coolermaster hyper 212 evo jiggled a bit when putting second fan on.. should i take off and reapply thermal paste?

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Hi All! Ive been finishing up my second build, and have learned a lot about pcs from my first build..
But i have a question i cant seem to find any answer too... I have a Phenom ii x6 and have it overclocked, im cooling it with a coolermaster hyper 212 evo, this cooler supports the push pull configuration of 120mm fans.
I had two fans but have just replaced the slower pull fan with another of the faster fans i already have on it for the push .. but when i was attaching the second fan the whole heatsink turned a little bit..
Now.. I straightened it back out and now with a faster fan u figure my cpu would be a little cooler (normally 16 degrees c on idle and around 30 on load) but it seemsd to be running a little warmer now (19-20 degrees c on idle havent checked load yet) so my question is do i need to reapply thermal paste because the heatsink turned a little?
 

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well the turning things is unavoidable unfortunately due to cooler masters design there is a pin that holds the heatsink to the bracket and it doesnt really lock in place... but i should deff take it off and reapply the paste?
 

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if you could not fix it so it wont turn then the base install on the board is not set as it should remove all the cooler parts and do a complete reinstall of it ,the cooler should stay fix and not moving on the cpu or rotate and slide away .
 

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well temps seem to be fluctuating between 19 degrees c and 22 degrees c where before on idle they were sitting right at 16 degrees, i mean i know its not a big difference but im a freak about my system and when things change i bug out lol
 

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And two mismatched fans may make it (slightly) worse, not better. Instead of a smooth airflow, you may be generating turbulence within the fins.