Live near Delamere and need to get the Alfine 8 hub off my commute bike (Trek Soho – no sniggering please, its fine for roads, queue jumping, kerbs, steps, canal towpaths, etc… Just a bit of a lump up hills) serviced/overhauled.

Does anyone know who services Alfine hubs locally, how much and do you have to take the whole wheel in or is there a canny way to slip part of the hub out?

Thanks.

Nic

http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/tech_support/tech_tips.download.-Par50lparsys-0009-downloadFile.html/02)%20Accessing%20the%20Internal%20Assembly.pdf

http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/tech_support/tech_tips.download.-Par50lparsys-0013-downloadFile.html/06)%20Tools%20and%20Lubes.pdf

http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/tech_support/tech_tips.download.-Par50lparsys-0016-downloadFile.html/09)%20Differences%20Between%20Hubs.pdf

http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/tech_support/tech_tips.download.-Par50lparsys-0016-downloadFile.html/09)%20Differences%20Between%20Hubs.pdf

http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/tech_support/tech_tips.download.-Par50lparsys-0020-downloadFile.html/13)%20Structure%20and%20Function%208%20Speed.pdf

http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/us/index/tech_support/tech_tips.download.-Par50lparsys-0024-downloadFile.html/17)%20Inter%208%20ohaul.pdf

Thanks for that Macavity.

I can quite clearly see how these things work now and that I can extract part of the hub to be sent away for a service. Equally it’s clear to me that my mechanical (in)competence means a disaster looms if I were to attempt any further disassembly – visions of springs and sun gears spread across the garage for many months to come 😳

I’ll give my LBS a call.

Nic