[zeropointbug]

Hey, yes, like Brian said. You just have to get a small screw driver where the battery power in wires come in, and put moderate pressure up, it should start crackling and start to come off.

THen what I did to take the heatspreader off the FET's, was use the plastic end piece as a leverage spot, and put the screw driver tip just under the pad (where there are no FET's) and do the same thing. However, it's stuck on the FET's better than it is to the case, so just constant pressure up with leverage on the screw driver, and it should slowly start crackling and lift off.

Would you mind posting pics of the heatsinks you have? I'm curious what you have.