LPT: When disassembling something, you will almost never find yourself saying "Gee I wish I'd applied a bit MORE force to that stuck part." Stop before you break something and figure out how it's supposed to come apart.

If I've learned anything from years of taking apart carts, computers, appliances and other consumer products, it's this: If it requires more force than the average adult male can muster, you're doing it wrong, or you're missing the right tool for the job.