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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-instal-
lation 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 pur-
chase 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. 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 be-
tween the BB30 bearings in the seat
tube. The chamfered hole on the cap
aligns with the threaded hole on the ec-
centric core. Use blue loctite on the bolt.
Use a 12 mm open end wrench to align
the eccentrics so that the flats are hori-
This information is shown in a video:
http://tinyurl.com/mfttd8o
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