[macojoe]

You have no room to pull the cable out because it was turned all the way to the right or at least in part when it froze in place!!
Cut the cable with a grinder a few inches from the tube and then you will have pleanty of room to hammer it out!!
You will see that when you get the new cable if you turn it alll the way to the left the cable will retract into it self leaving short anough for you to install it.
They don't put cables in before the mount engins! Spray the crap out of it and add a little heat from a propane tourch and get a bigger hamer!!

Let us no how you make out!