Yeah I don't think it's a realistic option.
Of course with caustic soda you could melt the upper tube from the lower - you wouldn't have much left worth salvaging in the end given half the damper is alu too though!
As this "FFS it's rusted shut!!!!" problem is a common one, there's gotta be a way around it...
Just need to find it :)
My colleague said his car spring compressor is too short, so that is out.
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Yeah I don't think it's a realistic option.
Of course with caustic soda you could melt the upper tube from the lower - you wouldn't have much left worth salvaging in the end given half the damper is alu too though!