Powerplay Owner’s Manual
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Shock Eyelet Bearing
If you have your shock serviced, we highly
recommend removing these components, as
suspension service centres cannot guarantee
they will be returned. To remove the system,
follow these steps:
•
Use the Rocky Mountain Bearing Eyelet
Tool Kit (Part# 1810031)
•
Install the top hat piece on one side of the
bearing eyelet
•
Next, install one of the cup removal tools
over the bearing cup with the top hat piece
installed.
•
Thread the M8 screw snuggly against the
top hat piece
•
Install the other cup removal tool over the
other bearing cup
•
Thread the M8 screw all the way in until
it starts pushing on the other side. It is
contacting the inside of the top hat piece.
•
Keep threading until one of the cups is full
pushed out.
•
Next insert the drift tool through the shock
eyelet and rest it firmly against the bearing
cup that is still pressed in the shock eyelet.
•
Gently, but firmly, hammer the drift tool
until the bearing cup is fully removed from
the shock eyelet.
If you do not have the Rocky Mountain
Bearing Eyelet Tool Kit, use a blind bearing
puller:
•
Use a blind bearing puller (8 mm
extension) to remove both bearings.
•
Remove the centre sleeve.
•
Use the blind bearing puller (10 mm
extension) to remove the empty cups.
NOTE: the inner diameter of the cups is 11
mm, which means the 12 mm extension
won’t fit (So don't force it); Use the 10 mm
extension.
To install new cups, use a bearing press or
vice with soft jaws installed, making sure
to press on the outer edge of the cups,
and don’t forget the centre spacer sleeve
between the cups.
Service
Your frame is equipped with cartridge bearings in the rear eyelet, allowing for better
small-bump compliance. These bearings are carried by cups that have a very firm press
fit into the shock shaft.
