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Wearable parts
Wearable parts
The wearable parts are: The sprocket, chainring, jockey wheels on the chain tensioner,
twist shifter rubber grip, shifter cables and the brake disc. How quick the parts wear is
down to how the product is used and cared for (pressure, dirt, weather and care). To
guarantee the safe function, these parts must be replaced as soon as they are no
longer capable of performing correctly. Let the workings of your bike be regularly
checked over by a professional bike workshop.
Maintenance and care
The gears of the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 are protected from dust and harmful
moisture due to running in a oil bath. The maintenance and care of the Rohloff system
is limited to the following points:
- Chain and chain tensioner (where applicable) should in regard to regular use
(at the latest after riding in rain) be cleaned and re-lubricated.
- The cable box of the external gear mech should be demounted approx. every
500km, cleaned and the cable pulley lightly greased from the hub-facing side.
- The shifter cable tension should be regularly checked, and when necessary al-
tered by the cable adjusters.
- The Rohloff shifter cables are made from high-quality stainless steel and run in
a nylon lined steel, spiral-wound cable housing which is protected at each end
with a sealed ferrule. The cables are routed lubricant free and must not be
greased or oiled. The stainless steel/nylon combination runs service-free.
Changing the oil in the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14:
The Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 is filled with 25ml of Rohloff SPEEDHUB OIL. This
exact amount of oil is optimum for both the bearings and gears of the Rohloff
SPEEDHUB 500/14. The oil must be changed at least once a year or every 5000km.
This process enables us to ensure any lost oil is replaced and any penetrated moisture
is rinsed back out (see chapter 'Oil change').
Cleaning the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14:
Use only un-pressurized water and gentle cleaning fluids. Do not use a high power jet
wash system, brushes or abrasive materials for cleaning purposes.
ATTENTION
Water may pass under the SPEEDHUB seals when using a high pressure wash sys-
tem, steam cleaner, transporting the bicycle on a car through heavy rain or submerging
the rear wheel. For this reason, these situations should be avoided. If not avoidable,
we recommend that an oil change is performed immediately to ensure any potentially
penetrated moisture is rinsed back out of the SPEEDHUB before it can do any damage.
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