Was mounting tuniq tower and of all thing, the screw broke!!!

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mikep7779

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I was just nearing the end of my tower installation, putting in the last brass screw to secure the heatsink to the back bracket when i hear a pop, and the top of the screw is in my hand -_-.

 

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That sucks! I can't wait till mine arrives. But I will keep an eye on those screws now.

 

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that really sucks, you can order thumbscrews at alot of places online, I just installed mine tonight and thankfully none of mine broke.

 

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they arent normal screws eh? I wouldent know what to look for... i really hope that they will just send me out the one screw, i lapped the heatsink and all.... would suck if i had to RMA it.

 

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Rattle said:

that really sucks, you can order thumbscrews at alot of places online, I just installed mine tonight and thankfully none of mine broke.

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where would that be? any links?

mike, does it look something like this:

i got a head come off when i was taking mine off to re-sit.

who do you think we better contact for a replacement, the store or the company?

 

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Thats it .

 

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Thanks for the heads up on those screws. I just ordered my Tuniq Tower yesterday, so now I know to be real careful with those screws.

 

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i put a warning in my thread as well... hopefully ours are the exception.

 

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From the pic you can tell that the post was a press fit into the head, so to fix it you could epoxy the head back on. (use a metal epoxy)
I would recommend using a 24 hr cure epoxy for strength.

 

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JB weld it!

Im suprised that they are using press fit heads on these bolts though.

One question can you pass the shaft straight through if the head is off?

 

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if the hole in the head is too small for the shaft to fit....you could heat the head and freeze the pole, then put it together.

 

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RIG RIDER said:

From the pic you can tell that the post was a press fit into the head, so to fix it you could epoxy the head back on. (use a metal epoxy)
I would recommend using a 24 hr cure epoxy for strength.

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Will that hold it?

 

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JB Weld or similar metal epoxy will do the job quite well.
You need to let the epoxy cure for a minimum of 24 hours before you put any stess on it.