B - Open With Pipe Cutter

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Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required

Pipe cutter, commercially available

WARNING:

Wear Protective Eyewear When Drilling Or Sawing.

-- Drill a 3 mm hole -arrow- through the shock absorber outer tube or saw through the tube wall.

Fig 1: Cutting Through Outer Tube Using Pipe Cutter

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

NOTE:

Gas Escapes When Drilling Or Sawing.

-- Attach a pipe cutter (commercially available), as shown in the illustration, and cut through the outer shock absorber tube.

-- Pull the 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.

-- Remove the piston rod from the shock absorber inner tube.

-- Empty the shock absorber tube.