With the circuit board on its edge, have your buddy seize one of the capacitors with the pliers and apply a really light pulling pressure. Apply the tip of the soldering iron to one lead on the back facet of the board and hold it there until you see the solder melt. Now switch to the opposite lead till it melts. Preserve going forwards and backwards on the leads. Each time the solder will melt sooner. After going back and forth a pair occasions the capacitor will simply come out.