I have a revision 1 A600 (A300) motherboard in need of re-capping. I think there's four or five caps with signs of leakage, two of them are shown in the attached photo's provided (audio caps).
As you can see, there's hardly any solder/pad area to work with here on this board with regards to the caps. All of the caps have mostly hidden pads. I had another revision 1 board which was exactly the same as this - perhaps all revision 1 boards are like this? Anyway, what's the best approach with removing the capacitors and replacing them when there's no solder area to work on (I presume the pads are mostly under the components!)
The board works fine besides, so I need this sorting and treating quickly before real damage is done. Would tantalum/ceramics be a good idea here so that once replaced they wouldn't need replacing again? Or perhaps small through-hole electrolytic types as they'd be easier to replace. How do you go about removing caps when the solder/pad is mostly hidden so that you can't even get your iron on it... 
All advice gratefully received. 
This looks perfectly normal to me on the pad area-the majority of the pad is under the component. you have some serious leakage there especially the audio caps. Clean the area with a acid(vinegar/lemon juice) and then go over with with iso alcohol.
There is no reason why quality electrolytic capacitors wont last another 20+ years, i prefer Panasonic long life caps.
I dont agree with the use of tantalums- especially in power filtering.
I use a fine tipped soldering iron to do these(not a pointed tip, but one with a tiny chisel tip).
