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johnpirate:
Has anyone managed to fit the dislocation cones from Paddocks.I spent best part of an hour fiddling around with the top plate the nut and bolt trying to work out how the drivers side went in.I,ve only got small fingers but I couldnt get my hands in.I gave up and did the welding and replace a collapsed wheel bearing which I deemed more important.Three times in four years I,ve had bearings collapse on this flaming thing theres only one set left to replace now and I,m thinking of doing them as it can only be time.How it managed to totally destroy a bearing and keep running on the other one ,twice inner bearings on the rear and now a front outer has gone and the car ran on the remaining bearing .I couldnt hear the noise at first over the mud tyres.

Jake:
I dont know about the Paddocks versions but when i fitted my D44 relocation cones i glued the nut to the top plate then pushed the bolt up through.
When it was in place i broke the glue and tightened up with a spanner.
Regarding your wheel bearings, for them to be *going* so often sounds like they arn't being fitted correctly or cheap bearings are being used.
For bearings it's not worth saving 50p and changing them 4 times as often.
Hope this helps
 :D

Disco-andy:
iv fitted two sets of those cones now and its a pain, i did it by weging the nut and plate in roughly then shoveing a pointy thing in to center it. after that its a lot off small turns with two open ended spanners. good luck.
My 200tdi went through wheel baring for a past time too, are they dry when you take them out? sounds like its worth adding lots of grease...maybe?

L90OOK:
Are you changing the hub seal when you change the bearing?  If not you will probably find the grease is leaking out the back of the hub.
I changed my first wheel bearing, in June, on my 110 after 7years of ownership.
Are you doing much wading or leaving the vehicle stood for long periods?
I would ensure you pack the hubs with Marine grease & check them more often!

I had no problems fitting my D44 dislocation cones :-s although I do have hands the size of shovels  :lol:   Sounds like you need a mate round to lend a second pair of hands  :D

Jake:

--- Quote from: "L90OOK" ---I had no problems fitting my D44 dislocation cones :-s although I do have hands the size of shovels  :lol:   Sounds like you need a mate round to lend a second pair of hands  :D
--- End quote ---


On Defender vehicles, fitting cones is very simple because the top spring seat is easy to get at.
On Discovery and Range Rovers the spring seat is covered by the inner wing.
Its do-able, but tight
 :D

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