Desoldering Troubles.

[Drawnnite]

Ok so as the title says, I have been having trouble with desoldering some components lately.
I would not say I am a 100% expert with soldering, but have a good working knowledge and also a very good skill level in soldering and desoldering.

Now here is my problem.
There is a small component I am trying to desolder from a PCB. it has 4 legs that go through the PCB and are soldered from the backside. I have been able to remove most of the solder using a few techniques and also using solder wick after said techniques.
What is happening is, there is always a tiny bit of solder left making a connection, this is not allowing me to pull the item through. It cannot be done one at a time as all 4 are from the component which is flush mounted on the other side.

I have used a few different tips to see if it would make any difference and it hasn't.
also looking at another stage in the fix (its for a portable speaker) and it appears some of the work needs a really fine tip (current smallest is a 1mm). any suggestions on a smaller tip?

any info that could help would be great.

Edit:
May have to use a desoldering iron that heat and suck at the same time.
also having a look I'll definitely have to use a finer tip for putting it back in, might have to check the other irons to see which is the finest.

 

[Trayner]

Ive found that you need a real good soldering iron with a good heat and a desoldering plunger thingie

 

[lmoengnr]

Would a third hand help?

 

[uniacidz]

Ive found that you need a real good soldering iron with a good heat and a desoldering plunger thingie

yep one of these
Also found leverage, something thin to wedge under the component and lift at same time as desoldering and sucking lol

 

[Drawnnite]

Thanks for that guys.
I should explain, I do have a portable bench vice so everything is nicely locked into place while working on it.
but yeah relooking over it all a proper desoldering iron (that has the sucker built in) that can actually heat and suck at the same time would be the go. Have a feeling my iron isn't quite thin enough to get in the spot (even though its a 1mm tip, its not shaped to work too well), so will have to play with that.

might have to look at one of the solder suckers to give it a go, otherwise I do possibly have access to the desoldering iron and also the ability to do it under a magnifying glass with light.

probably should take take a photo, but to explain the sizing, take a 5c piece, half it and within that space is about 12+ solder joints. so its very much small electronics being played with. wish there was some more room haha.

 

[ephect]

for **** like that, I'll heat and push on the pin, moving it a smig. Then repeating the other pins, then doing it again until you've worked it out of the pcb

 

[Nut Kracker]

for **** like that, I'll heat and push on the pin, moving it a smig. Then repeating the other pins, then doing it again until you've worked it out of the pcb

That's exactly what I did yesterday, removing a stuffed 6 pin pot from a sub circuit board.
As not having any braid or a sucker, you gotta do what you can do.