Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Do yourself a favor and buy this
little widget from Pedros. It holds the splined tool in place and makes it less likely to cam out of the splines.
I had the tool bolted in with a long bolt and washer across the shell. This one was so bad the bearings were literally gone and the spindle fell right out. It was the guys "winter beater" and saw lots of salt with no maintenance. I have a bolt that stays with the tool to fit the spindle threads and hold it in but when the spindle is falling out it didn't help.