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[hyfall381]

there's different ways of doing an x-clamp replacement.  people have their own preferences.  

i use m5 .80-10mm hex cap bolts (you'll need 8 of them), 5mm steel washers and 5mm nylon washers. i use 8 of each.
i put the bolts through the motherboard, put 1 nylon washer then 1 steel washer on each bolt, top side of motherboard.  nylon goes first to protect the board.  add your thermal paste (make sure you have cleaned the chips first) and then attach the heatsinks.
if you have an xbox that was manufactured 2005-early 2007, you'll notice the 2 center standoffs for the case screws stick up higher. so if you were to put the board back in the metal chassis, those 2 standoffs would be pushing up on the center of the board, causing flex.  so i shave those down. you dont have to use the 2 center screws. itll be fine. now the board will sit flat.  the hex caps on those bolts are the perfect height for support, for the center of the board.  you'll see what i mean.

hope this helps. good luck.  oh... a good reflow will do wonders too!  remember...it's an x-clamp replacement, not x-clamp fix

[hyfall381]

i wouldnt agree that an x-clamp replacement is pointless. i do agree that many people dont do proper reflows.  the point is... he asked about what parts to use for an x-clamp replacement.  im sure the obvious idea of buying another 360 crossed his mind, but he asked about the parts for an x-clamp fix.

[Weirdjerz3y]

An x-clamp fix is a great way to get more life out of old console. I would rather spend $5 for a chance to get a working xbox360 for a few more days or months, till its dies, then buy a slim or jasper. But he came here to ask what x-clamp fix works good, i usually use the ebay ones, but instead of two washers on the bottom, i use either one or none. Cause the screws themselves are a bit big. I did an x-clamp fix to my xbox in dec 2010. It still going strong, and it was given to me for free. So i fixed it and put LT1.0 for sammy on it. Hope all goes well.

[iateshaggy]

a proper reflow might be the best thing to do to a broken 360, but the best thing to do is replace the piece of shit.