August 6, 20187 yr Hi I sent a yamaha battery to user name "d8veh" (a well known popular poster on this forum) as he said he would try to fix the battery for me. However, after initial correspondence. I havent heard from him in months? I now see the account user has been deleted? Is he now under a new username? Many thanks
August 6, 20187 yr Have you d8veh's email address? Unfortunately you won't be able to PM him via the forum as he ducked out a while back. Maybe somebody is still in contact with him and can relay a message with your details to get in contact.
August 6, 20187 yr Author Have you d8veh's email address? Unfortunately you won't be able to PM him via the forum as he ducked out a while back. Maybe somebody is still in contact with him and can relay a message with your details to get in contact. I think I still have an email somewhere. I will try that. Cheers
August 6, 20187 yr d8veh has resurfaced but on Cycling uk forum this week. Unbelievably after poo - pooing hub drives on here in favour of derailleurs he has started off with an Alfine 8 issue he is having following a strip down and re grease.
August 6, 20187 yr Author You can find him on endless sphere undere the same name,d8veh Cheers. Appreciated
August 7, 20187 yr d8veh has resurfaced but on Cycling uk forum this week. Unbelievably after poo - pooing hub drives on here in favour of derailleurs he has started off with an Alfine 8 issue he is having following a strip down and re grease. Perhaps he's fixing it for someone else? I wondered where he was. I love my crank-drive Nexus 8 bike, although I need to work out why the grease I put into an Alfine stayed there and why it all got spat out on my Nexus.
August 7, 20187 yr Perhaps he's fixing it for someone else? I wondered where he was. I love my crank-drive Nexus 8 bike, although I need to work out why the grease I put into an Alfine stayed there and why it all got spat out on my Nexus. If it`s an Alfine 8 IGH you`re referring to, it has to be dipped in Shimanos special fluid or ATF oil.
August 7, 20187 yr If it`s an Alfine 8 IGH you`re referring to, it has to be dipped in Shimanos special fluid or ATF oil. That's a myth, those are designed for grease not oil, so glad I didn't dip my gears, self leveling grease is the way to go.
August 7, 20187 yr That's a myth, those are designed for grease not oil, so glad I didn't dip my gears, self leveling grease is the way to go. you mean better than Shimanos recommended service oil (part SG-S700), why don`t shimano then recommend grease? what about the added resistance of grease compared to fluid? and how is gear shifting now with the greased cogs?
August 7, 20187 yr you mean better than Shimanos recommended service oil (part SG-S700), why don`t shimano then recommend grease? what about the added resistance of grease compared to fluid? and how is gear shifting now with the greased cogs? I think the question you should be asking is why they use grease (in a far too sparse amount) when building them and then oil to service them. Certainly the Nexus seals are not upto containing oil, and I doubt Alfine 8 ones are either. ETA, the Alfine retains this grease, the Nexus doesn't https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-CASTROL-SPHEEROL-EPL0-L-EP0-Semi-Fluid-Grease-500g-TUB-/391810653889?hash=item5b39bc1ec1
August 7, 20187 yr I think the question you should be asking is why they use grease (in a far too sparse amount) when building them and then oil to service them. Certainly the Nexus seals are not upto containing oil, and I doubt Alfine 8 ones are either. ETA, the Alfine retains this grease, the Nexus doesn't https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-CASTROL-SPHEEROL-EPL0-L-EP0-Semi-Fluid-Grease-500g-TUB-/391810653889?hash=item5b39bc1ec1 You hit the nail on the head Seals aren’t good enough for oil Allthou oil for gears it far superior to any grease Would be a lot better if they built them with proper oil seals
August 7, 20187 yr You hit the nail on the head Seals aren’t good enough for oil Allthou oil for gears it far superior to any grease Would be a lot better if they built them with proper oil seals The 11-speed uses oil, but I hear it isn't as reliable as the 8-speed.
August 7, 20187 yr Perhaps he's fixing it for someone else? I wondered where he was. I love my crank-drive Nexus 8 bike, although I need to work out why the grease I put into an Alfine stayed there and why it all got spat out on my Nexus. Spot on Artstu, d8veh is carrying out a freebie repair for the local LBS he helps out. Looks like he's got a bit of a job on his hands to sort out.
August 7, 20187 yr AFAIK Nexus & Alfine 11 oil bath and Alfine 8 is grease. The oil bath is to remove any small particulates from the moving parts, with the draining to remove excess oil. The bath also is meant to reinvigorate any grease that may have dried out a bit, some then re-apply with grease. I myself apply a small amount of liquid EP grease. Edited August 7, 20187 yr by Nealh
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