How to disassemble mechanical coil-over shocks

[jamyers]

Like the title, anybody know how to take apart coil-over mechanical shocks, like the ones on a yerf-dog?

I know I could fire up the spring compressor and sawz-all, but I'd like to put some of them back together again after swapping parts around, if possible.

 

[porsche930dude]

sometimes the bottom unscrews allowing access to a nut .
sometimes the top unscrews from the shaft but you have to grab the shaft through the spring to unscrew it.
sometimes the middle unscrews where it meets the spring and you punch a pin out of the shaft to get the spring off.
your gonna have to figure it out

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

and some dont come apart at all

 

[jamyers]

I was afraid of all that...

(we need a smiley-guy with a huge wrench in his hand)

 

[whait86]

ive taken one apart by compressing the shock, using a spring clamp to hold the spring down and then extending the shaft out to max turning the inner shock a 1/4 clockwise then puling it out about a half inch then rotating the shaft again counter clockwise and then removing it completly.