Brian's solution sounds nice and easy I myself have never tried that way, but most certainly will in the future, hopefully these photo's below will give you a little bit more insight as to what may need doing should the above not work out.
First loosen the front wheel studs.
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Jack car up at the front.
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Remove wheel & add a axle stand to the jacking point for wheel removal.
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The ABS sensor wire needs unclipping as does the brake hose.
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Brake hose prise clip upward with a screw driver etc.
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Then use a pair of long nose pliers to pull clip off completely.
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The brake hose now can be removed from the strut.
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You can now turn your attention to the removing the drop link bottom fixing to antiroll bar 15mm or maybe 17mm depending.
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Now you need to undo the lower ball joint bolt/nut
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You now need to pull or tap out the ball joint I used a piece of 2"x2" wood and a lump hammer as below.
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The next part is to tackle the front strut bolt
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Use a good six sided socket & bar to crack the bolt
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Make sure you have something under the disc/hub I used a plant pot
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Add some penetrating oil to the strut and joint and tap down with the sane piece of wood slowly, until the strut becomes free from the hub.
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You can now unlock the three nuts holding the strut on to the car
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Lower the strut from and out of the wheel arch
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Refitting is the reverse good luck Arctic
