Thermosonic Thermoengine retaining clip broke......waht next?

[navigator]

The contact with CPU was not in the middle of this HSF so i tried to "fix" and after one hour I BROKE IT
>( Grrrrrrrrrrhrhrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhh what next? is the HSF useless now or i can buy or use other's ? The result was not so good. PIII 700e @ 868 idle =42 load=58 caseTemp=33 (all in deg. celcius) with stock HSF even with TST it was same and ALPHA pal 6035 same. I tried everything but to no where.what's wrong.......all HSF combination giving the same Temp using MBM on Asus Cusl2

[UnseenMenace]

Try to find a old disgarded/unloved first generation pentium as the clips of these can usually be used. ( you may need to bend the clip though, as excessive pressure can damage a CPU core )