Tightening down a heat sink??
03-22-2003, 06:59 AM
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Tightening down a heat sink??
I was wondering if there has an special way to tighten down a heat sink, or just wrench it till it is tight?? Your help would be great!!!
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Tightening down a heat sink??
yeah take it easy on them
you can strip the heads of the bolts or even snap one of them off. just be gently and if you see its too loose give it a little more torque. better safe than sorry.
and when your tightening them down dont tighten one all the way down then the second and third ..etc
tighten them down in an X pattern to ensure all going in equally to prevent too much stress on one bolt or threads.
you can strip the heads of the bolts or even snap one of them off. just be gently and if you see its too loose give it a little more torque. better safe than sorry.
and when your tightening them down dont tighten one all the way down then the second and third ..etc
tighten them down in an X pattern to ensure all going in equally to prevent too much stress on one bolt or threads.
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Tightening down a heat sink??
I'm not sure if this would work (it works for taking out screws) if you heat up the crankcase so it expands slightly you might be able to screw the screws in slightly more, then when it cools its really tight.
