removing parts from PCBs

[compoobah at valleyimplants.com]

Two-leaded passives are easy to get with a soldering iron and a pair of curved-nose hemostats (check with
  friends in the medical profession- those and dental tools (picks, explorers) are really convienient to have- if
  you're extremely lucky you'll find someone who's getting rid of a unit- they have air/water syringes (great for
  blowing out small stuff) and high-speed air turbine "dremel" type things- tres useful).
     Just clamp the hemostat to one lead, touch a small soldering iron to the back, pull, same with other lead.
 They're cheap new, but sometimes I don't want to go out to get them.  SMTs are a bit harder, but I've done them, too.