Patent ID: 7225517

Claim:
A holding device for holding a first rotary elements and a second rotary element against rotation relative to one another, said holding device having: a connecting member; a first unitary holding member with spaced projections for engagement with the first rotary element at spaced locations on the first rotary element, wherein each said projection has a stepped profile and is engageable in a recess between adjacent teeth on the first rotary element; a first clamp for clamping the first holding member at selected radial positions relative to the connecting member; a second unitary holding member with spaced projections for engagement with the second rotary element at spaced locations on the second rotary element, wherein each said projection has a stepped profile and is engageable in a recess between adjacent teeth on the second rotary element; and a second clamp for clamping the second holding member at selected radial positions relative to the connecting member, wherein the holding members are clampable relative to the connecting member at selected distances from one another.