Camera won't eject tape. Need part and some information on how to get it out.

I have aSony DCR-TRV30 and it has the problem that it won't eject the tape. the "transport" moves out but the tape won't pop up. It seems like the left side is free, but the right side isn't. It seems that if I could replace this part everything would be fine. I have had it 6 years and it has worked great. I have found a good parts site, but I don't know what they call that mechanism. Also, I have figured out how to remove most of the parts, but I can't seem to figur out how to get deep enough to remove it. It seems like th flash assembly should come off to provide access to a screw that would allow me to remove the left side of the camera, but I'm not sure how to get that off. Please help, Sony charges $300+ to repair this camera.

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