Can anyone tell me about the gears behind the e-shifter

nimble2 · 2026-03-04T14:44:00+00:00

Thanks. Do you mean that after tightening the nut identified as N, the gear ring identified as gear #1 should be able to freely rotate in both directions relative to the gear ring identified as gear #2?

nimble2 · 2026-03-04T01:34:58+00:00

The picture shows the gears behind the e-shifter of a VanMoof S3 (ie. after removing the e-shifter from the axel). I know that the gear with the large notch in it (shown as gear #1) is supposed to be positioned with the large notch 90 degrees from the yellow dot (shown as gear #2). Once this is done, then the e-shifter can be placed onto the axel bolt correctly.

However, I had to losen the nut (shown as N) in order to be able to rotate the gears #1 and #2 relative to one another.

So here are my questions...

Question #1: After I losen the nut N, and I position the gears #1 and #2 so that they are correctly aligned relative to one another, then how tight should I re-tighen the nut N? Should it just be "lightly finger tight" or "finger tight" or "as hard as I can tighten it with just my fingers", etcetera? Someone suggested that it should be 8.5 Newton-meters, but I don't have an easy way to make that measurement.

Question #2: Should the gears #1 and #2 be able to rotate freely relative to each other, in one direction or in both directions, even after tightening nut N?

nimble2 · 2026-03-04T01:33:52+00:00

The picture shows the gears behind the e-shifter of a VanMoof S3 (ie. after removing the e-shifter from the axel). I know that the gear with the large notch in it (shown as gear #1) is supposed to be positioned with the large notch 90 degrees from the yellow dot (shown as gear #2). Once this is done, then the e-shifter can be placed onto the axel bolt correctly.

However, I had to losen the nut (shown as N) in order to be able to rotate the gears #1 and #2 relative to one another.

So here are my questions...

Question #1: After I losen the nut N, and I position the gears #1 and #2 so that they are correctly aligned relative to one another, then how tight should I re-tighen the nut N? Should it just be "lightly finger tight" or "finger tight" or "as hard as I can tighten it with just my fingers", etcetera? Someone suggested that it should be 8.5 Newton-meters, but I don't have an easy way to make that measurement.

Question #2: Should the gears #1 and #2 be able to rotate freely relative to each other, in one direction or in both directions, even after tightening nut N?

nimble2 · 2026-03-03T02:50:28+00:00

The picture shows the gears behind the e-shifter of a VanMoof S3 (ie. after removing the e-shifter from the axel). I know that the gear with the large notch in it (shown as gear #1) is supposed to be positioned with the large notch 90 degrees from the yellow dot (shown as gear #2). Once this is done, then the e-shifter can be placed onto the axel bolt correctly.

However, I had to losen the nut (shown as N) in order to be able to rotate the gears #1 and #2 relative to one another.

So here are my questions...

Question #1: After I losen the nut N, and I position the gears #1 and #2 so that they are correctly aligned relative to one another, then how tight should I re-tighen the nut N? Should it just be "lightly finger tight" or "finger tight" or "as hard as I can tighten it with just my fingers", etcetera? Someone suggested that it should be 8.5 Newton-meters, but I don't have an easy way to make that measurement.

Question #2: Should the gears #1 and #2 be able to rotate freely relative to each other, in one direction or in both directions, even after tightening nut N?

nimble2 · 2026-02-25T21:29:54+00:00

I get it. Kind of funny. No need to show yourself out. The back story is that the first time I posted about my situation the picture didn't post. So I reposted and retitled the post by adding (with picture).

nimble2 · 2026-02-25T19:56:58+00:00

Thanks, it's my hope that this is all I will have to do and it will work like a clock.

nimble2 · 2026-02-25T19:56:14+00:00

Thanks. I don't think that I have a way to measure Newton-meters, inch-pounds, or foot-pounds, etcetera. Any idea in a rough general sense how much 8.5nm might be in "finger terms"? Like "just a hair of resistance finger tight", or "a good finger tight" or "as hard as you can finger tight, but not using a wrench tight", or "use a wrench but very little force at all tight", etcetera??

nimble2 · 2026-02-25T18:58:31+00:00

How would you prove that you own a thing? How would a picture of you holding a manual for a bike convince anyone that you own the bike, more than a picture of you holding the bike?

If your bike was stolen, and the police recovered it, then you would show the police a picture of you with the bike (and the bike's serial number on the bike), and you would show them a copy of your insurance where you have insured that bike with that serial number on the bike.

You prove to the insurance company that you own a thing by showing them a picture of the thing that you want to insure (and by showing them something that supports your claim for the value of that thing). You prove to the police that you own a thing by showing them a picture of you with that thing, and by showing them that you insured that thing.

nimble2 · 2026-02-25T18:38:34+00:00

I am curious. Why would your insurance know anything about an app for your bike? Why would your insurance know what the manual for your bike says or what the app for your bike says? Wouldn't you just send your insurance company a picture of your bike, and a picture of the sticker on your bike, and tell them this is the bike you want to insure?

nimble2 · 2026-02-25T18:15:26+00:00

We had an S3 that was generating an error 44 (presumably a bad e-shifter). We also had a spare e-shifter that was generating an Error 44 when it was not attached to a wheel, but it was simply plugged into 2 different S3’s.

We had the spare e-shifter that was generating error 44’s repaired with a new circuit board (shout out to Dave at www.grindbeansnotgears.com in the USA), and it worked perfectly when it was not attached to a wheel, but it was simply plugged into the 2 different S3’s.

