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[mx5nut]

A couple months ago, I installed new Evo cones from Minispares and they still haven’t settled much at all, so I bit the bullet and got hi/los to install. Despite greasing up the end of the cone compressor that goes into the cone so it wouldn’t seize, it seems to have done just that. The second half of the rod that has the spinner handle on it has cone off as well, even though I made sure the lock but was nice and tight before I started work. So I have the cone still in the subframe with half of the compressor rod seized in it.

Any tips, combinations of wrenches, etc that might help me free the end of the rod and not ruin the cone or the rod? I am frustrated and really hoping to find a solution, because I have no idea how I would go about getting the cone/rod combo out of the subframe if I can’t get it unstuck.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

[sonikk4]

I had this same problem with my Clubby and I had to get inventive and it did entail damaging the rod.

If you go to page 11 on Project Paddy in my signature you will see what I had to do.

And I did weld the rod again afterwards and have been using it ever since.

[Spider]

I'm sorry here and don't wish to appear to be rubbing any salt in the wound. Long ago I saw that it would be easy to damage the thread on the Compressor Tool and on reading of this and also Neil's experience, I now see too that it's possible to jam the tool too.

 

I made myself an extended M14 x 2.0 Tap. I bought a standard Tap and a long M12 Dome Head Bolt. I then welded them together (using rods for dissimilar metals), to keep it all aligned, I clamped them down inside some angle iron for welding.

I make a point of never inserting the compressor tool without first putting the tap through the cones, even new ones.

[mx5nut]

I had this same problem with my Clubby and I had to get inventive and it did entail damaging the rod.

If you go to page 11 on Project Paddy in my signature you will see what I had to do.

And I did weld the rod again afterwards and have been using it ever since.

Thanks for pointing me in this direction. After reading your post on page 11, your mention of the two nut method or jam nut was something that I knew about but hadn’t remembered to try in the midst of my frustration. I will give that a try later tonight along with trying what the person after you on page 11 said, which is to try and get the jack under the top arm to put pressure on the cone and keep it from turning in its place.

[mx5nut]

Two nut method, FTW! Now that I got it unstuck, it doesn’t look like it was jammed in there too bad. Just too tight for the tools I had been using.

Anyway, I snugged the compressor rod back together extra tight this time. Fingers and toes crossed that I can keep moving forward without issue!