05 H2 Lift gate- License Pocket Replacement

[The Ledge]

I just recieved my replacement rear license pocket (w/o chrome) which came with the lift gate latch handle afixed. While waiting for the replacment to arrive. in the interim I removed the abs interior lift gate panel which is held down by retaining clips and determined that all six bolt nuts that attach the license pocket are fairly accessible to remove with a socket wrench through the factory cut outs of the interior lift gate frame.


The help I am now still seeking is how to remove the control assy cable from the lift gate handle, which is attached to the existing license pocket. Does the end cable just pop out? or, does the end cable "nut" need to be unscrewed from the lift gate handle? Before fumbling with this final crucial step without doing something irreversible, help from any H2 techie would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.