OS32.25-P-1000-01A Scrapping Gas-Filled Shock Absorbers All

OS32.25-P-1000-01A Scrapping Gas-Filled Shock Absorbers
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1 Clamp shock absorber in vice with piston rod pointing vertically downwards.
2 Drill hole in shock absorber tube using 5 mm bit approx. 20 mm from bottom of shock absorber (black arrow) and on Fichtel & Sachs shock absorbers actuate piston rod several times to pump out oil.
3 On Bilstein shock absorbers press piston rod in to stop and pull back out.
4 Then drill a second hole approx. 60 mm from the bottom of the shock absorber.

Fichtel & Sachs shock absorber





The second hole located 60 mm from the bottom of the shock absorber should not be drilled first. If the shock absorbers are drilled in a horizontal position on a drill press, the pressurized oil will escape in a spray.

Bilstein shock absorbers