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Disposing of the shock absorber

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Drill Ø 3 mm (commercially available)

t	Drill Ø 6 mm (commercially available)

t	Safety goggles (commercially available)

t	Oil catch container (commercially available)

t	Pipe cutter, e. g. Stahlwille Express - 150/3- (commercially available)

Note

There are two ways of disposing of the shock absorbers.

Degassing the front and rear pressurized shock absorbers

Variant A: Degassing by drilling open

I -	Front pressurized shock absorber

II -	Rear pressurized shock absorber

–	Clamp the pressurized shock absorber in the vice in such a way tbat the piston points downwards.

Caution

Wear safety goggles during the drilling procedure.

–	Drill a hole Ø 3 mm -arrow A- through the outer pipe of the shock absorber.

Note

Gas will escape during drilling.

–	Drill further until the inner pipe has been drilled through (approx. 25 mm deep).

–	Drill a second hole Ø 6 mm -arrow B- through the outer and inner pipe of the shock absorber.

–	Hold the shock absorber over an oil catch container and move the piston rod up and down over its entire stroke until no more oil escapes.

Degassing the front and rear pressurized shock absorbers

Variant B: Open with pipe cutter

I -	Front pressurized shock absorber

II -	Rear pressurized shock absorber

–	Clamp the pressurized shock absorber in the vice in such a way that the piston points upwards.

Caution

Wear safety goggles during the drilling procedure.

–	Drill a hole Ø 3 mm -arrow A- through the outer pipe of the shock absorber.

Note

Gas will escape during drilling.

–	Position a pipe cutter, e.g. Stahlwille Express -150/3-, as shown in the figure, and cut through the outer pipe of the shock absorber.

–	Pull the piston rod upwards and while doing so grip the inner pipe with pliers and press it down in such a way that it remains in the outer pipe when the piston rod is slowly pulled up.

–	Pull the piston rod out of the inner pipe.

–	Empty the shock absorber pipe.

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