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The microwave trick works (I've done it four times), but it's very difficult to gauge how much time is "right". Too much and you will turn the part to mush and it will set that way. Microwaves work from the inside out, and the inside of this part can be soft and the outside can still be fairly cool. If you are going to try out the microwave, heat in 5-7 second increments and buy spares (if you need two, buy four).
In the long run, I worry that the reason that these parts heat up in a microwave is that they contain moisture (water), and if they are microwaved, they may fail prematurely. Of course, the OLD ones were probably OK for 20 years...
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