crashtech
Lifer
- Jan 4, 2013
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I think I am confused (no big surprise there ), but how does he reuse all the stock hardware (except the backplate) when it is the stock standoff pins (the height) that are the problem in the first place?
All I replaced were the stock standoff pins. I'm quite baffled to think how one would be able to salvage using the same standoff pins but not be able to use the stock backplate
What am I missing here?
Maybe I'm missing something, too, but the designs I have worked with have fasteners with a threaded portion that ends abruptly with an increase in shank diameter. The non-threaded portion acts to set the spring preload. My assumption is that the washers had an ID large enough to allow the non-threaded shank to pass through, thereby effectively shortening the shank and increasing spring preload, or in this case, bringing the water block closer to the board while maintaining acceptable preload.