Handbrake cable won't come out

[L888]

I'm trying to replace my handbrake cable and it won't come out of where it is mounted in the caliper. Haynes says to use a hammer and a punch but I don't have a punch so I've been trying with the metal part of a screwdriver but it won't budge!

Any suggestions?

I've got work at five and need my car :(

[L888]

I mean the hole it goes through on the caliper, not the bit that the very end is clipped in to..

[Tom5190]

Not hitting it hard enough, thats why you need a punch as a screwdriver is probly dosent have enough surface area.

[L888]

uch, I guess I'll have to go get some. I can't think of anything else I have lying around that would do

[iSlayeR]

smack it harder! ;)