diff --git a/chunkie/+chnk/chunk_nearparam.m b/chunkie/+chnk/chunk_nearparam.m
index efdf2fd..9d670cd 100644
--- a/chunkie/+chnk/chunk_nearparam.m
+++ b/chunkie/+chnk/chunk_nearparam.m
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 maxnewt = 15;
 thresh0 = 1.0d-14;
+iextra = 3;
 
 if nargin < 4 || isempty(t) || nargin < 5 || isempty(u)
     [t,~,u] = lege.exps(chnkr.k);
@@ -40,12 +41,6 @@
     thresh0 = opts.thresh;
 end
 
-dist = Inf;
-
-if nargin < 3
-    ich = 1:nch;
-end
-
 dim = size(pts,1);
 npts = numel(pts)/dim;
 pts = reshape(pts,dim,npts);
@@ -92,9 +87,10 @@
 
     rdiff0 = r0(:) - ref;
     dprime = rdiff0.'*d0(:);
-    dprime2 = d0(:).'*d0(:) + d0(:).'*d20(:);
+    dprime2 = (d0(:).'*d0(:) + rdiff0(:).'*d20(:));
 
     newtsuccess = false;
+    ifend = 0;
 
     for iii = 1:maxnewt
 
@@ -102,14 +98,17 @@
         
         deltat = - dprime/dprime2;
 
-        t0 = t0+deltat;
+        t1 = t0 + deltat;
         
-        if (t0 > 1.0)
-            t0 = 1;
+        if (t1 > 1.0)
+            t1 = 1;
         end
-        if (t0 < -1.0)
-            t0 = -1;
+        if (t1 < -1.0)
+            t1 = -1;
         end
+    
+        deltat = t1-t0;
+        t0 = t1;
 
         all0 = (lege.exev(t0,cfs));
         r0 = all0(1:dim);
@@ -118,9 +117,13 @@
 
         rdiff0 = r0(:)-ref(:);
         dprime = rdiff0.'*d0(:);
-        dprime2 = d0(:).'*d0(:) + d0(:).'*d20(:);
+        dprime2 = d0(:).'*d0(:) + rdiff0(:).'*d20(:);
+
+        if min(abs(dprime),abs(deltat)) < thresh
+            ifend = ifend+1;
+        end
 
-        if abs(dprime) < thresh
+        if (ifend >= iextra)
             newtsuccess = true;
             break;
         end
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@
                 d20 = d21;
                 rdiff0 = rdiff1;
                 dprime = rdiff0.'*d0(:);
-                dprime2 = d0(:).'*d0(:) + d0(:).'*d20(:);
+                dprime2 = d0(:).'*d0(:);
                 dist0 = dist1;
                 lam = lam/3;
                 if abs(dprime) < thresh
diff --git a/chunkie/@chunker/nearest.m b/chunkie/@chunker/nearest.m
index 7f1bbdb..f87c7d3 100644
--- a/chunkie/@chunker/nearest.m
+++ b/chunkie/@chunker/nearest.m
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 maxnewt = 15;
 thresh0 = 1.0d-9;
 iextra = 3;
+nch = chnkr.nch;
 
 if nargin < 5 || isempty(u)
     [~,~,u] = lege.exps(chnkr.k);
@@ -69,123 +70,15 @@
     % grab chunk data
     ii = ich(i);
     r = chnkr.rstor(:,:,ii);
-    d = chnkr.dstor(:,:,ii);
-    d2 = chnkr.d2stor(:,:,ii);
-    rc = u*(r.');
-    dc = u*(d.');
-    d2c = u*(d2.');
 
-    % starting guess on over sampled grid
-    rover = (ainterpover*(r.')).';
-    rdist0 = sqrt(sum((rover-ref(:)).^2,1));
-    [disti,ind] = min(rdist0);
-    tt = xover(ind);
-    
-    % check the endpoints
-    ts = [-1;1];
-    rs = (lege.exev(ts,rc)).';
-    rsdist = sqrt(sum((rs-ref).^2,1));
-    [dists,inds] = min(rsdist);
-    if dists < disti
-        % continue if endpoints closer
-        ri = rs(:,inds);
-        if dists < dist
-            dist = dists;
-            ds = (lege.exev(ts,dc)).';
-            d2s = (lege.exev(ts,d2c)).';
-            di = ds(:,inds);
-            d2i = d2s(:,inds);
-            rn = ri; dn = di; d2n = d2i;
-            tn = ts(inds);
-            ichn = ii;
-        end
-        continue;
-    end
-        
-    % run levenberg
-
-    t0 = tt;
-
-    ifend = 0;
-
-    r0 = (lege.exev(t0,rc)).';
-
-    rdiff0 = ref(:) - r0(:);
-
-    drc = lege.derpol(rc);
-    %d2rc = lege.derpol(drc);
-    thresh = thresh0;
-    
-    for iii = 1:maxnewt
-        %d0 = (lege.exev(t0,dc)).'*h;
-        d0 = (lege.exev(t0,drc)).'; % actual derivative of chunk
-%        d20 = (lege.exev(t0,d2rc)).'; % actual 2nd derivative of chunk
-
-        % newton info
-%         
-%         dprime = rdiff0.'*d0(:);
-%         dprime2 = (d0(:).'*d0(:) + d0(:).'*d20(:));
-
-        % levenberg instead
-        
-        deltat = d0(:)\(rdiff0(:));
-        t1 = t0+deltat;
-        
-        if (t1 > 1.0)
-            t1 = (1.0+t0)/2;
-        end
-        if (t1 < -1.0)
-            t1 = (-1.0+t0)/2;
-        end
-
-        r1 = (lege.exev(t1,rc)).';
-        rdiff1 = ref(:)-r1(:);
-
-        err = min(abs(deltat),abs(sum(d0(:).*rdiff0(:))));
-        if err < thresh
-            ifend = ifend+1;
-        end
-        
-        %sum(rdiff0(:).*d0(:))
-        %abs(deltat)
-        
-        t0 = t1;
-        rdiff0 = rdiff1;
-
-%         if (err < thresh)
-%             ifend = ifend + 1;
-%         end
-% 
-        %t0 = t1;
-
-        if (ifend >= iextra)
-            break;
-        end
-    end
-    
-    % done levenberg
-    
-    ri = (lege.exev(t0,rc)).';
-    disti = sqrt(sum((ri(:)-ref(:)).^2,1));
-    if (ifend < iextra)
-        warning('newton failed in nearest');
-%          deltat
-%          disti
-%          jac
-%          t0
-%          rhs
-%          ifend
-%          sum(jac.*rhs)
-    else
-%        fprintf('success\n')
-    end
-    
+    [ti,ri,di,d2i,disti] = chnk.chunk_nearparam(r,ref,opts,chnkr.tstor,u);
+    disti = sqrt(disti);
     if disti < dist
         dist = disti;
         rn = ri;
-        dn = (lege.exev(t1,dc)).'*h;
-        d2n = (lege.exev(t1,d2c)).'*h*h;
-        tn = t1;
+        dn = di;
+        d2n = d2i;
+        tn = ti;
         ichn = ii;
     end
 end