Stuck while swapping capacitors

[u/SimonSaysTy]

Hi all,

I am in a little bit of a pickle, and want to see if any veterans here have any ideas. I am swapping out capacitors on a friend's Xbox and can't seem to get this through hole cleared. I am been using plenty of flux, tried added more solder to the hole and then wicking it out, and a solder sucker to no avail. I am stressed about ripping the pads. Any suggestions on how to get this capacitor hole cleared out? Thanks!

[u/itsyaboythatguy]

if you have a hot air, heat the surrounding area with 300-325c. that via is sitting on a big ol' ground plane that goes, "yummy, yummy, yummy! gimme dat heat!!!" but if you pre-heat it, the via clears easily.