I have been into hardware since the '70s if you want to fix it bad enough, you will, have a little faith in yourself, remove the screws, carefully examine it visually, have a cup of your favorite beverage, lock the doors, shut the windows, unplug the phones, and fix it...easy as 123....

I would also try to hold off on the MacGyver fix as a last resort, and pliers in the jack?...that makes my skin crawl kinda like fingernails scratching a chalkboard.....eeewwwwww!!