Fixing a Broken Socket on a motherboard

[jzodda]

Well I have a Swiftech MC370-3 Peltier and when I was attaching the Heatsink to the socket on my MB I managed to turn the screw that is used to tighten the assembly too tight and bam! a piece of the socket and the socket lug came off the socket. Well I am left with either trying to RMA the board or making a new socket lug. I tried glueing the broken piece back to my ASUS CUSL2 Motherboard with Epoxy but it is not strong enough to hold when I have to tighten the socket screw to get good contact.

What I was thinking of doing is fix the socket with this plan:

Plan

Now that plan is for slokets, but I would imagine the concept is the same on an actual Socket-370 motherboard correct? I would be using a small piece of aluminum. Is there any danger that will short out the motherboard?

Thanks

Joe

 

[Vrangel]

I guess the plan should work.

It wont hurt to try easier fix first.
RadioShack sells 'Future Glue', product #64-2331
I used it to glue some heatsink to plastic surface.
A moment later I realized its crooked and tried to adjust it.
It wont budge. I tried to use some force but
apparently it has a dead grip. Cost only a few bucks anyway.

 

[jzodda]

Vrangel

well I will try it the hard way I went out today to home depot and got the epoxy, fiberglass cloth and aluminium latch and files. I have filed it all down and am ready to go. Then I started thinking about shorting things out so I posted about my plan. I guess Joe over at overclockers would not have posted his little fix if there was a major danger of shorting things out though.

I will have to get some of that future glue. Is it stonger than Epoxy?

 

[Vrangel]

You tell me...

 

[jimmybobob35]

Ummm.... Scary!!!!

 

[jzodda]

Nah,

it did not hold. It probably would have held a normal HS, but not the type with socket screws. The upward pressure is just too much for it. I am going to get an RMA from Asus and get a new one. Shame that a perfectly good board is wasted due to a small piece of plastic.