ORIGINAL: bob_nj
I've never taken off a DA cap, but the caps on my 3W's are really diffucult to remove.
3W has the little ring on the end of the cap that holds it together kind of.
Everytime I remove the cap, it feels like something is going to come apart...
If you follow the manual and use a small screwdriver to carefully pry evenly around the perimeter the caps will come off very easily with no distortion or the feeling you describe. Its a bit of a trick, but once you got the method down you know it as the cap comes off very easily. Its a good thing they fit very tight trust me!
DP