55
2
EU
1
3
FR
4
P O I N T E R
Spokehead
Hubcapscrew
Leading
spoke
(inward
head)
Trailingspoke
(outward
head)
A T T E N T I O N
Mounting
2.Thewheel
Wheellacing
Thenumberoftimesthatthespo-
kesarecrossedoverdependsenti-
relyuponthesizeoftherim.
Allrims india-
meter
pattern. All
wheelsmustbelaced
pattern.
Duetothehightorsionalstrength
ofthehubcasing,theuseofare-
versedlacingpatternonthebrake
diskside(DBversions)isnotne-
cessary.
larger than24"
mustbelacedinatwo
cross 24"andsmaller
sized upina
onecross
Further detailedinformation
withregardstowheellacingcan
befoundinthe Appendix.
Theleadingspokesarelacedso
thatthespokeheadalwaysfacesin-
wards.Thetrailingspokesarelaced
sothatthespokeheadalwaysfaces
outwards. Allspokesshouldbe
crossedovereachother.
Rimsaremanufactureredindife-
rentways. Thetypeofnipplehole
patternmustbedeterminedbefore
lacingthewheelasthiswillrequi-
readifferentlacingmethodtobe
followed.Inpicture1the
Europeannippleholepattern(EU)
isshown. Thefirstspokeholebe-
hindthevalveholeliestothedi-
rectionoftherighthandhubflange
(payattentiontotherotationaldi-
rectionoftherim).
Thewheellacingmethodisdeter-
minedbythenippleholepattern.
Thecorrectlacingmethodforboth
typesofholepatterncanbefound
intheappendix.
Rotatingthehubwhilstwheelbuil-
dingwillbeeasierwhenthe
RohloffSPEEDHUB500/14isin
gear#11. Thisgearcanbeselected
bypullingthehubcables(internal
gearmech),orturningthehexago-
nalpegonthegeartransferbox
withan8mmwrench(externalge-
armech).
Rotationdirection
Inpicture2theFrenchnipplehole
pattern(FR)isshown. Thefirst
spokeholebehindthevalvehole
liestothedirectionofthelefthand
hubflange(payattentiontothero-
tationaldirectionoftherim).
Ifthespokeholesoftherimareall
centrallydrilled,thenthelacing
methodforaEuropeannipplehole
patternshouldbefollowed(seeap-
pendix).
Spokesmustnotcrossdirectlyover
thehubcapfixingscrewson
wheelswhichare24”orsmallerin
diameter!
Rotationdirection
Valvehole Valvehole
56
C
B
A
E
D
E
G
H
F
1 2
3 4
F
G
H
Locatingfork
Securingpinwithcirclip
Circlip
A
B
C
D
E
Threadedbush
Washer
Mountingbolt
Axleplate(CCor TS)
Longtorquearm
OntheCCversions,thelocating
forkmustalsobeattachedtothe
torquearm.Placetheforkedend
overthetorquearm,pushthe
securingpinthroughthetwoparts
andsecuretheotherendinplace
withthecirclip. TS Versionsmust
haveatorquearmclampmounted
insteadofthelocatingfork.
Makesurethatbothcirclipssit
correctlyontothesecuringpin.
Pushthethreadedbushesthrough
thetorquearmfrombehind.Place
awasherovereachofthebushes
andthentheaxleplateoverthese
washers(pictures1and2showthe
TSversion).Securethetwoparts
togetherwiththemountingbolts.
(M8 0.75-5mmallenkey,
tighteningtorque:7Nm/61in.lbs.).
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3. Mounting additional parts
The comes with additional parts according to the corresponding version. These parts
must be mounted first.
Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14
3.1 Standard long torque arm
All versions not carrying the codes OEM or OEM2 come included with the long torque
arm for supporting the torque. This must be mounted to the axle plate.
Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14
A T T E N T I O N
Mounting