Trick to exhaust actuator springs

Hey everyone, so I'm getting ready to sell the car and putting everything back to stock. I removed the mfer-1 I had, and the exhaust actuator springs are giving me a hell of a time. It seems it's if tighten to tight they bind and if I loosen them a little they slip off the rotator and I keep popping codes. I have checked and they are the right orientation.

Any advice?

Thanks