Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Staking tool and method of using the same

Abstract:

A staking tool is provided that is coupled to an axle of a vehicle and that includes a collar and a striker. The collar includes a guide notch defined on an interior surface. The striker includes a shaft and a handle. The shaft includes an angled tip at a first end of the striker and the handle includes a striking surface at a second end of the striker. The shaft is configured to slide longitudinally within the guide notch. A method for staking a spindle nut is also provided that includes positioning a collar over the spindle nut fastened on an axle of a vehicle, aligning a guide notch on the collar with a staking notch on the axle, inserting a striker into the guide notch, and striking the striker with a hammer.