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[Nexus 7 General] sarahr2810:
Right side

I also have problems with the right side of my device. The section in line with the power and volume buttons is raised and creaks when using the power button. When pressing the screen down, it stays flat for a couple of minutes then pops back out again. Would also like to know if anyone has found a fix for this side.
[Nexus 7 General] orangera1n:
Holding

So earlier I did the washer method, however the screen had lifted again a little so i put binder clips on the top, middle, and bottom of the screen and left them on over night. Woke up this morning and it seems to be holding so far. No problems at all with lifting or creaking all day and appears to be permanent. So far it has survived 3 hours of HD netflix streaming, 2 hours of dead trigger, and 1 hour of music steaming on google play music.
[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
I'm going to try this in a couple of days time and, if I'm successful, will post a how-to with pictures.
[Nexus 7 General] SimPup:
I'd be interested in this if it works. I'd much rather fix the problem myself than sit around waiting on a new replacement and crossing my fingers its a good one while my money is hanging out in space
[Nexus 7 General] Warren_Orange:
I've just done this fix with 3 blister pack washers.

The tin foils was still on the washers. I take it its OK like this? It won't short the N7 will it?
[Nexus 7 General] dilldoe:
there's nothing for it to short.

the screws at worst would be connected to ground, assuming that it's touching the back of the LCD casing. There's also nothing on the back cover for the screw to come in contact with.

for the paranoid, you can always removed the foil, but leaving it on won't short anything.
[Nexus 7 General] SimPup:
I see a lot of people saying the screen lift comes back with this method too. How's yours looking op?
[Nexus 7 General] compumasta:
Im not the OP, but I did mine almost a week ago and its still perfect. BTW I used blister pack plastic from a pack of batteries, which was slightly thinner than the pill blisters I had.
[Nexus 7 General] dilldoe:
I did notice a slight lift and bulge in the upper left, removed the washer and everything's perfect.

zero lift or bulge and screen is slightly lower than the side bezel, just like it is on the right.

I do believe the buldge in the upper left is created by the back cover, there's a ridge outlining the wifi antenna, and that ridge sits right on top of the screw, so it acts like a fulcrum, pushing the side out.
[Nexus 7 General] barmanham:
Well I received my third unit today same screen problems slight looseness I tried the washer trick but I ended up doing a different version of it I just places pieces of the pill blister on the bottom 2 screws providing basically the same lift I'm pretty sure I can deal with it like this its pretty solid now I can still feel a ever so slight looseness but its not bad the way I did it you don't even need to fully remove the screw
[Nexus 7 General] jphilippon:
That is one of the longest sentences I've ever seen.
[Nexus 7 General] acegolfer:
Sorry to hijack the thread. In the original fix thread I posted how to fix using super glue about a week ago. Mine has been completely fixed since then. To me, applying glue was simple.
[Nexus 7 General] randroid123:
Would you reference which page you explained this on? Or just explain again here?
[Nexus 7 General] shaneydroid:
I just found it: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29220469&postcount=422
[Nexus 7 General] acegolfer:
Oops sorry.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29220469&postcount=422

Thanks Shaney.
[Nexus 7 General] eager27:
Ok - I've tried this fix today using Anadin tablet packaging.

Instead of slotting the shim into the slot as per the OP, which I found impossible to do, I put them under the screw head. My rise was pretty much in the centre of the left side, so I only used two shims under the middle two screws.

I made the shims as 2 small squares, with the hole in the centre. I then pushed/ wedged the removed screws into the holes and trimmed off all corners to leave a circle of the shim material just larger than the screw head. I then screwed down the screws to just tight, with no extra force.

I have no bulge on the silver bezel. The back doesn't fit as exactly as it did, but there is only a very slight gap (less than .5mm).

the screen is now solid, no clicks or sounds when pressure is applied, and it is flush with the bezel.

