G4 Cube processor spacer

[Bambuizeled]

Hi all, I pulled my G4 cube apart to add a fan and I also repasted the processor, during this is lost one of the little spacers between the motherboard and the processor board. I searched my dining room top to bottom and couldn't find it so it must have walked somewhere else. I was curious and assembled the computer to see if it would still work and it did so I wanted to ask few questions.

1. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement?
2. Are there any long term side effects of not using the spacer?
3. Is the spacer super critical to the mac functioning?

Thank you all for your time.

- Bam

First picture is the spacer second picture is the cube with the missing spacer and the installed spacer.

 

[herd]

It's not loose somewhere inside the Cube is it? You may be able to buy one from a Cube that's being parted out, but as you've found it is not critical.

If it were my Cube, I'd probably make one out of plastic. A piece of Bic pen maybe?

 

[François]

Maybe you can find a standard metallic spacer that would fit? It would not have the smaller rings protruding from each end, but I think those are only there to facilitate assembly.