That’s a great write up my Mr. Waits!
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As an FYI, when you get to taking the extractor half way out and start to bend it; you aren’t going to break it. It takes more force than you’d think to bend it.
I actually remove the extractor, and put it back in the slide backwards, with the hook facing out. I then use my thumb to put force on the extractor to bend it. That works better for me than the standard way.