I've streamed some HD TV, played 50 mins of Dead Trigger, 1 hour of Riptide GP, and got the heat up in the unit, and no problems so far. Screen still flush.

fingers x'd.
[Nexus 7 General] olly2097:
Works for me. I didn't know there was an issue until my tablet arrived. Screen no longer flexes around. :)
[Nexus 7 General] pworm14:
Has anyone tried shortening the screws instead of shimming with the homemade washers? From what I understand from from reading through all of this it seems that the screws are a touch too long and are kind of pushing on the back of the screen. I could be way off base though.
[Nexus 7 General] Summerfly:
I think some people tried shorter screws, but I haven't heard anyone attempted shortening the screws though. I think the few said that it didn't last.

On the subject of screws, does anyone know the type of screw they used? M2 4 mm? Or smaller/ finer threads?
[Nexus 7 General] eager27:
24-hours on and still fixed with no adverse effects.
[Nexus 7 General] ckl_88:
I posted a fix in a new thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1813225
[Nexus 7 General] eager27:
4 days on and the fix has failed. Next stop = epoxy time.
[Nexus 7 General] vnazareth:
Thanks!

It worked wonderfully for me. Appreciate the input and all the clear pictures. The screen lift was bothering me quite a bit with the play and flimsy feeling. Its all gone now. Thanks again.
[Nexus 7 General] vinceboiii:
Either I'm blind or my screen doesn't lift but when press down firmly on the left side it creaks just a tiny bit. I'm going to open it and just see if it needs any tightening but other than that my screen does not lift up! also people that are doing this fix are there other problems with your N7 besides the screen lift? I would like to say my only two problem with my N7 is the tiny creaking sound and screen flickering. Also I didn't see anyone mention this but for those who this fix helped, when you press down on your screen now does it ripple the screen or no?
[Nexus 7 General] randroid123:
The real cause of this issue is a mystery :-/ my screen sometimes sits perfectly and sometimes the left side is raised.. I think it had to do with heat but it's really unclear...
[Nexus 7 General] dilldoe:
the creaking noise is not detrimental, it's just the black electrical tape pressing against the back cover. you can open it and press down the loose tape, or add a piece of electrical tape over it. this applies to the battery too, if you get noise on the right when pushing down. if you are seeing ripple, chances are the screws are too tight, pushing the frame on top of the LCD.
[Nexus 7 General] Shone1980:
OP the king :). I've done it but my lifting wasn't that bad so i've just loosen up the screws and voila:highfive::victory::fingers-crossed::cool: Everything is in place now yeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy thanks a lot:victory:
[Nexus 7 General] windmill_81:
Thank you! My Nexus 7 finally is as cool as it deserves to be. :)

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[Nexus 7 General] Solange82200:
For those of you who have taken this apart and know a bit more how these things work, is there any way to fix a tiny bit of light bleed on the top left side? Either with tape or something.? I tried loosening the screws and tightening them, but no can do....
[Nexus 7 General] Summerfly:
Could you provide a photo of the issue if possible?

Have you tried using your N7 until it gets warm? I get some weird edge of screen light bleed when it is cold but goes away about 10 minutes of browsing warming it up.

About screw loosening, did you loosen nearby screws too? The other screws might have been slightly overtightened or something. You might want wiggle the metal frame (not talking about the plastic frame) and screen a little before tightening the screws back. I hope something helps you.
[Nexus 7 General] Solange82200:
Hi, I attached a pic below of the corner with the problem, but what you see on the bottom is just glare from the picture so disregard that... It's really just that one spot that has an arrow pointing to it that is bad...

I use mine constantly to game and everything, and bleed doesn't change, it's the same when warm and cold.... When I did the screw thing, I did it to the four screws on both sides, and just to see if it would even it out... The one screw on the bottom towards the corner is on there so tight it wouldn't budge, and I finally gave up cause I was just stripping it at that point.... If I get the courage, I may try the wiggling thing, but the way that one spot is so pronounced I'm not sure that would work...
[Nexus 7 General] Summerfly:
@Solange it really does look like where the screws are. I'm not too sure on how fix it to be honest after what you've already tried. Give dilldoe's advice a try just too see if it goes away.

About stripping screws, I hate it too. It is probably a bad idea to try undoing the stuck screw again. I think you might be stripping the plastic holding the the screw tunnel/acceptor thing, I don't know what's it called. It happened to a laptop I was opening before, it's impossible to take the screw out. I literally pulled the screw tunnel/acceptor out of the plastic frame with the screw still in it.
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
I just did this and wow what a difference. I put a "washer" in where instructed, but also one on top (2 on each side of the screw). Screwed it in and wow. Then I noticed the middle screw was also pushing the screen... so I added a "washer" there too. Screwed them both down and put the case on. Now my left looks identical to my right.

