rear of a W202

JTC tools Mercedes special spring compressor

the top has no access on the W202....

the thing is when I had the compressor at full compress holding 5 coils the coils aren't binded yet, so the coil came loose but it wasn't enough to come out (would not clear the bottom perch because it's a deep recess, the spring compressor body is longer than the spring after compression as well) and then when I loosened the spring compressor I loosened it without looking and had the spring sit off the top perch. Further wiggling only made it worse and about 1 coil is completely off the top perch now.

the top still has the rubber on it...doesn't matter tho at this point? The car can't be driven like this....

here is a picture of the actual compressor:

unlike the SIR tools the JTC one does not allow joining the shaft to the plate from the side, it has to be inserted from below/above.

help!