Thinkpad yoga digitiser nib not replacable?

Hi all,
I've bought a thinkpad yoga with digitiser and when i tried to change the nib of the digitiser i can't seem to get it out. (i figure a felt tib or rubber tip might never scratch the screen and might give it a better feel)
I've tried the wacom tool for getting the nib out and even a swiss tool plier resulting in a ffed up nib still in place and me having to smoothen it with some sandpaper.
Was lenovo really that stupid to not make the nibs interchangeable or replacable? Kind of majorly dissapointed if it's not...
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From the TP Yoga's FRU BOM: http://download.lenovo.com/parts/ThinkPad/yoga_fru_bom_20140319.pdf the digitizer stylus is FRU P/N: 04X6468
Looking at this page: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&DocID=PD030464 the digitizer stylus carries a marketing P/N: 4X80F22110
You can use the FRU P/N to search the maintenance parts site: http://www-304.ibm.com/shop/americas/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/default/PromotionDisplay?promoName=pa...
Both numbers may help you search for 3rd party vendors.
Hope this helps.
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