So I used 2 washers on the main screw and 1 washer on the middle screw.

Beats glue and ovens!
[Nexus 7 General] bangdrum:
I tried doing this yesterday and the 2nd screw from the top on the left side was so Damn tight that it stripped while trying to back it off. Guess I'm stuck with it lol.
[Nexus 7 General] MetTrax:
Quick question, and is it a huge problem if you don't fix it? I ordered a case for it that would cover the unused areas. Will the screen separation bring any future problems?
[Nexus 7 General] dilldoe:
only seen one extreme case where the screen cracked cause the person tried to pushed it back down.

other than that no one is positive on long terms effect since it's only been out for less than a month.
[Nexus 7 General] contradude:
I gave up and sent mine back in. New one is rock solid so far
[Nexus 7 General] sharp2G:
SSN = C70K?
[Nexus 7 General] r0zj0k3r:
Gave this a try, much improvement, still slight lift. But over all much much better. I even used the same benadryl blister! (stupid allergies). Many thanks to OP.
[Nexus 7 General] contradude:
is that only on the box?
[Nexus 7 General] janedoesmith:
It is also on your warranty pamphlet and on the clear sticker on the back of the N7 below the speakers.
[Nexus 7 General] slybunda:
odd, at the factory they use screwdrivers with torque settings to get the right tightness setup.

looks like someones scredriver was not properly adjusted or had incorrect torque settings which is why some of these tablets have the screen rise issue.

easy to fix tough without voiding your warranty, just loosen up the screws a tad and be done.
[Nexus 7 General] shaneydroid:
But what about those (like me) who had screen rise and opened it up to find the screws were ALREADY loose?
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
The screws need to be tight but with a washer. If they are loose then the screen isn't pulled into the case. Without the washer, the screws are too long and warp and push the screen so its uneven.

Use the washers where needed and snug the screws.
[Nexus 7 General] SW548:
Suh-weet! Granted I'm only 5 minutes into my new flush, squeeky-free screen, but if this holds it will have saved me a *ton* have hassle. Sudafed never tasted so good! Will scout out a donate button if I can - totally worth it. Thanks!
[Nexus 7 General] r0zj0k3r:
Where did you find washers that small?
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
Are you serious? Did you not read the first post? It shows you how to make them. You use pill packaging. Make a hole with a needle then cut out a circle around it. Pop the screw in the hole and screw it down.

The OP says to put them under the plastic tab. I did this the first time but 1 wasn't enough. The second and third time, I just put it directly under the screw (on top). You need to put everything back between each new washer and look where its still raised. Focus on the one screw mentioned in the OP. That took 2 washers for me but then the middle still had a hump... so I put a washer on the middle screw and now its perfect. Nice and straight, no squeaking, and solid. The screws should be snug.

The screws are too long which is why some people are finding their screws stripped from pushing the screen down so much. Just loosening the screws helps but invited squeaking and also can cause stripping, but still doesn't fix the problem of screwing the screen back into the case.

Overall the processing took like 20 minutes, most of which was taking the back off and on. Someone mentioned a butter knife which would probably work great. I used a tiny device flat head but it made some microscopic scratches on the inside lip of the case. Once you pop a tab, you can use your fingers the rest of the way. Its similar to a Galaxy Nexus battery cover except they don't give you an initial starting lip to pry.
[Nexus 7 General] mike5065:
Had the cover off and 2 problem screws loosened 1/3 turn. Squeak is gone, and the sponginess the my upper left side is gone. I can see how this may not work for others, but it certainly seems to work for me. I'll update this post if the problem returns.

Update Aug 19: while I think this solution is related to my eventual fix, it still had issue, so I tried the washer solution and this is my permanent fix. Beats sending back a perfectly good tablet' which is more perfect. I used 2 washers, 1 each for the center screws' and only hand tight.

I'm shocked at how tight the tolerances are for this device.

