It is indeed annoying. I use a hammer to hammer them out and patience to get them in. If you broke them, you can still insert two separate parts (I don't promise it's safe, but safe enough for me personally)
I think it may have been slightly incompatible shoes that i had. My brake wasn't listed on the package, i just thought all the lx / xt type brakes would have the same shoes. Anyway, i was just at decathlon to buy store brand shoes and they actually fit. Tight but you can actually get them on. These ones i tried this morning were just killing me, and there was still really a mm of a shove missing when i thought that's got to be good enough.
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