On Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 6:39:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:

I see there's a clip on each of those shock absorbers, but I can not see
how the hinge holds it in place. The hinge is NOT screwed on, it's part
of the assembly. Looking at it from the side, it's sort of like a round
sleeve inside a larger round sleeve with a slot in it.

I working from memory (so this may get dicey)...isn't there a flat on the base of the ball? Used to unscrew it...