IBIS Ripley V4 or Ripmo Frame Bushings and Linkage Replacement service for Beginners
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- The IBIS Ripley! My favorite all round mountain bike frame. As much as I love these frames, they do need maintenance regularly. Put a lot of annual miles on them and they will creek by the end of the season.
This video goes over how to solve those creeks. I end up replacing all the bushings and the upper linkage to my buddies the IBIS V4 frame. Not a difficult job, definitely easier than the earlier Ripley’s, but there are some details that need attention
The service will work for any of the IBIS bikes with this version of DW link!
As always, let me know if you have any questions
Thanks
00:00 Intro
01:50 Tools needed
03:58 Parts needed
05:18 Clevis and Shock removal
08:04 Upper Linkage Removal
10:27 Lower Linkage removal
17:02 Lower Bushing install and linkage assembly
32:39 Upper linkage install and assembly
50:24 Clevis and install - Jak na to + styl
Great video. Very informative. I watched it before replacing the DW Link bearing (bushings) in my Turner Burner. Thanks for posting.
Excellent job myman! 💪Super happy to hear it all work out for you. Thanks for letting me know 👍
This is a great real-time video for taking care of this Ibis servicing (I have a Ripley V4 & this has been very helpful for me - thank you! Another vote from me for you to do a video on replacing the upper link bearings. $60 for that entire part is a joke when (for me) those bearings go bad every 2 years.
Thank you very much for teh comment and thank for reminding me about the upper link bearings. I really do plan on figuring out a solution for all on this one. maybe this winter
@@zoubtube awesome, looking forward to it.
I take it all apart but leave either the top or bottom linkage linkage together loosely and service them one at a time so I don't have to hang the rear triangle, your right it's a pain in the ass! Alignment is a not as easy on mine. I think your suppose to torque the lower linkage pre-load bolts before the pinch bolts, also Ibis recommends loctite on the pinch bolts. Great job on this video!
Same here, do the upper and lower separately so the whole rear triangle doesn't have to come off. Could also hang the rear triangle in position so there is no stress on the brake cable.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll definitely try this next time I work on a Ripley. As for the Loctite, I'd bet it was a miss on my part. I have to admit, when making these videos its a challenge remembering all the details when there is so many other things to think about at the same time, proper framing, overheating issues, not making excessive noise etc. I really need to start scripting to avoid stuff missing stuff. thanks again 👍
This is an awesome video, thank you.
Mine is a Ripley AF but it seems like it’s pretty much the same service.
Thanks for the comment. Ibis got smart by designing their bikes (DW link in particular) to be easier and more consistent to service. I just wish they (and everyone else) would move away from rear internally routed rear triangle cable. It makes servicing frames so much easier 🙏
Ibis specs grease on full length of lower pivot axles as well as grease on the flange of the lower preload bolts and on the top hats for the clevis bushings. Would be interested to see a how-to video on replacing the bearings in the pivot. Like your friend, I purchased a pivot from Ibis.
I basically put enough grease to fill the axle areas that contact the bushings and also fill the end caps with grease. You can apply grease to the whole axle but most of it is exposed in the frame with no contact on other parts. I DEFINITELY want to figure out a way to replace the upper link bearings. I can't imagine they will take much of a beating considering how thin they are. I'm not a fan of having to replace the whole link for $60+ because of bearings that cost no more than $5. I'll figure it out and will absolutely make a video when I do. I need a bit though as i'm currently finishing up a fox 34 rebuild (which I had to redo because of recording issues) and a few other fox shocks (DPX2, dpx performance etc)
@@zoubtube Yea, most of the grease you put on the axle ends up sliding off as you push through the bushings. I just cleaned out my bearings and regreased and my link will be good for awhile. Question, did you notice on the new link that one of the bearings is a bit notchy? Seems to be an issue on a lot of them...perhaps poor machining of the pivot and the bearing gets compressed when installed.
@@JoeS97756 I didn't notice anything irregular with with the bearings in the new link. They felt smooth. How long they will stay that way is a different question. 😉
@@zoubtube ok good. Hopefully they have fixed that issue. I pressed a new good bearing in place of the notchy one and it became notchy, indicating to me that the machining was too tight.
Yes, please, @@zoubtube I have bought my 3rd upper link since 2019 now..
I also have a bad batch of park tool allen keys. the end tips on the long end are fine with a good fit, but the regular tips for higher leverage all have play :(
..I feel you
You ain't kidding myman. I'm really thinking of making a video just on my park tools tools. there's a surprising amount of them that have gone bad with very limited amount of use. some of them broke on first use. Worse yet, I've tried their warranty page 3 times, EACH time the site end with an error page when submit the request, NO exaggeration. I've literally given up
as you say,@@zoubtube it is surprising. Park tool is known for being reliable on long lasting.. A video would certainly reveal how many more encountered similar issues.
Thanks for this video. I'm buying a 2 year old RV4 and plan to replicate this entire process. Funny (or not) how the rear brake line goes inside the rear triangle for only about 5 inches. What's the point!
Glad you found it helpful. I Totally agree with you. I'd rather have the option to remove the rear triangle without having to cut the brake cable. I just hope IBIS doesn't start with internally routed headset cables. 🤞
IR headset cables are the new nightmare for MTB mechanics. Question: never dealt with suspension bushings (only bearings). There's no lube with bushings?
I have 2011 banshee that I bought used about 8 months ago.
At that time I didn’t know much about mountain bike as I know now but I knew it was a great deal for a full suspension mountain bike with 2 fox suspension and once I got I really get into mountain biking I liked working on bike and still do
Today I decided to take it all apart and service it
Where do you get the bushing from ?
I went to bike shop they said that they don’t sell bushing that I needed for my bike
Which bushings are you referencing to? The shock bushings to the frame? frame linkage bushings, etc. If your looking for frame bushings, It's frame model specific. Which model banshee do you have? If you're looking for shock eyelet bushings, those should be easy to find barring any supply chain issues
probably wan't to throw some grease on the bolts in the bushings. Otherwise, great video
Thanks. Technically Igus bushings are self lubricating, so there really isn't a need to add grease between the bushing and frame. I'm pretty sure ibis doesn't do this either. I believe it will create potential to slip. I do add grease to the linkage axle though, which is where we want free movement. thanks for the comment
want see more
Same here. Would someone tell this Zoubs guy to get his butt in gear and pump out more videos! 😁
I want to work with you
I can definitely use help getting to retirement quicker so I can have more time to make these videos! 😁