Good idea...

I'm looking at my connector on the empeg, and I see some of the pins don't "stick out" as much as the others.. maybe spending so much time in a dock has some of the "barbs" losing their elastisity? I tried playing with a paperclip to see if I could get them to stick out more, but wasn't having any luck. Do I pull from the back side? Maybe the paperclip needs to be replaced with a better tool...

If any of the pins are having a poor contact with the wires inside, do I need a special crimping tool? Can I just "push" the wires towards the back of the case? I don't want to break this thing.