Coaster hub overhaul

Jesus Christ, SJS are selling the EB-110 for £45? I got mine for €25 in Amsterdam...
I asked a similar question in another thread yesterday but not a single reply. Should I have appended it with "stupid newbie question" or something?
I took mine apart because of the short axle issue and put it back together no probs. I've never taken a hub apart before and I haven't ridden it yet so we'll see if i've set myself up with a real suicide hub :) Like I said I repacked with lithium grease but I don't know if that will stand the heat??

I found this invaluable:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=104

and this too:
http://vancruisers.ca/tech/manuals/shimano-service-manuals/shimano-single.jpg/

This is Amsterdam we're talking about, where the market for such component is bigger than London, hence the price difference.

EUR 19,75 excl P&P.
And this is certainly not the cheapest seller.
Several other nice goodies too, and a person with a heart for fixies, SS and bike mechanics.

http://www.m-gineering.nl/shop.htm

EUR 20.95 and all service parts:

http://www.fietsonderdelenwebshop.nl/fietsonderdelen/Terugtraprem/3-Shimano.html

Dutch Cheese you may have just solved my short axle problem! and for less than €4 too.

+1 for the Shimano EB-110, laced a 2nd hand one for a mate's bike, uses it for road rides and commuting in hilly Edinburgh with no complaints!

my coaster hub is getting very noisy and i think it needs an overhaul. it has done about 200 miles. still need to sort the chain line.

i want to try an internal geared hub. something like this.

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Sturmey-Archer-Sturmey-Archer-5-Speed-Hub-with-Coaster-Brake-with-Twist-Shifter-TSS55-S5C--36-Hole-19022.htm

is this doable? is the chainline going to be a problem?

was also thinking of an old 3sp sturmey archer hub, kind of thing off a raleigh chopper. they are cheap off the bay.

Chain line can be sorted out by flipping the cog the other way round.

Chain line can be sorted out by flipping the cog the other way round.

mine has already been flipped and still out. i am using a BB of 107mm but cant go to 103mm as it is an old frame and the cranks/ring catches the frame.

dremel is your friend (but not too much).

So after taking my Shimano EB-110 to bits and putting it back together (first around one axle then around the original) I took the bike for its first 'proper' test today - the six mile commute to work. The main thing I noticed is that I'm still alive :) that and the jingle of cogs and bearings I was expecting to hear behind me didn't occur.

Turns out you can overhaul a coaster hub with little to no experience if you follow the diagrams closely and take care when dissasembling. I probably won't find out if the lithium grease is holding up for a few miles yet though. Frame seems ok too, after packing around the hub with washers so its snug and pinching it to get the axle nuts on properly.

I'm having the same issue with my velosteel. On smooth roads you can't a thing. Add potholes and then it sounds like I'm dragging a bunch of cans.

I just read this, sorry to revive an old thread, but in case someone finds this on Google, I have a web site that has lots of information on the Velosteel hubs. Check out www.elegantwheels.net click on Velosteel. I have posted the instructions on Photobucket and there is a download for a PDF for your convenience.

The rattling noise is the rollers in the clutch. It is very important to adjust the bearings so there is not too much play in the rim. You can use a little grease on the rollers, but if you use something too sticky, the clutch will hesitate to engage, causing an unnerving spin at the pedals.

So, don't be hesitant to work on that hub, they aren't that conplex. You will note that I recommend a front brake just in case, but the hub should have no issues if it is properly lubricated and adjusted. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by PM or through the web site. Guy

That Velosteel hub looks so much nicer than the Ventura one.

Can anyone give me some advice please? I had a wheel built up with a Ventura hub, got round to fitting it yesterday and the left hub flange isn't straight.

The wheel is still true, so I'm assuming it was like this when it was built up. Is it likely to kill me?

Is it the hub flange thats not straight or that silver bit next to it? Cos that bit (in between the flange and the torsion arm) moves and might not be sitting straight.

It's definitely the flange, when I spin the wheel the flange looks like it's wobbling in and out.

related (but slightly OT) question, anyone know where to buy the 3 splined sprockets that shimano coaster hubs take? internets doesn't work for meh

sjs

Shocking!

Does that mean I'm fucked then?

I think my ventura might have been like that too you know....i vaguely remember something like this happening....

I've sold it now though, but i used it for 6 months with no problems.

Thanks n3lson. I'll give it a go and keep my fingers crossed.

who buil the wheel up? did they not notice?

I changed from fixed to coaster and love it, nice to not be strapped in for the kind of riding I do. It has quite a large gap, bit like a bmx freecoaster, is this adjustable? They really are fantastic though, so much fun, have a really nice range of braking (if that makes sense?), either very light through to slammed on, easy to modulate.