well i got the center pod off the flap with clamping a forcep to the flap and twisting the pod's rod. [no snickers] so i did not have to cut a hole or anything of the sort.

now the center pod worked really well with the original tool. just popped right open. much more tab exposed so the tool was actually bending the tab and not trying to crush the body. so now if it goes back in as easy as it came out [of course they never do] then it's not too bad to do this job.

i will be posting a few fotos of the tool i modified for leverage.

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