Amount of force needed to nullify the moon's tidal lock?

What size and/or mass of impactor would need to impact the moon to destroy its tidal lock so that it's orbit is noticeable within its phases? What side effects would this impactor cause, and how would it affect the earth's tides, if at all?

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