Patent ID: 8270118

Claim:
A head stack assembly cartridge, comprising: a base plate having a pivot shaft for pivotally mounting a head stack assembly; a base voice coil motor magnet attached to an inner surface of the base plate, wherein the base voice coil motor magnet is arranged on the inner surface of the base plate to be adjacent to a coil of the head stack assembly pivotally mounted on the pivot shaft: a cover removably attached to the base plate; and a pivot clamp removably attached to the cover and configured to secure the head stack assembly pivotally mounted on the pivot shaft, wherein the pivot clamp is configured to be seated on a fulcrum on the cover and on a pivot screw attaching the head stack assembly to the pivot shaft of the base plate, and wherein the pivot clamp is removably attached to the cover with a load screw operable to apply a load to the pivot screw.