Warning:Use the proper eye protection when drilling to prevent metalchips from causing physical injury.

Clamp the strut in a vise horizontally with the rod-(1) completely extended.Drill a hole in the strut at the center of the end cap-(3) using a 5-mm (3/16-in)drill bit. Gas or a gas/oil mixture will exhaust when the drill bit penetrates thestrut. Use shop towels in order to contain the escaping oil.Remove the strut from the vise.Hold the strut over a drain pan vertically with the hole down.Move the rod-(1) in and out of the tube-(2) to completely drain the oil from the strut.
Shock Absorber Disposal Strut Assembly Dampers/Shocks
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