front spring replacement

Hello everyone On my way to the store a loud "CLUNK" from the front right of the car. Steering started pulling heavily to the right. On my way back jacked the car, removed the wheel, ball bearings raining and this: The front of the car has been nose diving when braking since I have it so I...

I'm replacing a broken front spring with a new spring and shocker but I'm having major problems getting the strut back into the hub - I'm only getting it in about 15mm then it's really stuck. I've checked various threads on the subject but nobody describes the best way to get the strut back...