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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 altered 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.
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
'Service', paragraph 1. 'Oil change').
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.
Changing the oil in the
Cleaning the
Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14:
Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14:
Water may pass under the SPEEDHUB seals when using a high pressure wash system,
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 after so as to ensure any
potentially penetrated moisture is rinsed back out of the SPEEDHUB before it can do any
damage.
A T T E N T I O N
Riding with the SPEEDHUB 500/14
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On the versions with an internal
gear mech the cable adjusters are
to be found on the cable guide.
This can be found on the left hand
chain stay or attached to the left
hand brake boss of the frame.
On the versions with an external
gear mech the cable adjusters are
to be found on the cable box which
sits directly on the left hand side of
the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14.
To lubricate the chain tensioner
place a drop of oil on the left and
right side of the upper jockey
wheel on the pivot point.
Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14
versions with external gear mech:
To lubricate the cable pulley
bearing remove the cable box and
place a little grease on the parts
arrowed in the diagram above.
When lubricating the chain place a
thin thread of lubricant on the
outside of the chain over the centre
rollers, this process is carried out
quicker and easier when running
the chain backwards whilst
applying the lubricant.
Maintenance and care
The shifter cable tension can be
altered by the cable adjusters.
Winding the cable adjusters out
increases cable tension.
The mark
on the twist shifter body can be
aligned to the correct gear number
without altering the cable tension
by winding one cable adjuster in
and the other out.
Too much cable tension raises the
amount of friction within the
shifter cables and in turn raises the
force needed on the twist shifter to
select other gears.
For the
lightest possible gear change, the
tension should be just enough
that on the twist shifter there is
approx. 2mm rotational play
when in a selected gear.
A T T E N T I O N
Riding with the SPEEDHUB 500/14
A T T E N T I O N
When using a disc brake in conjunction with the , the hub cap screws should be
checked that they are correctly tightened before every ride.
To reduce the chance of a flange breaking due to unequal spoke tension, we recommend that this is regularly
checked by a professional bicycle mechanic.
Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14
