Measuring device for measuring deviation of body and method thereof

A method for measuring a deviation of a body to determine an amount of shimming requisite for the body, the method comprising;

• placing a measuring device on 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;
• maneuvering the jack screw member to adjust the elongated member until the level indicating member indicates a horizontal orientation of the elongated member on the body;
• and
• measuring the deviation of the body to determine the amount of shimming requisite for the body, at the horizontal orientation of the elongated member, by the gauge member.