of the hinge.

                                        On the left side there was no metal, I just snapped the upper hinge into place.

                                            I was also wondering about this. How do you fit both sides snugly together? On one side there's that little metal protrusion as pictured above, but on the other side there's a little metal rod that I can't seem to figure out how it goes.

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