SRAM RockShox RS-1 Service Manual page 12

Remove the socket wrench and leave the hex bit socket engaged in the
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bolt. Strike the end of the hex bit socket to dislodge the air shaft from the
carbon fiber upper.
Remove the hex bit socket from the carbon fiber upper.
Firmly pull the stanchion downward to remove the stanchion and spring
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assembly from the carbon fiber upper.
If the stanchion does not slide out of the carbon fiber upper, then the press
fit of the shaft may still be engaged. Reinsert the 5 mm, long hex bit socket
and repeat the previous step.
Insert the anchor tool into the bottom of the carbon fiber upper so that it
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engages the anchor.
Rotate the anchor tool clockwise and unthread the anchor.
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Remove the anchor tool, the anchor, and the anchor bolt.
Mallet & 5mm, long hex bit socket
Anchor tool
30 mm & Anchor tool
Anchor tool
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