Maybe that's what happened and maybe that was the final straw that made the PO decide to retire it. They must have been pretty rough on it if they were prying...seems to be a tough little component. I just put my pliers on the good one and felt it...pretty tough. it would take some force to snap that off.
Thanks, Quilterman. Just wanted to make sure nothing was amiss on this total refurb I'm doing.