Originally Posted by
closetbiker
Yes. It's 8R20. That seems like it's an early (and leaky?) version.
Yes, but easily maintained. The German commuters would pull the internals once a year after the winter
season and get plenty of service life. Are you reasonable DIY able? (replace garbage disposal, simple plumbing, tune up your car?)
If you are, then you can easily service your hub with less than $20 in tools.
http://bike.shimano.com/publish/cont...20Assembly.pdf
then oil bath, no need for the $90/liter Shimano stuff:
http://bike.shimano.com/publish/cont...ance%20Oil.pdf
I like Mobil 1 ATF:
