Thanks for all the advice guys- much appreciated! I do still have the pad... it's attached to the old cap. I will go with Unknown_K's suggestion.

Elfen- I have some panasonic lytics I am using. I recapped a IIsi with them and that works fine, so I am marching onwards.

archer174- when you say you would solder the capacitor across the via... what exactly does that mean? Do you mean literally, solder the new cap leg to that via... right to the top of it? Thanks!