Christy,
You don't sposta take the clippies apart. The end that does not pass through the fiber just clips over the divot on the other part. I take very good care of those cos they do work.
And although Jon is right about the underwriters knots I've not been able to get them small enough to fit in the bottom of those motors.
If you want I think I have an assembled clip I can take some close ups of for you.
Joe