[JamesRedwood]

The plastics clips that hold the heatsink onto the CPU snapped and the fan now runs at 100%

I ve opened it up and can see the clip[ has snapped but I cannot seem to find a replacement - I have a 1st gen Intel Mac Mini and cannot afford to replace the entire machine simply becuiase of a broken widget

I was told that M4 40 screws would do and I spent all day trying them but they are too long and also too thick

Look at the picture to get a feel for this

MacMini Clips Macs for Sale London

Does anyone know where to get the right pin size replacement from ? Seems a shame to have to scrap the machine because of this

[ibook_steve]

Did the reply in your original post not help?

http://forums.macnn.com/58/imac-emac...ink-pin-clips/

Steve

[JamesRedwood]

Originally Posted by ibook_steve 

Did the reply in your original post not help?

http://forums.macnn.com/58/imac-emac...ink-pin-clips/

Steve

No becuase the pin sizes were too small - If anyone can help I would be extremely grateful

[Waragainstsleep]

These guys probably have something that would work:

Anixter Component Solutions - Fasteners - Plastic & Metal/Threaded Fasteners & Nuts

[Waragainstsleep]

Replacement heatsink hold-down pins? - Mac mini Model A1176 - iFixit