Ok. Well, that might be part of my problem right there. I was really close the other day but I'll try Jim's method and see what I can find. There's got to be a way to get this in place; definitely with moving the rack bracket out for a second.
If I decided to send everything back, is there an advantage to going with the DD shaft over the splined? Just curious. I was thinking that I could then cut it, if need be.
I'm stuck at work until Monday, so I won't be able to do anything until then. :-/