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Old 09-04-2013, 08:31 PM
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No, you cannot access the oil inside a modern shock.
They contain a floating piston above the oil chamber with pressurised Nitrogen to raise the boiling point of the oil and to prevent it frothing up.

You could do it in the 1970's though, but not since the introduction of 'gas' shock absorbers.
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