Rohloff Speedhub hub cap screw replacement and gearbox removal

All but one of the hub cap screws worked loose on my Rohloff hub. In this video I take the hub apart, clean everything and replace them.

[@erenkonu847]

Hello. Thanks for video. To see the inside of hub is well. Can I convert the cc hub to ts hub? I know to change the cc oem plate to ts oem plate is easy but the other side of hub I am not sure is it easy or not.

[@dirtbagd89]

Hey. Unfortunately you would have to swap out the internals of the hub to change from CC to TS.

[@pingwingugu5]

Thanks for the video. I always wondered how hard would it bee to open it up and replace the nylon couplings in case I sheared them, or my non-rohloff oil caused them to swell or disintegrate. It doesn't look that bad. Did you have to replace the seals at any point? I've seen someone else video on seal replacement but they were using some tools that I cannot find anywhere.

[@dirtbagd89]

Hey, yea removing the gearbox from the hub casing is pretty easy. I haven't had to replace the seals - I think you used to be able to buy the special tool and seals to do this but now you can't get them so you have to send the hub to Rohloff if the seals need replacing.

[@briananderson6142]

Good video: I was expecting to see a bunch of gears drop out when you took it apart. How did you know if you placed the shifter in the proper orientation, 4:21/608, so the bike would know what gear you were in once you reinstalled the wheel?

[@dirtbagd89]

The external gear mech is aligned by ensuring the two pins on the shifter go into the two holes on the gearbox where the pawl springs are located. You also set the gearbox to 14th gear before installing the pinion gear.

[@briananderson6142]

@@dirtbagd89 This is on an E-14 Hub. I think the dealer replaced the internal gears under warranty. The shifter was in 9th gear when the wheel was sent to the dealer. Bosch Kiox Controller allows you to choose a start gear whenever you stop and start. That's why I know the shifter was in 9th gear when I sent the wheel to the dealer. They sent the hub back and my Kiox says 9th and will only shift to 14th and will not go below 9th gear. You wrote: “Set the gearbox to 14th gear before installing the pinion gear. I think the new gearbox was in first gear, and he reinstalled the shifter that was in 9th. Gear position. what do you think.

[@dirtbagd89]

​@@briananderson6142 From what you're saying it sounds like you need to remove the electronic shifting mechanism and manually turn the 8mm hex on the external gear mech to get the hub into 9th gear so that it matches what gear the electronic shifter starts in. I'd recommend turning the hex on the external gear mech anti clockwise to its furthest extent so that you know it's in 14th gear. Once you've done this turn it 5 clicks clockwise to put it in 9th gear. Then you can reattach the electronic shifting mechanism.

[@briananderson6142]

@@dirtbagd89 I am going to try this and tell you the results. Thanks

[@briananderson6142]

@@dirtbagd89 Good advice, problem solved, and all gears work fine. The electronic shifter needs to be shifted to the 14th gear or first before being sent away for service work to ensure this doesn't happen, mine was sent away in the ninth gear. Thanks