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I'm just a little confused over the fact that there seems to be an official spare part (SHIMANO spare part Y-26898120) for the cone, but there is only one shop selling them and that the pair costs more than the entire axle assembly.
It's not that I don't want to pay DA prices, but don't really want to have to spend money on parts I don't need.
I'll have a Google. I know there are 9 1/4" balls per side. Maybe there is another Shimano hub that has the same set up and has cones available separately. They should do in the meantime until I can have a word with my local friendly Shimano dealer.
ETA: The place selling the individual cones seems to charge 2x the going rate for all Shimano parts, so maybe they're available cheaper elsewhere, if I could find somewhere that sold them.
Also, how mangled does the surface of the cone need to be for it to cause a real world noticable effect for a bike ridden on the street? It was rough as hell when I stripped it, and the surface does have some marking where it look like it's been gouged a bit, but I haven't tried just greasing it up and rebuilding it as is. The balls are currently sitting in some degreaser with the rest of the stuff so I haven't checked them, but the hubs themselves look perfect.