[Test-Equipment] Repairing SImpson 260 Test Leads (00125?)

[Barry]

I'm now the owner of a like-new Simpson 260 Series 6P meter.  The only thing wrong with it is the red test lead is broken where the tip presses into the plastic handle.  These are similar to the last ones pictured at the bottom of this page:

http://www.simpson260.com/accessories/test-leads.htm

On the leads I have, the wire comes out through a plastic, hemispherical end cap (for lack of a better explanation) which I believe may be a strain relief.  I'd like to remove the wire but not sure how that cap comes out.  I assume it is pressed in (much like the metal tip on the other end) but not sure and I don't want to damage the handle any more than it already is.

I'm thinking if I could get a red plastic tube with the same OD/ID, I could replace this handle but need to know how to get that other plastic cap off safely.

Short of that, I could either attempt to epoxy the pieces back together on the broken end (the plastic seems to have gotten somewhat brittle so not sure how good of an idea this is) or cut off the broken end so that I could press the tip into fresh plastic.  Again, the plastic seems a bit brittle, though, so that could still end up being weak (not to mention being shorter).

It's a shame.  The rest of the meter is pristine (still in the box with the styrofoam insert, alligator clips in their unopened bag, and the Simpson red tag affixed to the handle) so I'd like to restore the probe to as original a condition as possible.

Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