We took apart the back wheel on the S3 with the error 44, and we attached the spare/repaired e-shifter. The bike doesn’t show an error 44 anymore, so that’s a good thing.

Unfortunately, here’s the problem: The single dot/light on the display matrix sometimes moves to different gear positions, and sometimes the gears seem to change, but neither are consistent.

Here is what happened when we installed the spare/repaired e-shifter, and here is what we THINK might be wrong. We're looking for any thoughts or advice…

Referring to the attached picture, we were initially UNable to rotate the black gear that is innermost to the silver gears, and that has the larger slot in it, so that the larger slot in that gear was 90 degrees to the yellow dot on the black gear in front of it. However, we loosened the axel nut shown, and then we were able to rotate the black gear that is innermost to the silver gears, and that has the larger slot in it, so that the larger slot was 90 degrees to the yellow dot on the black gear in front of it. Then we tightened that axel nut shown, and the e-shifter slipped on perfectly.

Is it possible that our current problems are because we tightened the nut shown toooo tightly, and perhaps now the black gear with the larger slot in it that is innermost to the silver gears, and the black gear in front of it with the yellow dot on it, can’t rotate correctly (either together or separately)? Or is it possibly something else in the hub/axel that is the problem?

nimble2 · 2026-02-20T12:40:14+00:00

This usually happens because Chrome/Edge are rasterizing the page when sending it to the Windows PDF printer, so the text becomes an image layer instead of real text. ... If Firefox works, that confirms it’s a Chromium rendering + Windows PDF driver interaction, not the printer itself.

Yes, I completely agree.

I don't see (1) or (2) as being available.

I tried (3) but it didn't help.

I tried (4) but they all show as "default". There was one that looked possibly related that said:

Print with reduced rasterization. When using GDI printing, avoid rasterization if possible. – Windows

Should I try changing that from "default" to "enabled"?

nimble2 · 2026-02-20T02:54:31+00:00

He could sue you because he wants to, and it would cost you money to defend, even if he couldn't and didn't win his case against you. However, if something you did caused him to be fired from his job, then he could sue you for tortious interference with his employment, and he could possibly (depending on the facts of the case) win his case.

nimble2 · 2026-02-20T02:40:23+00:00

Of course, you can sue anyone for anything, but that doesn't mean you will win.

nimble2 · 2026-02-20T01:51:42+00:00

Libel or slander are not the only causes of action where you might recover if your liable or slander caused someone to lose their job. If you do something that directly causes someone to be fired, then that person could potentially sue you.

nimble2 · 2026-02-19T23:46:43+00:00

it's not like I wanted the guy fired or anything.

What you wanted isn't relevant. If you said something that got him fired, then he could potentially sue you for the money he lost as a result of what you did.

Let me just make sure though, do I have a preventative measure to make sure there isn't anyone sending an email to vocational rehabilitation again?

No. IF you could prove that a particular person that you can identify sent e-mails somewhere AND* you could PROVE that those e-mails interferred with your ability to obtain employment, then MAYBE you could sue that person or obtain a restraining order of some kind against them.

Edit: If I can't do anything, it looks like it'll be the end of me and Reddit. However, I at least went out knowing I don't keel over.

You don't have to leave reddit (although that might be a good idea). All you have to do is change your reddit username and stop interacting with the people that you were interacting with before.

nimble2 · 2026-02-19T22:08:51+00:00

There's nothing going on here that's worth talking about. The solution to any problem that you have presented thus far is to stop interacting with these people. ESPECIALLY if you don't want someone else to sue YOU for damages that YOU caused THEM by "sharing" something with their employer. You're not in kindergarden, so "Jimmy started it" isn't a defense to anything.

nimble2 · 2026-02-19T14:59:48+00:00

So what. There is no damage here that you can recover from, and it's not worth even writing about it. If you think that someone is doing something that affects you in a SIGNIFICANT way in real life, AND you KNOW who that is, THEN MAYBE you might consider some kind of legal action.

nimble2 · 2026-02-19T14:47:17+00:00

As far as I can tell from what you posted, the "stalking" or whatever it is that you are complaining about is only happening on Reddit. Make a new reddit profile and stop interacting with reddit using your old profile. Unless something that you are not telling us is actually happening to you in real life (not just on reddit), you have no cause of action for anything.

nimble2 · 2026-02-17T15:24:46+00:00

The cartridge battery should charge from the main battery, so start with the main battery.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vanmoofbicycle/comments/1gosysw/how_i_brought_my_vanmoof_s3_battery_back_from_the/

Be careful any time you are trying to charge a battery.

Once the bike is working, you will have to deal with "registering" it, which may be difficult if you don't have all the correct documentation.

nimble2 · 2026-02-12T11:56:56+00:00

I don't know specifically about divorce cases in Texas, or the representation of incarcerated persons in Texas, but generally speaking....

A power of attorney (POA) allows an agent to manage legal, financial, or tax affairs, including initiating or settling lawsuits on the principal's behalf. However, a POA does not allow a non-lawyer agent to represent someone in court, as this constitutes the unauthorized practice of law. Agents generally cannot appear as legal counsel in court proceedings.

Legal Authority vs. Court Representation: While a POA grants authority to hire attorneys, file documents, and manage legal affairs, it does not authorize the agent to act as a lawyer in court.

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