Patent ID: 8006396

Claim:
A measuring device for measuring a deviation of a body to determine an amount of shimming requisite for the body, the measuring device comprising: an elongated member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, said first end portion comprising a narrow section, the elongated member capable of being placed on the body; a level indicating member disposed on the elongated member between the first end portion and the second end portion; a movable gauge member disposed at the narrow section of said first end portion of the elongated member; and a jack screw member disposed adjacent to but separate from the gauge member on the first end portion of the elongated member, wherein the jack screw member is capable of adjusting the elongated member until the level indicating member indicates a horizontal orientation of the elongated member on the body, and, wherein at the horizontal orientation of the elongated member on the body, the gauge member is capable of measuring the deviation of the body to determine the amount of shimming requisite for the body.