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[Edington]

Firstly are there different rubber compounds for these suspension units and if so how are they marked? I replaced a rather tired and partially collapsed doughnut with a new one I had in my workshop but can't remember it's history. Having fitted it I'm struggling to refit the hub  

[mab01uk]

You might find these articles in links below from Minispares on suspension cones of interest.

 

Mini Dunlop Suspension, Cones:-

https://www.minispar...2015/10/02/925/

 

FAM3968EVO Suspension Cone:-

https://www.minispar...uspension-cone/

 

Edited by mab01uk, 21 May 2025 - 06:38 PM.

[nicklouse]

The ones from MPart are made to the original ingredients in the original tooling.

[Spider]

If it's on the Right Hand Side, the Cone is more or less at original height and a standard trumpet was fitted, this would be correct.

You need to compress the Cone about 1/2 that needed to fit it to relieve pressure on it so you can lift the top arm or use something to otherwise lift the arm. I used to be able to get them with a 12" Shifter (adjustable) Spanner, but not now !

[Edington]

Thanks for the useful info. I did in the end compress the cone to get the top ball joint in. Strange I never had to do it on number of others over the years, must be getting weak in my old age!