Shimano hub gear innards

Innards from a Shimano SG-8R36 hub after nearl;y two years of daily use.

The hub was modified with an oil port nine months ago, but has nopt had any oil added for just over six months prior to being removed and inspected.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• shimano
• hub
• gear
• oil
• port
• innards
• insides
• mechanism

[MmmmYeahSure]

Is this an Alfine?

[achrn]

No - 8R36. It's a 'premium' red ring model, but not an alfine.

[ampdavolts]

@ampdavolts, now I have near 2,200 miles on the inter 3. It shows no signs of wear out yet.

[MrKarmaRider]

Did you use the Hub in any weather conditions (rain and snow)? I would like to see what my hub looks like. I think it needs new greasing due to hour long rides in heavy rains and lots of snow rides during winter. I even got drowned in water when I broke trough ice with the bike. But still runs well. Only problems were a little squealing. I think the outer ball bearing race needs grease.

[MrKarmaRider]

@MmmmYeahSure

It is the same. The difference is the housing. On Alfine you can insall a disc brake and on the SG-8R36 you can intall Shimano's RollerBrake. You can read this in the Shimano Techdocs for the R36.

[Strideo1]

@deepwoodtickles They're just planetary gears. If you have a car with an automatic transmission it probably has them. :)

[harshbarj]

@MmmmYeahSure , It would be between the two. An Alfine shifts so smooth, unlike a nexus. The red ring nexus hubs have better bearings from what I have read compare to the standard nexus and should last longer.

[MmmmYeahSure]

@achrn ok, so is that better or worse than an Alfine? I've never heard of it.

[deepwoodtickles]

Nightmarish complexity.