Thanks for the reply. Yes that would definately be another way to see if it's bent without the need for an indicator. Although with the motor still mounted in the plane it's hard to turn it over with-out something moving which is why I mounted the indicator directly to the engine. I wanted to see how far out it was so when (if) I get through to BME he may be able to tell me based on past experience if he can straighten it or not.

Thanks, Rick