Volcano 7+ Not Fitting 845 Ultra AR

Hey folks - just bought a Thermaltake Volcano 7+ HSF to replace the stock intel HSF on my 1.8a.  However, upon installing it I discovered that the the heatsync won't make contact with the cpu.  At first I thought that the base of the retention clips on the HSF were too wide and blocking the heatsync from fitting in the base of the retention mechanism but, after much head scratching, I discovered that the 4 little plastic pins that plug into the corners of the retention mechanism were making contact with the bottom of the heatsync and keeping it from making contact with the cpu.  As a temporary solution, I have removed the pins (the retention mechanism is actually firmly connected to the board even without the pins in) but this has to be a temporary solution.  Aside from using shims (don't want to do that) does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks!

Hey Assaf - the stock HSF fit just fine - this one baffled me as well but the white pins actually blocked (by like 1mm) the 7+ from making contact.  I wound up shaving 1/3 off the sides of the top of each pin so that the HSF fit between the tops and it makes perfect contact now.  I emailed thermaltake - maybe I got one with a warp in it?!?!  lol
All's fine now, though, and the 7+ is shaving off a few degrees from the stock HSF at the cost of silence.  On High, the fan on the 7+ is like a jet engine

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