There is no email address that I have been able to find for Shimano ebike in Japan, not even a form to send, but you can find country contacts forms here: CONTACT SHIMANO | SHIMANO BIKE-AUSTRALIA We have been emailing the UK import suppliers, but this has proved fruitless so far!
When you look...
Hi @Beatn1K, I am the owner of the much spoken about Ebike Motor Centre, and hopefully I can answer some of your questions here.
With regards play in the crankshaft. There should be no discernible play radially or up and down if you like. However, if you are holding the very end of the crank...
I am sorry PeGaZ, as I have stated several times throughout this thread. I cannot recommend a grease for this motor. Shimano do use a couple of different greases throughout the motor and no one currently knows what these greases are? If I say one on here that does not work for the rest of the...
Just another word of warning. I am sure if the motor manufacturers could get away with one cheap grease to do the lot they would. But eBike manufacturers are not stupid, they can use several different greases throughout the motor, to ensure each part is using the lubricant best suited for its...
Thanks for the heads up @Spiff , I just typed www.performancelinebearings.com and the re-direct seems to be working again now. Although we haven't been called Performance Line Bearings for 2 years now 🙂
Because there is no race inside a max bearing, if used as a radial bearing, the balls run against each other and cause significant wear and premature failure. Years ago, when the Bosch main motor bearings were failing regularly, a rumour spread through the forums that MAX bearings were the way...
I can't believe I sat through all 7 minutes of that! :oops: First thing I would try is changing my shoes! It sounded just like a squeaky shoe to me :LOL:
Henryk can not order large quantities like Germany. Unfortunately, shipping costs to France have gone out of control since Brexit so he has to pass high shipping cost to his customers :cry: I am sure when more French people support him, he will soon bring the prices down.
It's listed as the right hand bearing but is actually the left hand one you wanted. I have asked him to change this. I have also asked why his site is not currently allowing any selection of these parts!?
Are we talking about the same bearing? I am talking about the crank axle bearing that is fitted right next to the left hand crank seal. I understand that it should be protected by the motor cover seal, and for most situations it is. But, I have also pulled enough motors apart to know that this...
But this is why that particular bearing fails! When water and grit gets past the first line of defence, the single soft lip seal, there is no back-up!? The crap goes straight into ZZ bearing. Surely an RV or an LUV would be perfect? Second line of defence from a rubber bearing seal behind the...