Originally Posted by
Winfried
As for resting the bike, especially a folding bike, it's not clear it should rest drive side up or down. I read both.
The seal on the non-drive side is better (though not perfect) than that on the drive side. I've had better luck keeping the bike drive-side up, with respect to leakage. My Alfine 11 leaked a few drops when laid on its drive side overnight.
I tried wrapping the drive-side seal in electrical tape after thoroughly degreasing the outside. The gear oil found its way through in a few days. What seems to work reasonably well is to fill the groove in the hub into which the plastic sealing cap fits with water-resistant wheel-bearing grease.