CPU heatsink bracket stuck

[moocow]

I swap out my Corsair A50 heatsink from my 775 rig into a 1156 rig to test something I got off BST. When I try to swap back, one of the adjustable leg is stuck. Any suggestion on how to fix it? Corsair doesn't sell replacement bracket for the A50.

 

[SugarJ]

Can you grab the bolt with a pair of needlenose and twist it? IIRC the bolts on my A50 are oblong at the slot so they'll only go through one way.

 

[moocow]

Well I did it a bit differently. I grab it from the bottom and then wiggle it down to the 775 slot. The bolt is completely stuck while the other three would giggle a bit so you can slide them up and down the slots.