Wanted to give a quick follow up, in case any of this is helpful to others.
Have to say, it came apart with only very minor torque needed. Feel like I got lucky with that.
All these photos are after the fact, and close inspection of the screw slots
(which I hadn't done until today) showed me that the AD must've needed to apply considerably more force when they did the original sizing, since those indentations were there before I touched it.
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Used my fingers to keep the screwdriver blade from side-to-slide slippage
(though, it still slipped, but at least only once!)
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Moved the inside clasp set points to their narrowest and it's all fitting perfectly now! Ready for the summer heat!
Purple loctite arrives tomorrow, so today was a dry run!
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