Help locating cone nut replacements
10-22-18, 07:44 AM
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Help locating cone nut replacements
I have searched extensively and am not able to locate replacement cones for both front and rear. Was hoping that someone might be able to locate and/or identify either original, or other comparable parts supplier. The following part numbers apply:
Shimano WH-R500 hub (front/rear)
Front cone part number Y-4BG98090
Rear LEFT cone Y-4BG98150
Rear RIGHT cone Y-3AE-03100
I need at least the cones, but will purchase complete axle set if necessary. Doesn't have to be Shimano original, just compatable. Would prefer U.S. supplier. Not opposed to overseas, but would just prefer U.S. for ease of supply/payment.
Dan
Shimano WH-R500 hub (front/rear)
Front cone part number Y-4BG98090
Rear LEFT cone Y-4BG98150
Rear RIGHT cone Y-3AE-03100
I need at least the cones, but will purchase complete axle set if necessary. Doesn't have to be Shimano original, just compatable. Would prefer U.S. supplier. Not opposed to overseas, but would just prefer U.S. for ease of supply/payment.
Dan
10-22-18, 11:19 AM
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I'd Bring them into LBS and match visually, in person..
... if not in stock the shop will get them for you.
... if not in stock the shop will get them for you.
10-22-18, 11:27 AM
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I'm guessing you don't want to actually go to a bike shop.
Any shop with a Shimano account can order them directly from Shimano and/or most shops have an account with JBI and/or Wheels Mfg. You can order direct from Wheels Mfg.but you need to make sure you are ordering the correct cone.
Wheels
Any shop with a Shimano account can order them directly from Shimano and/or most shops have an account with JBI and/or Wheels Mfg. You can order direct from Wheels Mfg.but you need to make sure you are ordering the correct cone.
Wheels
10-22-18, 12:47 PM
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I'm guessing you don't want to actually go to a bike shop.
Any shop with a Shimano account can order them directly from Shimano and/or most shops have an account with JBI and/or Wheels Mfg. You can order direct from Wheels Mfg.but you need to make sure you are ordering the correct cone.
Wheels
Any shop with a Shimano account can order them directly from Shimano and/or most shops have an account with JBI and/or Wheels Mfg. You can order direct from Wheels Mfg.but you need to make sure you are ordering the correct cone.
Wheels
Dan
10-22-18, 02:26 PM
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Sapient
They could very well be discontinued by Shimano, but a shop that has a Shimano account can tell definitively. Shimano's B2B site gives the availability and warehouse location of parts. I no longer work for a shop so I don't have a B2B login. I've called a friend that works for Shimano, He's checking for me. When he lets me know, I'll let you know.
10-22-18, 02:42 PM
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I threw the first part number into ebay and came up with this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Shimano-Cyc...Qkl:rk:15:pf:0
I've had good luck finding obscure Shimano parts if you can come up with the actual part number. Although Shimano does have a nasty habit of making detailed small parts lists with part numbers, and then not actually selling those parts anywhere.
I've had good luck finding obscure Shimano parts if you can come up with the actual part number. Although Shimano does have a nasty habit of making detailed small parts lists with part numbers, and then not actually selling those parts anywhere.
10-22-18, 04:17 PM
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They could very well be discontinued by Shimano, but a shop that has a Shimano account can tell definitively. Shimano's B2B site gives the availability and warehouse location of parts. I no longer work for a shop so I don't have a B2B login. I've called a friend that works for Shimano, He's checking for me. When he lets me know, I'll let you know.
Standing by...
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10-22-18, 04:32 PM
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For all the credit that Shimano deserves for trying to have the part info published we have to remember that their business model is based on the OEM supply chain and not the aftermarket service one. So given the pace of change that our passion seems to demand it's no surprise that while part numbers might be able to be found the actual parts never made it to market in any numbers that survive more then a few years at most. A 3 year service support parts stock has been adopted by other parts of the bike business. And of course this "3 years" is likely based on a single product run and future market forecasting, not by any feedback and decision to restart a past production. The costs/numbers just don't justify most all the time to do that. So it's left to the aftermarket companies (Wheels of Boulder for hub parts) to fill this nook. Andy
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10-22-18, 05:25 PM
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It might not help this time around, but you might be able to find an old service-oriented bike shop that has bins of old parts. A friend of mine found an obscure cone that way.
10-22-18, 08:31 PM
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Unfortunately, they have definitely been discontinued and are no longer available through Shimano.
10-23-18, 08:34 AM
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I ordered two sets of Wheels Mfg. adjustable cones through Tree Fort Bikes. They were the wrong size so I returned them - shipping both ways totaled about $10.
If you ordered several different sets that you think might work, it would cost you only the return shipping on the incorrect items.
I suggest you email them re: this first - but I found them to be responsive and accommodating.
If you ordered several different sets that you think might work, it would cost you only the return shipping on the incorrect items.
I suggest you email them re: this first - but I found them to be responsive and accommodating.
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When I couldn't find cones for a 6700 ultegra hub, I bought a hub on Ebay and used the cones out of it.
10-30-18, 08:27 PM
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Well, I finally have subject bike road-ready again. I'd found an outlet on eBay that listed an axle set as compatible with the one I was looking for...for the front. So, I ordered it. And of course it wasn't quite compatible. The cones are the correct size but the dust caps don't quite fit in/on the hub. So I had to do some "kludging" (or as I like to say "gun decking" -- a term I picked up in the Navy). Just couldn't find replacements for the rear so had to do a bit of kludging there too. Everything is back together and will give it a road test tomorrow.
Dan
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11-03-18, 10:10 AM
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my experience has been visiting shops and going through their drawer of "old and single and all diff shapes and sizes " cones and just hoping to find a near match, in dimensions and sort of similar angle of contact area.
Was lucky this summer for a friends bike I was overhauling, but as hardly anyone regreases their own hubs anymore, I reckon its always going to be hit and miss finding stuff.
certainly a good incentive to regrease hubs regularly to keep them in good shape and reduce the risk of pitting. Doesnt help if working on an old bike or a hand me down, but there you go, just part of the "disoposable society attitude" that often is the case.
Was lucky this summer for a friends bike I was overhauling, but as hardly anyone regreases their own hubs anymore, I reckon its always going to be hit and miss finding stuff.
certainly a good incentive to regrease hubs regularly to keep them in good shape and reduce the risk of pitting. Doesnt help if working on an old bike or a hand me down, but there you go, just part of the "disoposable society attitude" that often is the case.
