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[loudAndProud10K]

Hello how can I get the cone out.....

I have a metric and imperial tool so type of thread is not a problem but I believe the thread on the cone is worn and I cannot screw it in to the cone to compress it the drivers side is okay it will screw in fine is there another way to get the cone out ? Can I break the trumpet to get the cone out or cut the trumpet ? I don't see how I can do it any other way as I cannot compress it !!!!

[KernowCooper]

Lots here have done just that taken a chiesel to the trumput, its one way to get the cone out, your choises are limited. if you have hi-lows you can wind then down, but you dont have that option.

[alex-95]

you can remove the top arm where the knuckle joint fits into and it'll then come out. you can like you say cut the trumpet but be careful as there could be alot of tension on it.

[HarrysMini]

I have had this problem on the subframe I was stripping down. I drenched the threads of both in Plusgas and it eventually went in. The issue is, the threads on the cone have become rusty making it harder for a new thread to engage with it. 

[loudAndProud10K]

I think my only way is to cut away the trumpet

[dklawson]

If your car is late enough to have the metric cones as original, buy an M14x2 tap, tack weld it into a piece of steel tubing, and use that extended shank on the tap so you can clean up the threads on the cone you are trying to remove.  I know parts like trumpets are common for you in the U.K. but I hate seeing any original car part having to be destroyed to make a repair.