Heatsink glued to CPU fans?

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TheBlinkstyKrab @theblinkstykrab

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Heatsink glued to CPU fans?

So the CPU fan on my laptop is starting to die, and I want to replace it however it seems that the heatsink is attached to the fan without screws, but with glue or something (can’t tell, all I know is it’s not by screws). Do I need to unscrew the metal top from the fan, buy a new fan, take off the metal top on that fan, then screw the fan onto the metal top attached to the heatsink?

(I was thinking thats what I would be able to do after looking at this image)

The specific laptop I’m working on is the MSI GL62M 7REX.

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Apparently our cpu fan is notorious for seizing and whirring.. thanks for the tip! I was honestly going to strip the glue and reglue cause I'm retarded. Thank u

6 feb 2022 da Doug Fuoco

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TheBlinkstyKrab @theblinkstykrab

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No I figured it out, the fans heat pipes are attached to the top metal casing of the fan, and I just had to unscrew the metal casing from the top of the fan to free it. Doing so I also found out that it wasn’t the fan that was the problem, but that it was a ton of dust and other crap build up inside the heat sink fins blocking airflow.

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Thank you for this I've been looking since last night when my CPU fan started whirring. I bought a new one but I might try motor oil first

6 feb 2022 da Doug Fuoco

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Apparently our cpu fan is notorious for seizing and whirring.. thanks for the tip! I was honestly going to strip the glue and reglue cause I'm retarded. Thank u — Doug Fuoco
Thank you for this I've been looking since last night when my CPU fan started whirring. I bought a new one but I might try motor oil first — Doug Fuoco