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You decompress the spring with the clamp that the wrench is stuck on and can only turn one way because it is racheting style in the box end. If it's was just as easy as loosen it I wouldn't have bothered making the post.
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I had similar problems and then also bent one of those things on a truck spring. I ended up getting an inexpensive hydraulic compressor from Northern Tool and life has been a breeze ever since.
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Use an open end wrench on the spring to pry it up. A prybar might kick out on you, a open end wrench would grab it better. use something flat under the wrench as a shim to pry it up further.