Fix broken ethernet port (female)

Hi there,

I have the following problem:

On both a very old laptop (not important) and a Pioneer CDJ900 (more important) I have a broken ethernet port.
Normally when you plug a connector in, the metal strips on the plug press against the pins inside the port.
The pins inside the port are a little springy so they keep pressing themselves against the pins of the plug.
The problem with my 2 ports is that the springy pins aren't as springy as they should be. The don't come out anymore, and although they don't look bend they are stuck at the deepest position they were ever pushed and now they don't make connection anymore.

I've tried to pull them back out with a needle and paperclip but that's a little tricky, and after I put a plug in it they were stuck again.

So now I'd like to know if someone has some kind of macgyver trick to fix it. Since I have the same problem with 2 ports I guess it's a common problem, but I can't find anything online. I don't care much about the laptop, but I'd like to have the linking functionality of my CDJ.

Thanks,
Stan

 

Not really working... Maybe I'm just not pulling hard enough. Thing is that the CDJ works when you don't fiddle with the cable too much. I'm afraid of breaking it when pulling harder, and then it won't work at all anymore which is not quite an option.