Staking tool and method of using the same
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsJeffery Charles Henault, Richard Allen France
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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.
Claims13
A staking tool for a spindle nut coupled to an axle of a vehicle, comprising:
- a collar that includes a guide notch defined on an interior surface and that extends from a vehicle-side face to an opposing outside face of the collar;
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- a striker that includes a shaft, and an angled tip at a first end and a handle at a second end;
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- wherein the striker is configured to slide longitudinally within the guide notch and stake a lip portion of the spindle nut into a staking notch of the axle.
A system for securing a hub onto a vehicle, comprising:
- an axle that includes a staking notch defined on an outer surface;
- a spindle nut that includes a lip portion and a hex portion;
- a staking tool that includes:
- a collar that includes a guide notch defined on an interior surface;
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- a striker that includes a handle, a shaft configured to slidingly insert into the notch, and an angled tip;
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- a hammer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.