Saturday, February 18, 2012

How can I fix a broken screw on Dell Inspiron 1525 screen?

Hi,



I dropped my Dell Inspiron 1525 a few months ago and it seems to have broken one of the holes which you attach the screws to around the monitor (i.e. it won't connect, just keeps screwing). The monitor itself works fine, it's just the one screw, and the bezel keeps coming off because it's not connected properly.



Is there any way I can fix this without a new monitor?



Thanks.How can I fix a broken screw on Dell Inspiron 1525 screen?If there is a plastic socket where the screw is supposed to go into, make sure it is not broken or cracked. If it is, try to restore it. If if broke off completely, find the piece that fell of and glue into its place on the inside surface of the bezel.



If the socket is intact and it is only a thread inside it that got stripped off, put some crazy glue into the hole and spread it around with a match or a paper clip, so that the glue coats the walls of the hole. Wait till the glue dries completely, and try screwing the screw into the whole. If the screw catches, then you are fine and you can screw the 2 pieces of the bezel together. If it catches, bot not too strongly, I'd suggest you put more glue into the whole, attach 2 pieced of the bezel with the duct tape, and then screw in the screw. Wait a couple of days until the glue dries completely, and remove the duct tape.

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