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Fed up with Alfine 11 Di2
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asr...@yahoo.co.uk
Sep 17, 2019, 2:12:20 PM9/17/19
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It worked beautifully for about three years, then the circlip came off. I couldn't get it back on myself so ended up getting the LBS to do it. A few months later it came off again, repeat trip to LBS. This was followed by the circlip coming off every few months, always when I was at least a couple of miles from home. The LBS fitted a new circlip in the hope this would resolve the problem, it didn't.
It has come off again this evening leaving me with a 30 minute walk home. I have perfected the art of putting it back on with the aid of a flat screwdriver, but when I reattach the motor unit, the gears are all out of sync. It makes no difference how carefully I align the red dots and fit the motor unit so it is correctly aligned, every time I can't shift from 1 to 2 without it jumping to 4, which is not actually 4. Yet another trip to the LBS beckons.
What the hell am I doing wrong?
It is getting to the point where I am realising the circlip method of holding the sprocket on is not up to the job, and I am seriously considering throwing the damned thing away and getting a Rohloff. The only solution I can see is to solder it in place, which will work until I want to replace the sprocket.
It has come off again this evening leaving me with a 30 minute walk home. I have perfected the art of putting it back on with the aid of a flat screwdriver, but when I reattach the motor unit, the gears are all out of sync. It makes no difference how carefully I align the red dots and fit the motor unit so it is correctly aligned, every time I can't shift from 1 to 2 without it jumping to 4, which is not actually 4. Yet another trip to the LBS beckons.
What the hell am I doing wrong?
It is getting to the point where I am realising the circlip method of holding the sprocket on is not up to the job, and I am seriously considering throwing the damned thing away and getting a Rohloff. The only solution I can see is to solder it in place, which will work until I want to replace the sprocket.
David Damerell
Sep 21, 2019, 5:24:49 AM9/21/19
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Quoting <asr...@yahoo.co.uk>:
>It is getting to the point where I am realising the circlip method of
>holding the sprocket on is not up to the job, and I am seriously
>considering throwing the damned thing away and getting a Rohloff. The
>only solution I can see is to solder it in place, which will work until
>I want to replace the sprocket.
It seems like soldering it on would be no worse than throwing it away and
>It is getting to the point where I am realising the circlip method of
>holding the sprocket on is not up to the job, and I am seriously
>considering throwing the damned thing away and getting a Rohloff. The
>only solution I can see is to solder it in place, which will work until
>I want to replace the sprocket.
getting a Rohloff; you might even succeed in unsoldering it at a later
date...
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David Damerell <dame...@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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Nick Maclaren
Sep 21, 2019, 7:22:29 AM9/21/19
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In article <vGg*S9...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>,
both be easier, and make that easier. My guess is that the groove
was not up to the job (metal too soft or angle too shallow), and
that's the cause.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
David Damerell <dame...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>Quoting <asr...@yahoo.co.uk>:
>>It is getting to the point where I am realising the circlip method of
>>holding the sprocket on is not up to the job, and I am seriously
>>considering throwing the damned thing away and getting a Rohloff. The
>>only solution I can see is to solder it in place, which will work until
>>I want to replace the sprocket.
>
>It seems like soldering it on would be no worse than throwing it away and
>getting a Rohloff; you might even succeed in unsoldering it at a later
>date...
Soldering a pice of solid wire or small plate across the jaw would
>Quoting <asr...@yahoo.co.uk>:
>>It is getting to the point where I am realising the circlip method of
>>holding the sprocket on is not up to the job, and I am seriously
>>considering throwing the damned thing away and getting a Rohloff. The
>>only solution I can see is to solder it in place, which will work until
>>I want to replace the sprocket.
>
>It seems like soldering it on would be no worse than throwing it away and
>getting a Rohloff; you might even succeed in unsoldering it at a later
>date...
both be easier, and make that easier. My guess is that the groove
was not up to the job (metal too soft or angle too shallow), and
that's the cause.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
asr...@yahoo.co.uk
Sep 21, 2019, 10:19:45 AM9/21/19
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