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There was also very little oil in it (not sure how much there should be really?) and what was there was pretty manky.
The recommendation I have read is at least 25ml of oil inside the hubs.
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Cheers, a lot less in this one.
Thing is, I've seen what the inside of motorbike engines and gear boxes look like when they've been run with insufficient lubrication, all metal filings and stuff, and this was not like that at all. The oil that was there was dirty for sure but really didn't feel like metal shavings.
I've been doing a bit more reading on forums and stuff and looks like Rohloff are dicks when it comes to selling spares. Some of what I read suggested that even authorised service centres will only swap the entire internal assembly and out of warranty that can be the best part of £1k.
At least SJS sell the gasket for the outer cover so we can put back what we undid today.
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Anyone fucked about inside a Rohloff or sent one for service?
Guy I work with has one that's circumnavigated the globe but had dubious maintenance regime.
The bike came did a trip through Africa a few years ago where the hub started skipping and has been sat in the garage since. He's currently rebuilding it and the hub was skipping badly in several (but not all) of the gears when I looked at it with him today.
We stripped it down to the point where we got the innards out and nothing looks broken. We were able to spin the mechanism and shift through all the gears and it all looked and felt pretty smooth. There was some play in several parts though. There was also very little oil in it (not sure how much there should be really?) and what was there was pretty manky.
I suggested a soak in degreaser and rebuild with new oil but I fear its wishful thinking that this will solve all the issues.
So, if anyone has done work inside these then I'd love to hear from you and also if you've had your Rohloff serviced etc, what was the process (and cost) like?