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| Drill a 3 mm Ø hole -arrow- through outer tube of shock absorber, or saw through side of tube. |
Note Gas will escape when drilling or sawing. |
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| Apply pipe cutter (commercially available type) as shown in illustration and cut through outer tube of shock absorber. |
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| Pull the piston rod upwards, at the same time holding the inner tube securely with pliers and pressing it downwards, so that it remains in the outer tube when the piston rod is slowly pulled upwards. |
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| Pull piston rod off inner tube of shock absorber. |
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| Drain shock absorber tube. |
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