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Special tools are needed to remove and
replace the Ripley bearings in the seattube
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
To reinstall the swingarm, work in the
reverse order. If you are replacing the
eccentric bearings, be sure to clean the
bearing surfaces in the frame and the
bearings themselves, making sure the
press surfaces are free of any
contamination such as grease or oil.
Apply a thin layer of Loctite 680 retaining
compound and use the Clemens tool to
This information is shown in a video:
http://tinyurl.com/mfttd8o
press in the bearings. Let the
bearing retainer dry overnight
before riding the bike again.
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
seattube. The chamfered hole on the
cap aligns with the threaded hole on
the eccentric core. Use blue loctite
on the bolt.
Use a 12mm 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).
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