I rented a spring compressor for my '91 190E 2.6, but I can't get it to work. It's the type that has 2 unequal length hooks that are connected to one another. You are supposed to drop it down the middle of the spring and arrange it where the hooks grab onto the spring near one end and a long threaded rod with a moveable "fork" goes up through the spring and connects to the hooks. The problem is that the assemby with the hooks is too big to manuever inside the spring itself. Can someone post some pics of the type of spring compressor I should be using? Can I use the "strut" type that consists of 2 or 3 separate threaded rods with "claws" that hook onto the spring from the outside?