Can't move Antec TruQuite fans due to mounting method

swannyUK · 30 Nov 2017 at 10:50

Hi guys,

Anyone else got these fans? I thought they were great and have 3 in my case.

I'll be changing cases soon and took one fan off to clean up but noticed there is now no way for me to use it again! My problem is that the instructions advise you to snip the end off the rubber "screws" after pulling them through. Now I cant push/pull them through and you cant use screws....

Spoke to Antec who don't sell them separately...brill

Anyone got any suggestions?

Hotwired · 30 Nov 2017 at 11:03

What's stopping you using screws.

Also... Akasa anti-vibration fan mounts

skyripper · 30 Nov 2017 at 11:08

Probably can't use screws as the holes in the rubber blocks are too small.
However.. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rubber+fan+mounts

Hotwired · 30 Nov 2017 at 11:18

A rubber block will take any screw. Teeth bite into the rubber and it holds.

skyripper · 30 Nov 2017 at 11:33

Hotwired said:
A rubber block will take any screw. Teeth bite into the rubber and it holds.

Well yes. Given enough torque and determination, you can probably screw anything to anything else

Normal fan screws are quite chunky, and those holes are quite tiny. Which is probably the difficulty being faced.

swannyUK · 30 Nov 2017 at 11:57

Hotwired said:
What's stopping you using screws.

Also... Akasa anti-vibration fan mounts

Tried, they screw in but don't actually grip

swannyUK · 30 Nov 2017 at 12:01

skyripper said:
Probably can't use screws as the holes in the rubber blocks are too small.
However.. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rubber+fan+mounts

Trust me, I've googled rubber fan mounts to death but I'm not sure any of the small types will work as it is one solid "shaft" from one side to the other hence needing the long ones. Yes Akasa do something similar but I'm not sure if they will fit.

Just wondered if anyone else had re-used the fans and if so what they used.

Hotwired · 30 Nov 2017 at 12:08

Other options are....

Long thin bolts with nuts from hardware shop

Zip ties - thread one through until it is stopped by the head, cut the head off a second and ratchet it down the strip of the first to secure.

How exotic would you like your mounting to be

swannyUK · 30 Nov 2017 at 12:18

Hotwired said:
Other options are....

Long thin bolts with nuts from hardware shop

Zip ties - thread one through until it is stopped by the head, cut the head off a second and ratchet it down the strip of the first to secure.

How exotic would you like your mounting to be

haha, that zip tie idea might just work

Ace Modder · 30 Nov 2017 at 17:19

How many of the rubber pullers do you need? I will bung you some in the post. (I think I have some in the garage)