Help needed on Tune-o-matic bridge

[lunarsoul]

Hi,

I have an Epiphone guitar with a a Tune-o-matic bridge. I need to flip one of the saddles around. However, there's a retaining wire there. Any idea how to remove and install that piece of wire?

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/images/retainingwire.jpg