X-Squared Hinge Issue

[TheDukeOfIce]

Perhaps some foreign object is wedged in the threads - inhibiting the screw from fully engaging?

 

[DropkickMurphy915]

I was gonna ask the same. It almost feels as if I had a situation like this in the past before too. But, it turned out to be the screw, and not the frame itself.

I've tried 3 different screws now and I have the exact same issue with all three. They're just slipping into the frame and not grabbing anything, so it can't be three screws 2 of which are brand new.

I don't have any photos of the orbital or the screw though. I don't want to take it apart again because I don't have the patience or the extra pair of hands to put it back together unless I have a solution I know will work.

 

[DropkickMurphy915]

Perhaps some foreign object is wedged in the threads - inhibiting the screw from fully engaging?

I doubt it, I put a toothpick clear through the orbital hinge and washers to make sure everything was aligned correctly, and I worked in a clean space with nothing loose around. I feel like the toothpick several times over would have gotten any foreign body out, but also, the OEM screw was tight and this only happened after I put the tight-fit washers in.

 

[SecretNinja]

I doubt it, I put a toothpick clear through the orbital hinge and washers to make sure everything was aligned correctly, and I worked in a clean space with nothing loose around. I feel like the toothpick several times over would have gotten any foreign body out, but also, the OEM screw was tight and this only happened after I put the tight-fit washers in.

Too big of a washer maybe? Try a single regular one one one side, and a tight fit on top. I usually just use multiple regular washers when changing them out. Hope we aren't insulting your inconvenience here. Just trying to troubleshoot and help out in any way bud.

 

[DropkickMurphy915]

Too big of a washer maybe? Try a single regular one one one side, and a tight fit on top. I usually just use multiple regular washers when changing them out. Hope we aren't insulting your inconvenience here. Just trying to troubleshoot and help out in any way bud.

I don't know, I guess it's possible? They're the OXMParts washers so they should be pretty uniform, but anything's possible. I don't have the regular washers, though. They were pretty heavily worn and I tossed them. I could always order the thinner washers, I guess.

Where do you get your replacement washers from?