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Alfine 11 hub skipping under hard pedaling
Dear All,
The Alfine 11 SG-S700 hub of my commuting bicycle has started to skip when I pedal standing up. Mostly around the middle of the range (5, 6 and 7). I hear a very loud noise and I have to stop pedaling. It does not happen when pedaling seated. When in 6 gear the two small yellow lines are aligned so I guess it is not because of bad adjustment. I have had this bike for ~5 years but it has only been ridden for ~1000 mi. The oil of the hub has not been changed yet. Any ideas? Thanks in advance Dimitris |
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Alfine 11 hub skipping under hard pedaling
On 9/26/2017 8:22 AM, dstamat wrote:
Dear All, The Alfine 11 SG-S700 hub of my commuting bicycle has started to skip when I pedal standing up. Mostly around the middle of the range (5, 6 and 7). I hear a very loud noise and I have to stop pedaling. It does not happen when pedaling seated. When in 6 gear the two small yellow lines are aligned so I guess it is not because of bad adjustment. I have had this bike for ~5 years but it has only been ridden for ~1000 mi. The oil of the hub has not been changed yet. Any ideas? #1 problem is bent/rusted/damaged control cable so check that first. If the wire is kinked, your initial adjustment (line up dots) will be off in other gear selections. If that all looks good and your chain is not obviously worn/damaged you may have internal wear for which the only replacement part is complete internal assembly. Quick to change, not cheap. If this bike has seen much salt water use, it will look like this inside: http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...t/nx7brokn.jpg http://www.yellowjersey.org/failnx16.jpg http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...t/alf8rust.jpg If on opening there are not obvious rust/crud/broken small gear bits then, cleaning and oiling makes sense. We grease ends and bearing assemblies well and fill with 90W gear oil as we do SA and SRAM gearboxes. The 'permanent' lubrication so popular now doesn't seem to slow water penetration across the seals very well. Note King and Parliamentthis is not recommended by the manufacturer, YMMV. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Alfine 11 hub skipping under hard pedaling
On 9/26/2017 10:15 AM, AMuzi wrote:
We grease ends and bearing assemblies well and fill with 90W gear oil as we do SA and SRAM gearboxes. Are you including old classic Sturmey-Archer AW hubs in the above? I always thought "light" or low viscosity oil was recommended for them. Lately I've been using a few drops of automatic transmission oil every few weeks. That's because I bought a quart a few years ago for another application, and have enough left to will to my great-grandchildren. So I use it to refill my pinpoint lubricator. I suspect none of this is critical as long as the insides are moist, but I thought I'd ask. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Alfine 11 hub skipping under hard pedaling
On Tue, 26 Sep 2017 06:22:31 -0700, dstamat wrote:
Dear All, The Alfine 11 SG-S700 hub of my commuting bicycle has started to skip when I pedal standing up. Mostly around the middle of the range (5, 6 and 7). I hear a very loud noise and I have to stop pedaling. It does not happen when pedaling seated. When in 6 gear the two small yellow lines are aligned so I guess it is not because of bad adjustment. I have had this bike for ~5 years but it has only been ridden for ~1000 mi. The oil of the hub has not been changed yet. Change the oil. Which will be very dirty by now probably as the parts wear in together leaving some small metallic particles. Run for a while then change again. Failing this strip down clean out the inside and re-grease the bearings. Handy pics. https://www.flickr.com/photos/915638...57640605430014 Remove all children or those easily offended from the working area. Gather up as many swear words in your memory as you can and thoroughly prepare to use them all in a constant stream of profanity whilst refitting the circlip (ping****it) that holds the cog on. As for oil. Shimano oil is holy **** expensive and also unavailable in Turkey where I am. Any yellow metal safe manual transmission fluid should do. NOT GL5 as the sulphur content is corrosive to yellow metals, of which there are quite a few contained in the hub. GL4 should be fine but may be difficult to find. ATF is not quite viscous enough and caused skipping on mine. Good luck. -- davethedave |
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Alfine 11 hub skipping under hard pedaling
In article , dave wrote:
.... Remove all children or those easily offended from the working area. Gather up as many swear words in your memory as you can and thoroughly prepare to use them all in a constant stream of profanity whilst refitting the circlip (ping****it) that holds the cog on. I have no real knowledge of these matters. But it might be possible to remove/refit the circlip with the wheel/hub inside a large, transparent plastic bag. With as small an opening as possible for your hands. Might help prevent the errant circlip disappearing off at light speed to join the Cassini probe in its demise on the planet Saturn. -- Dennis Davis |
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Alfine 11 hub skipping under hard pedaling
On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 1:11:51 AM UTC-7, Dennis Davis wrote:
In article , dave wrote: ... Remove all children or those easily offended from the working area. Gather up as many swear words in your memory as you can and thoroughly prepare to use them all in a constant stream of profanity whilst refitting the circlip (ping****it) that holds the cog on. I have no real knowledge of these matters. But it might be possible to remove/refit the circlip with the wheel/hub inside a large, transparent plastic bag. With as small an opening as possible for your hands. Might help prevent the errant circlip disappearing off at light speed to join the Cassini probe in its demise on the planet Saturn. -- Dennis Davis OK - three points. Or a 92 on a wine tasting scale. |
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Alfine 11 hub skipping under hard pedaling
Dear All,
Thank you for your comments and advice. I investigated a little more and I have isolated the skipping to the 8th gear. It only happens after pedaling for a while so it is hard to replicate on a stand. Now, every time it happens, I change the adjustment a little and experiment with the frequency of the skips. Also, as you suggested, I need to change the oil. The Shimano or Rohloff oils are ridiculously expensive, so I have found this alternative at a reasonable price: Liqui Moly 1401 GL4 SAE 80 W Transmission Oil For about $10 per quart it will allow me to rinse the hub more than once and more change the oil. What do you think? Many thanks again Dimitris https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B004FPQYW4/ On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 3:22:34 PM UTC+2, dstamat wrote: Dear All, The Alfine 11 SG-S700 hub of my commuting bicycle has started to skip when I pedal standing up. Mostly around the middle of the range (5, 6 and 7). I hear a very loud noise and I have to stop pedaling. It does not happen when pedaling seated. When in 6 gear the two small yellow lines are aligned so I guess it is not because of bad adjustment. I have had this bike for ~5 years but it has only been ridden for ~1000 mi. The oil of the hub has not been changed yet. Any ideas? Thanks in advance Dimitris |
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Alfine 11 hub skipping under hard pedaling
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:50:34 -0800, dstamat wrote:
Dear All, Thank you for your comments and advice. I investigated a little more and I have isolated the skipping to the 8th gear. It only happens after pedaling for a while so it is hard to replicate on a stand. Now, every time it happens, I change the adjustment a little and experiment with the frequency of the skips. Also, as you suggested, I need to change the oil. The Shimano or Rohloff oils are ridiculously expensive, so I have found this alternative at a reasonable price: Liqui Moly 1401 GL4 SAE 80 W Transmission Oil For about $10 per quart it will allow me to rinse the hub more than once and more change the oil. What do you think? Many thanks again Dimitris Should work fine if the viscosity is similar to the shimano oil. Good luck. -- davethedave |
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