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Hi. I have an issue(?) with my MBA M2 hinges. The right hinge clicks when I fully open or adjust my MacBook lid. This noise can disappear after 2-3 clicks, but when I close the lid and fully open my laptop again the click sound is still here. I am out of returning period, but I still have an international one year warranty. I’ve owned MBP with M1 before and it also had the same problem with the right hinge. I’ve also had a lid replacement on my previous MacBook but the problem returned the next couple days after the repair. Some AASP in my country (Ukraine) said that it was normal, other said that there’s could be an issue with WI-FI antenna. These two MacBooks have completely different design but the problem is still the same. Is there any Apple engineers? Could you please explain why it happens exactly with the right hinge? Does Apple fix such an issue? What can I do if the problem returns after the repair over and over? I also can hear a loud pop noise that sounds like rubber. It comes from the right hinge when I open the lid.
Hi I am not a Apple engineer but I have worked on LOADS of apple devices so hopefully I can answer your question The best thing here is probably to take the screen assembly out and reseat it as it could be not screwed in properly/out of place causing it to make the pop noise Apple would probably be VERY reluctant to fix this as they probably wouldn’t try reseating it and if you replace the hinges you need to replace the display as on the newer models the hinges aren’t repairable due to them being part of the display assembly Here’s a disassembly guide for getting the screen off https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M-FDz7m0dO… As for tools these newer MacBooks have a verity of different hand to come by screws so something like this tool kit would be necessary Mako Driver Kit - 64 Precision Bits Hopefully this helps Any questions please ask Thanks:-)
