Lubrication
Rules number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Do Not Mix Lubes
The Ripley comes factory lubed with SRAM Jonnisnot Silicon based lubricant. It
comes in a syringe, and the Ripley shock sleeve lube port is designed to be
lubricated using this syringe.
Please do not use any other lubricants, use only SRAM Jonnisnot.
Polyalaolephin based lubes attack polyurethane, and will ruin the springs! Also,
mixing of lubes can result in unknown and possibly detrimental reactions, skin
rash, bloated feelings general melancholy and a tendency to vote across party
lines.
1—Use only SRAM Jonnisnot (available at bike shops and from Ibis)
2—NEVER mix lubricants.
3—Cut off all but 1/2” of the
Jonnisnot syringe tip.
4—Clamp the seatpost in a bike
repair stand, getting all weight
off the rear wheel of the bike.
Using your hands, pull the
shock apart so the shock is at
maximum extension. This will
align the lube ports with the
chamfers on the damper discs.
5—Lift the bottom of the shock
boot up, revealing the lube
ports. Lube any two opposite
ports in the shock sleeve, the
adjacent ports are to verify the
pentetration of grease. Lube
only two ports, not all four.
6—Inject grease into the lube port
until it comes out the adjacent
port. This will take considerable
pressure on the syringe, and approximately 30 seconds of injection to fill
the shock. (Note: If you run a lot of preload and are unable to inject
grease, it’s likely that the lube ports are misaligned with the damper disc
chamfers. Loosen the shock adjuster until you are able to inject grease.
Reset the preload when you are done.)
7—Wipe away any excess grease and replace the shock boot.
Lubing with Jonnisnot
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Burping Das Shock Boot
It’s no accident that the shock boot is
not held on with zip ties
. Unless you’re
in a nasty environment with lots of mud or dust, you don’t need to zip tie the
boot to the frame. Once the boot is set into place, it will find its own length
without any intervention by the user.
If you would like to zip tie the boot, there are a couple of steps you to follow.
1—Set the over all boot length to 3.1 inches end to end.
2—Pull up the one end of the boot slightly to allow equilibrium between the
inside and outside air. The technical term for this is “burping the boot”.
3—Zip tie
Following these three steps will allow proper expansion and contraction of the boot.
Disassembly
To simply lube the shock, you do not need to disassemble the shock. Instead,
go to the lube instructions above. Should you wish to disassemble the shock
for cleaning or replacement of any parts, use the following instructions:
1—When working on the Ripley shock,
always use a bicycle repair stand,
and clamp the seatpost, not the frame. When the shock is disas-
sembled, the plate chainstays could be vulnerable to damage if you
do not perform these steps properly.
2—After placing the bike in the stand, remove the rear wheel.
3—Unscrew adjuster (part #11 pg. 9) all the way, using a Shimano (TL-
-UN74S) or Park (BBT-2) BB
tool. You may also use a 19mm
or a 3/4” socket wrench to
remove the adjuster.
4—Remove the main spring (part
#8 pg. 9). The spring can be
coaxed out by compressing the
shock by hand slightly. If you
are replacing the main spring
only, proceed to reassembly
step 5.
5—Remove the central bolt (part
#7 pg. 9) with a 5mm hex (aka
allen wrench). You may need to
compress the shock slightly to
reach the bolt head with the
wrench.
6—Slide the boot off the shock
Removing the Upper Stack
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