i took it apart and tried everything

even removing the clamps on the bottom
but when i did that now it just over heats with 2 rings


any help much appreciated

One red light is usually a hardware failure warning whereas two red lights is overheating. Could you tell us which lights positions are light and which error code based on the guide.

Here is the links to the M$ support sections on each of the faults just to help us clarify which error you are getting specifically.

1 Light

2 Lights

3 Lights

4 Lights


Also this might be better in Tech Help

when you removed the clamps, did you clean off the old thermal paste and apply some new stuff? If not, that may be why its now overheating.

If your looking to do the standard RROD (3 Red Ring Error) then I wrote a guide on the repair here. linky