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RIPLEy SWINGaRM REMoVaL
RIPLEy SWINGaRM REMoVaL
Note:
Special tools are needed to remove and
replace the Ripley bearings in the seat tube
and in the swingarm. Please do not attempt
to remove and replace these bearings
without the tool.
Instructions on removal and re-installation
of the bearings using the Ibis Clemens Tool
(drawing to the right)
can be found in
the video above and on the Ibis Website
under
Support>Technical Articles>Ripley
Bearing Replacement.
You can purchase
the tool at our online store:
http://store.
ibiscycles.com/clemens-bearing-tool-for-
ripley-p195.aspx
Note that we have revised the torque spec
of the eccentric core bolts to 4 N-m.
To reinstall the swingarm, work in the
reverse order. Add grease to the core
when reinstalling, and a lightly grease
the inner lip of the eccentric cap. Don’t
forget the two spacers that go between
the BB30 bearings in the seat tube. The
This information is shown in a video:
http://tinyurl.com/mfttd8o
chamfered hole on the cap aligns with
the threaded hole on the eccentric core.
Use blue loctite on the bolt.
Use a 12 mm open end wrench to
align the eccentrics so that the flats
are horizontal and at the 9 o’clock
position when the frame is parallel
with the ground. Gently slide the
swingarm onto the eccentrics. Insert the
swingarm bolts, lower bolt from the non
drive side, upper from the drive side.
The conehead nut goes on the lower
bolt, on the drive side. Ride it and weep
(with joy).
