I get some clicks on mine here and there depending on which side I move it with, but I'm not worried about them... everything still moves smoothly.
After trying your suggestion, that seems to work for now.
I always get a rather loud clicking sound on the left hinge as I start to close the kickstand.
I always use both hands to evenly move my kickstand to different positions.
This time I used only the right side, with my right hand to open and close the kickstand.
By not putting any type of pressure on the left side where the clicking sound normally is, I didn't hear it. Wonder how long I can keep opening and closing it from one side?
Will it eventually throw it out of alignment, or cause the kickstand to warp like some have reported?
I also tired opening and closing it by putting my hand near the Surface logo. It still clicked some, but not as loud.