At 12:49 PM 4/17/2011, neil n wrote:
>Thanks David.
>
>I ended up making a similar tool.  http://tinyurl.com/3qtlnyb
>http://tinyurl.com/3l82lcf  Have to laugh at myself as another helpful
>lister provided the same tip after I had made the tool.   ;)

Looks great!  But I hope (expecting the answer no) you clamped the
rod in the vise with soft jaws the way it shows in Bentley, not the
outer case of the unit.  Failing to do that would put enormous
leverage on the pinion and associated parts.

>That's a great calculator. I ended up chocking up on the wrench by
>same length as added new tool. Not exactly right in hindsight, but
>close I'm sure.

Engineers Edge has a lot of good stuff.

Yrs,
d