Care to post a rebuttal? This is a standard practice. I've scavenged many parts this way.
The plastic is likely the problem there. It's quite easy to melt the plastic on parts like this and if it's thin, has a low melting point, and needs to function mechanically it's likely to do more damage than with your average chip package.
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The plastic is likely the problem there. It's quite easy to melt the plastic on parts like this and if it's thin, has a low melting point, and needs to function mechanically it's likely to do more damage than with your average chip package.