S5 Quattro Coupe V8-4.2L (CAUA) (2009)
‹› Gas escapes when drilling or sawing.
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Attach a pipe cutter (commercially available), as shown in the illustration, and cut through the outer shock absorber tube.
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Pull piston rod upward, hold the inner shock absorber tube in place with pliers and push it downward so that it remains in the outer shock absorber
tube when the piston rod is slowly raised.
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Remove piston rod from shock absorber inner tube.
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Empty shock absorber tube.