Removing X2 4400+ stock heatsink

[trojan698]

I'm having a little trouble removing the thing tbh, I've unclipped both sides and for some reason it wont budge. Saying that I am pretty scared to yank it off, but surely it shouldnt require a great deal of force? I had the comp on for an hour before attempting it, tried it - nope, left it to cool down - nope.

help..

 

[trojan698]

ah its cool, sorted now. The CPU was stuck to the heatsink! scary stuff.. Thankfully no bent or broken pins, lever was down aswell, didnt know it could pop out ;/

All ok now tho