Originally Posted by churchill

The only advice i might give to first timers taking apart small parts is to do the following.

Have all your instruments laid out ahead of time--the smaller the screwdriver and forceps the better.

Lay down a clean white cloth to work on in case anything pops out on you, and if you are a cat owner like me I suggest you bar them from your work area till this is complete.

Also, when working with small parts, especially with delicate prongs, NEVER NEVER apply force.

If something is not coming in or out easily, stop and re-examine your alignments and positions and apply force gently.

The marking of the placement pieces is essential and obviously comes from an experienced person, it saved me all worries about where things were supposed to be.

Cheers,

W.S. Churchill (better known as lowell)