Hey guys, finally found the time today after work to give installing my coilovers a shot. To much dismay after a couple of hours of fiddling, i cant seem to remove the front drivers side strut from the hub.

I can get most of it out but there is about 1cm left to come out before i can seperate the strut away. I used a screwdriver bit instead of a spreader tool but still not helping.

Does anyone know of an easy way to get this last little bit out as ive haven't much room left, unless i was thinking of removing the control arm to allow for more room underneath. Not even sure if that will work but any help/ideas is gladly appreciated as im going to give it another stab saturday morning and hoping for a solution before then

Cheers guys and thanks in advance
Naz