I talked to shimano about a week ago... showed him my method... (he said it was very smart ) he's going to give it a shot when he finds a cpu worth risking...

never thought of showing coolaler though...
other users have removed the IHS without cracking the core... one user did it to an already dead Celly D... the other cut some SMD's off his smithfield (i was guilty of the same thing) both removed the IHS without cracking the core