Yes you can just remove the top arm. You undo the 2 forward retainer bolts, as well as the 11/16th AF nuts. Then the pin slides forward into the engine bay and releases the top arm down.
It is more work than using the spring compressor, you really need to remove the radiator, and work is really tight on the passenger side as well. But it does solve a problem if you haven't a spring compressor.
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