REPLACING YOUR ERGATTA LITE FORWARD RISER

This article will provide the steps required to replace the forward riser on your Ergatta Lite. All steps will use the 5mm Allen key.

1. Remove the bolt and axle fastening the arm to the forward riser, then gently place the arm onto the tank. Note the arm will still be attached to the tank assembly via the sensor cable.
   
   
   
   
2. First remove the four (4) bolts connecting the forward riser to the tanks bottom bracket. Place the bolts aside in a safe place.
   
   
   
   
3. Remove the four (4) tie rods. Note as the upper two (2) tie rods are remove, the barrel nut will fall from beneath the top deck.
   
   
   
   
4. Remove the forward riser from the rower.
   
   
5. Place the replacement forward riser onto the rower, using the lower two tie rods to align it with the tank. Note the barrel nut for the lower tie rods did not need to be removed, however it may have rotated. Ensure the notch in the barrel nut is parallel to the tie rods. Do not yet fully tighten the bolts.
   
   
   
   
6. Re-insert one of the the barrel nut removed in Step 3, ensuring it is oriented such that the hole and notch are parallel to the tie rod, then re-insert then re-fasten one of the upper tie rods to the forward riser. Do not yet fully tighten. Repeat this process for both upper tie rods.
   
   
   
   
7. Re-fasten all four (4) bolts connecting the forward riser to the tanks bottom bracket without fully tightening.
   
   
8. Once all four (4) tie rods and all four (4) bottom bracket bolts have been aligned, they may be fully tightened.
   
   
9. Re-align the arm with the new forward riser, then using the bolt and axle removed in Step 1, re-fasten the arm to the forward riser.
   
   

Please reach out to us at support@ergatta.com if you have any additional questions, and include your rower’s serial number as well as your shipping address.