Stake nut woes

[houseofreggae]

:?: So I'm piecing back to gether front hub assemblies for my Aspire brake upgrade and I got to the stake nut. Now it's kinda weird cause when I tighten it down onto the axle end the nut screws past or below the stake groove leaving no place to stake the nut. My question is...do I need some kind of spacer or washer to keep that nut up around that groove? And I don't have a torque wrench, so how do I know how much to tighten it down :?:

[oxbrain]

When I put mine back on I just guessed at the torque.

I remember there being a washer under the nut.

[houseofreggae]

Found 1 washer!!! I knew I lost em. Hunt continues for 2nd. THX :wink:

[AlaskaFestivaGuy]

front stake nuts

For staking the front nuts, I found that a 2' bolt cutter tool works perfectly; put one tip in the dimple in the center of the axle, the other on the stake nut, and gently squeeze a little.

This doesn't work on the thinner rear stake nuts.