The left lid latch didn't work on my (12 yr old) new-to-me HP 8760W. It's apparently been an old workhorse/battleax, I can see it's been opened numerous times before, but at least the case and ribbons/connectors damage is minimal. Guessing the tech was fairly competent. Reason I was inside was for CPU and video card upgrades and cleaning, and evaluation of internal condition. While in there I inspected and repaired the mount for the latch where the threaded insert had broken out of the base cover. When done I had the latch release slider mechanism working and aligned to my satisfaction, but the lid still didn't latch on the left side, I decided to table that issue for the time. After reading this thread today I considered it and decided that perhaps bending the pin was worth a try, so I did a little and it kind of caught, but would still slip out. Then I looked closely and decided maybe a little twist and a little more bend in the pin might help... and PRESTO! It actually latches now!!! Thanks for this old...