Internal Gear Hub maintenance help

Posted on Tue 7th, February 2012

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• #26

lae

Sweet cheers!

When I opened it up, really didn't appear to be a lot of wear on the gears like I expected, I did find a decent amount of pitting though. Only real thing of note was the lack of a decent freewheel! if you take feet off pedals it becomes a whirlwind of shin pain lol.

Sounds like the bearings are too tight. There should be very slight play at the rim. You always see old AW hubs doing this - they're easy to adjust though.
• #27

bq

I'd imagine the two makes have different cable pull as they work in different ways. The shimano acts upon a wheel which rotates, whereas the sturmey directly pulls on a selector dog
• #28

t.o.

thanks, I will try to investigate... either on the internet or with a ruler.
• #29

reulbg

Anyone know which indicator chain you'd need to get as replacement for an AG (same as AW I presume) hub? Or will any do?
• #30

bq

It depends on the length of the axle.

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