Thanks for this, and your posts in the other thread.
[Nexus 7 General] r0zj0k3r:
Whoa man, calm down. I actually just misread what you wrote. I made the washers myself the same way the op did as seen in my first post thanking him.
[Nexus 7 General] mariolouis:
I did this and it works! I'm just concerned it might be a breathing room for the cpu to expand when hot. It may sound silly but given the so little space it has to cram everything inside, we'll never know. And mine only lifts when it is hot in that exact spot. Then flush when cold. Any insights?
[Nexus 7 General] yococs:
I used paper from post its as a washer is this ok? Im just worried cause it might cause heat induction inside anyway i noticed the screen lift was gone ill try to obeserve the following days if its totally gone
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
:D

Haha I was like "wtf". Flaring nerd rage. I'd be interested in tiny washers too if they existed.
[Nexus 7 General] :
OMG! seens to works!

thanks!! that was driving me crazy!
[Nexus 7 General] r0zj0k3r:
UPDATE :

For me this fix seems to be temporary. With just one washer installed, the lift did come back after a few days. It seemed less pronounced, however it did come back. I'm now trying the additional washers. As a side note, it almost seems as though the screen lift gap shifts from the screen to the back cover, no matter what I do. I've been gentle when removing and replacing the cover, but this gap is almost as annoying as the screen lift.... Meh. I guess I am just stuck with this minor nuisance. As long as it doesn't get worse with time, I really don't care, still lovin this device.

Many thanks again to the OP, this is a very clever set up.
[Nexus 7 General] gusto5:
I took a shot at this and got it done an hour ago. So far so good! Thanks OP
[Nexus 7 General] mike5065:
Worked for me, thanks for posting great instructions.
[Nexus 7 General] mariolouis:
I've done this. Even had 3 screw washers put in 2 weeks ago. But now screen sep is back! Will open it up again later maybe the screws loosened up. But Im hesitant to frequently opening it up, the clips might worn out.
[Nexus 7 General] Rabbitintheheadlights:
The washers didn't work for me, it just made things worse. So I took them all out and tightened the screws and it was the same as before. Tried loosening the screws and that didn't work either.

It also seemed that the clip near the microphone wasn't holding right so that added to the ''spongy'' feeling of the left side, which is also where the screen lifts.

It occured to me that that clip depends on the grey part of the chassis (where the back cover clips on) needed to sit a little farther outwards (away from the internals) so as to clip firmly with the back cover.

I decided to try this; I loosened all the screws surrounding the chassis, then as I tightened them back in a crosshatch pattern, I applied some tension on the grey chassis frame pulling it's sides outwards (away from the motherboard) as much as I could. You can see the slight movement of the screw heads in relation to the black plastic as you ''preload'' the frame outwards.

Tightened it all up snug but not so much as to risk stripping the threads; solid as a rock, no lifting, no creaking. Best of all there are no foreign objects in my tablet...

FWIW this is my replacement tablet, and the lift on it was much worse than the one I sent in...

tl;dr, if nothing else worked for you, try loosening all the screws and tightening it up in a crosshatch pattern while applying a small amount of outward tension to the grey frame.
[Nexus 7 General] r4ptor:
Just did the fix and it worked very well. No screen lift and noise if touching the screen on the left side anymore.

Thanks, i hope this fix lasts. If not, well then it's epoxy time :laugh:
[Nexus 7 General] makmyl:
Thanks dilldoe

Your fix worked for me, it's not ideal but at least the screen does not move anymore.
[Nexus 7 General] Benjamin150:
Lol, the one bad thing about forums like these.. I'd have never noticed had not come on here haha.

But, this did work for one side of the screen, the other is still raised a bit. I feel like they could have added two extra screws..? Two are missing where there could be some.
[Nexus 7 General] strikeir13:
So first I tried the foil washers but it didn't do enough. Then I tried making a washer out of the guitar pick I used to get the case open, which helped but in one place (left side bottom), even with TWO guitar pick washers, the screw still pushed the screen up. So my ultimate solution was to remove that screw (as I read Asus had done in some instances) and leave some other washers on place. Now I have no screen lift and my tablet is even ~1g lighter! There isn't any movement where that screw was removed because the screws on either side are in place and snug, so I'm happy with my solution and I love my tablet again!
[Nexus 7 General] 1902:
I did the as op says, it works for few hours and the screen poped up again, i started to hate my N7 :banghead:

Update: ended up gluing my n7 and now the 3rd day everything looks good.
[Nexus 7 General] Krunk_Kracker:
At first I thought I had escaped the screen lift issue, but yesterday I noticed a slight "squeeking" so I checked and noticed a very very slight screen lift in the typical area.

