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WARNING: Wear goggles when drilling to protect your eyes from flying metal debris.

The gas must be discharged from the strut assembly before discarding it. Place the assembly horizontally with its piston rod extended. Then drill a hole of approximately 3 mm (0.1 inch) in diameter at the location shown in the illustration and discharge the gas.

Fig 1: Locating Hole For Gas Discharge
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