One thing to note, the damper rod is threaded internally. When removing the nut on the damper rod, if you thread a bolt into the damper rod you can use an hex head socket to spin the damper rod while holding the nut to remove it from the rod. If the bolt you use is long enough, you can also use it to pull up the damper rod.
I found working all the air out of the rebound (right) fork took way longer than the compression (left) fork.