Figured I'd give this a shot, except I went to Ace hardware and got a few size 1 washer, they were $.24 a piece. This is how they look:

I ended up only needing one, but these work as well as what the OP posted with the pill packaging.

Thanks for the idea OP!
[Nexus 7 General] darkchazz:
Is there a proper fix other than gluing this thing ?!

I tried both the fix in the OP and tightening the screws.. neither worked =.=
[Nexus 7 General] TECK:
Don't add the washers in between, you will break the tab where the black ribbon cable is located. Once you do this, you cover will never sit properly. Chances are most people who did this mod have their tab already broken. Take a look at my write-up for a permanent fix: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1875801
[Nexus 7 General] Mucho79:
Tried every fix, none of them worked, only glue stoped the screenlift.
[Nexus 7 General] HoochieCoo:
I put a washer on the screw near the ribbon cable, loosened the screws on either side of that and glued the glass down with Gorrila glue (super glue). Then to make sure, I put a snug case on it. Mine has been fine now for over two weeks.

The super glue (or epoxy) wouldn't have been my first choice of glue, but it was handy. I really wanted to use a good silicone based glue so that it had some flex.
[Nexus 7 General] dilldoe:
seeing how the new batch of n7 have screws missing (guess Asus must think the screws are an issue)

I was wondering if using double sided tape (the thin kind, one that looks like scotch tape) in between the frame would be enough to secure the bezel frame to the internal one.

I would try it, but since the washer fixed my lift, I really don't want to fiddle with it.

so if anyone is willing to try and post results?
[Nexus 7 General] wbigoljr:
I tried this and it somehow works but I'm very disappointed at ASUS/GOOGLE. Nexus 7 has really bad engineering design. Thermal expansion causes the screen to pop up. They should have designed a more rigid frame.
[Nexus 7 General] bitbull:
My seconds Nexus 7 had a small screen lift problem, however, strangely enough, this time it disappeared after a couple of days use. I'm sure the problem will return but I'm keeping this one.
[Nexus 7 General] mbolinao:
Minor screen lift

I bought my Nexus 7 last week of November. This is a 32GB unit already.

I see a very minor screen lift on the area where everybody has screen lift. It's not noticeable especially when I didn't know about this issue. But if I look closely and compare it from the right side, there's indeed a small lift.

I try to press it down and there's no squeeshing feel and I do not hear any popping sound like the one I saw from YouTube. Whenever I press it down it actually feels solid and there's no movement, like it's not lifted (but I can see a lift).

Should I mess with it or leave it as it is? Now that I'm aware about the screen lift, It bother's me sometimes LOL like everytime I'm done using it (or while using it) I check the left screen once in a while. I've been itching to open the back and check what can be done to completely remove my minor lift, but I'm afraid I might regret it and I might actually get the more obvious lift after opening and messing with it.
[Nexus 7 General] swisstourist:
I remove the foam....

What s the use of it anyway?
[Nexus 7 General] sebr:
Anybody here where the fix really helped for period more than just a few weeks?
[Nexus 7 General] knuckles1978:
Re: NEW FIX for screen separation issue! (tested & working by most members already)

I removed the piece of foam too, the piece from roughly the centre of the left hand side. It didn't completely cure it, but it made it better to the extent that its not too bad anymore.

UPDATE!!

lol!!! I just completely cured mine, can't believe it was so easy....

I just took the back off, removed a screw from down by the USB port, and put it into where the lift was at its worst and tightened it up, not too hard though. COMPLETELY CURED, AND FEELS SOLID.

And the screw that I stole from beside the USB port has made no noticeable difference. At last.

Edit: just had a real close inspection to make sure. It's 100% perfect now. Totally flat, zero lift, feels completely solid now, and the LCD no longer ripples if I run my thumb down the side of the screen :)