Shimano Nexus und Alfine Acht-Gang-Naben: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

[[Datei:Nexusvsalfineaxleunitsm.jpg|right|Nexus und Alfine Achsen]]While the axle assemblies are mostly identical, a section of the left end of the Alfine axle shown, as well as others, is fatter to withstand the bending moment from the optional disc brake, as shown in the image at the right (courtesy Aaron's Bike Repair). The Alfine left bearing cone threads onto the wider part of the axle. The Alfine requires a wider overlocknut distance than the Nexus without Rollerbrake. There are several different left-bearing-cone part numbers. Mix and match at your own risk.

The Rollerbrake and coaster brake are weatherproof, but drag slightly when not engaged, so if efficiency is a concern, avoid them. They also overheat when used on long downhill runs. We don't know for sure whether any coaster-brake model has needle-bearing pinions, but it appears not.

For all Nexus and Alfine 8-speed hubs except the S7000 series Alfine hubs, the cable is loosest in the lowest gear. The S7000 series is the opposite, and the cassette joint and axle assemblies are significantly different.

Bruce Dance sends the following warning:

It is very easy for parts (pawls or balls) to come adrift during assembly. For example commonly a ball (or balls) can come adrift from the ring bearing, either during assembly, or even in service (if the bearing adjustment slackens). This very often results in destruction of the hub internal, especially in the single or dual-roller hubs with a pawl-drive in the RHS, because the balls can easily get into where the pawls sit and then break them.<br><br>I therefore advise anyone working on these hubs to assemble the internal into the hub shell without the sprocket and the dust cover, and to be sure that all the balls are still present, and that the cone adjustment is pretty much done before the covers are refitted. Similarly if the hub has a pawl drive on the LHS (for gear 1 and 5), the internal ought to be rotated backwards as it is installed, else pawls may be dislodged.<br><br>I have seen one hub in which a roller came adrift (presumably during the factory assembly, since they cannot easily come out in service) and this smashed the hub shell to pieces. Kind of ugly.