Spring removal - oh what fun!

Front right wheel, working on a-arm removal

The removal of the a-arms is turning into a real experience. I went to a local Autozone where you can "rent" a coil spring compression tool. The spring compressor hardware doesn't fit in between the coils to grab it from the top and bottom so I have to go through the bottom a-arm with the end bracket and then use a socket extender on the top bolt used to torque down the rod through the upper a-arm.

The problem is that I still can't get the upper ball joint to release and let the lower a-arm and spring to come free. I'll have to post some questions on corvetteforum.com for some help.