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[96minimig]

Hello. Back here after many years. Here is my 94 Cooper which I’ve part restored and painted myself around 4 years ago and still going strong. Although it’s tucked up in the garage at this point in the season.

I’m looking to replace the rubber cones all round with the genuine red dots. I’m curious to which cone compressor I need as I’ve heard there are different threads please.

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Edited by 96minimig, 28 December 2022 - 09:59 PM.

[croc7]

The description of the product will usually tell what type threads the cones have.  C-STR687 red spot cones have metric threads.

[smurfomatic]

The Minispares page for their "dual thread" cone compressor says that imperial thread was used until 1976, so a 94 should be using metric thread if they're original cones.

[96minimig]

The Minispares page for their "dual thread" cone compressor says that imperial thread was used until 1976, so a 94 should be using metric thread if they're original cones.

Cheers for that I’ll have a look. They feel like the original cones going over bumps lol.

[mbolt998]

Yes almost certain to be metric thread (which is an M14 if you are thinking of making the tool).

[96minimig]

Yes almost certain to be metric thread (which is an M14 if you are thinking of making the tool).

Cheers…
Was hoping on purchasing a tool so I’m certain it will take the strain/pressure of removing and fitting the old-new.
I’ll be replacing all the knuckle joints too including fitting hi los to the front. The rear has them already.
Hopefully I don’t find any dramas on the way.

[mbolt998]

 

Yes almost certain to be metric thread (which is an M14 if you are thinking of making the tool).

Cheers…
Was hoping on purchasing a tool so I’m certain it will take the strain/pressure of removing and fitting the old-new.
I’ll be replacing all the knuckle joints too including fitting hi los to the front. The rear has them already.
Hopefully I don’t find any dramas on the way.

 

 

I guarantee you will find dramas on the way :) In my case perhaps the most interesting was that on one side on the front the aluminium trumpet had completely glued itself to the cone and I ended up breaking the trumpet. You're replacing the trumpet I think with hilos anyway so not a big deal. This had also happened on both rears but I was able to separate them with heat after getting them off the car. I couldn't get the fronts out without separating them first.

 

Always be careful working near the top link with the compressor in place. If it does fail and your fingers are in there it will look like something off the Hydraulic Press Channel.