@dudger,
When was the last time you cleaned the fan with compressed air?
With a finger in the blades to keep it from spinning (to prevent damage) use compressed air to blow out the dust. You can use pipe cleaners to get into the area between the heat sink fins.
Do not remove the heatsink, as that is not required. Actually, the fan is held by screws. Look through the top screws holes into the heatsink.
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