EK Thermosphere Seals

savagesam117 · 10 May 2015 at 20:36

I thought as I was bored this afternoon I would clean my gpu block ready for install next week hopefully. I took it all apart, clean it all out, then all of a sudden the seal popped out. This thing is the bigger one of the two and it's a right pain to get back in, anyone got any tips to getting a it back in? Otherwise I'm going to throw the bloody thing out of the window!!!

EK Luc · 10 May 2015 at 20:56

patience that's about it. Try to omit to "roll" the o-ring but simply slowly put it in the o-ring channel.

some people use some painters tape that they gently remove when the top is back on just prior to screw it in. Some also use a bit of silicone lube to keep the o-ring in place.

savagesam117 · 10 May 2015 at 21:07

I just used some tape to hold it in place, at the top and bottom, pealled it off and it stayed. Thank you so much!!

EK Luc · 11 May 2015 at 12:11

savagesam117 said:
I just used some tape to hold it in place, at the top and bottom, pealled it off and it stayed. Thank you so much!!

Cheers!

Mayhems · 11 May 2015 at 15:42

If your stuck nip to chemist get some fem lubricating jelly (its water soluble and silicone based, PH balanced) costs about £2.50 / £3.00, grease up your o-ring and pop it in no problem, you can also use the lube on fittings and the like to ease them into place with no issues

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Amazing what a little lube can do