I was going to take apart a spare empeg today to rob the small harddrive out of it, then install it in a older p3 laptop.

Well.... Everything was going well but the rotary knob would not just pull off like it should. Its like it was seized on there. So after a few trys I stopped and grabbed my 3rd and final spare, robbed the hd from it and left the other alone. I didn't want to break it.

Any ideas on how to get that rotary knob off easier? Lots of these screws and stuff are tighter than a virgin on these players.....