Hyper TX3 plus Fan installation issue

Hmm... okay thanks for the quick answer. I thought about the screw thing but was unsure of the possible risks involved in that (again this is my first build). I'll keep trying and ask again if its still an issue in a couple of days.I'm still doing all this outside the case btw. Don't think I had the arm in the wrong way as it won't even come close to the tabs that need to go thought the square holes in any other way, but I appreciate you effort anyhow, thanks!

No, no I'm not THAT novice. I know I'm using the right kind of setup (Angled bar and securing lever, not four push-in clips). Like I said it gets very close to fitting but frustratingly reverses itself every time.
I should post a pic of the manual, It is truly the most unhelpful manual I've ever seen. It's got four tiny, hard to see picture and no written instructions that are in English. Oh well I guess, I'll take a break from this build for a couple of days. Maybe I'll be able to get this to work when I start back up again. Thank you so much for you continued advice. Cheers for now.

Oh my god, it actually worked. VICTORY! I am eternally grateful for you help darkbreeze! It was the lever part of the retention mechanism, even though I had tried it both ways, it must have been in the wrong way (pulling over back to front in relation to the case, rather than front to back in relation to the case). The lever itself was also slightly bent out of proportion(the angle was too large) causing the distance from the square hole to the holder to be too large. I bent it against the table (gently) and now it connects with the lever locking into place completely with minimal flexing. It did not take much force on the final attempt, and thanks to you, I remembered to use a smaller amount of thermal paste this time. It was that second link that finally helped me out, the one with the picture of the bracket showing the angle it should have been. Mine was at least 125% greater than the proper angle when it arrived so that was the problem that ultimately resulted in this thread. The square hole on my unit was a single hole on both sides, not three hole like in the picture, so it may have been a cheaper knock off lever from china or something as I ordered the fan from amazon and it came in some relatively sketchy packaging. I still stand by the fact that those instructions were atrocious though.

The reason I include so much detail is because I know for a fact someone else has the exact same problem and has been searching for a solution even longer than I have. Don't worry you're not alone! I was lucky enough to be given almost immediate help in this forum by "darkbreeze" within literally minutes, and again I can't thank him enough.

This experience has made me a Tom's Hardware user forever, and I'm glad to see there are still helpful, level minded, and diligent people on the internet.

Now that I got the board in the case, all I need is my power supply( I made a separate post about that), a video card, and to install windows. Whoooo ! Thanks one more time darkbreeze, will remember this forever bro.


Link to other post :http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2620797/good-power-supply-workstation-gaming-build.html