Machine Shop

Blown Small Block Chevy Aluminum AFR Cylinder Heads Freshen With Ferrea Intake and Exhaust Valves

Here’s some pics of a set of AFR aluminum cylinder heads for a blown small block Chevy that we freshened up. The heads are outfitted with high grade Ferrea intake & exhaust valves for high boost pressures. They're also outfitted with some heavy duty dual valve springs for a healthy roller camshaft. We machined their [...]

2023-06-28T05:34:42+00:00June 28th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar 16M Grader Axle Parts Repair and Rebuild

Here’s some pics of some front end parts we have in for repair & rebuilding for a Caterpillar 16M Grader axle. In these pics we are assembling the lean arms & spindle housings with new bearings, races, bushings & seals. After they're assembled we will install them into the axle beam assembly. 5435 Desert Point [...]

2023-06-14T00:25:42+00:00June 14th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar Grader Spindle Housing Damaged and Worn Then Welded and Machining At The Counterbore Surface

Here’s some pics of a Caterpillar 16G grader spindle housing we're in the process of repairing & rebuilding. The upper & lower counterbore surfaces are worn & damaged from severe metal-to-metal contact with the lean arms. We start with machining the worn surfaces & then building them up with welding filler material to match the [...]

2023-06-07T04:24:25+00:00June 7th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Chrysler Mopar Crankshaft and Harmonic Balancer Machined For Quarter Key

Here’s some pics of a Mopar crankshaft & harmonic balancer for a supercharged engine. In order to strengthen the balancer on the snout of the crankshaft for the extra pressure from driving the blower an extra keyway & woodruff key are needed. To do this we machine a slot in the snout of the crank [...]

2023-05-24T05:15:13+00:00May 24th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Custom Machining Of Plastic Delrin Bushing Pucks

Here’s some pics of some custom parts machining we did. We started with some solid rounds of plastic delrin material. We first cut the solid rounds into smaller pieces close to the dimensions of the final part. We then chucked each piece up in the lathe & machined them to match the dimensions on the [...]

2024-02-20T17:31:28+00:00April 12th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Old Industrial Forklift Continental Engine Water Pump Machining, Repairing and Rebuilding

Here's some pics of an old cast iron water pump that came in for repairing & rebuilding. It's off of an older forklift that is powered by a four cylinder Continental gasoline engine. The housing was corroded away internally along with the shaft & impeller. We had to get creative with the repair to the [...]

2023-03-31T02:14:50+00:00March 31st, 2023|Machine Shop|

Customer Smaller Diameter Aluminum Water Pump Pulley Machining To Increase Coolant Flow

Here’s some pics of a custom water pump pulley we machined out of a solid round piece of aluminum. The larger pulley was shipped to us to use as a pattern for machining the smaller diameter pulley. We made the new water pump pulley as small as possible in order to clear the housing of [...]

2023-03-01T06:34:38+00:00March 1st, 2023|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar 16M Grader Axle 2641150 and 2641153 Lean Arms Welding and Machining Repair

Here’s some pics of a set of Caterpillar 16M Grader Axle lean arms 2641150 & 2641153 on our Rottler CNC machine. These lean arms came in on an axle assembly that was worn to the extreme. Both lean arms were completely worn on all surfaces & bores. To get the lean arms back to spec [...]

2023-02-25T06:05:06+00:00February 25th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Hercules JXLD Engine Cast Iron Water Pump Machining, Repairing and Rebuilding

Here’s some before & after pics of an older cast iron water pump off of a Hercules model JXLD engine that was shipped to us for repairing & rebuilding. We completely disassembled the pump & performed all necessary machining to the cast iron housing, the shaft & seal areas. We also custom machine any of [...]

2023-02-23T05:04:26+00:00February 23rd, 2023|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar Grader Axle Welding and Machining

Here’s some pics of a Caterpillar Grader Axle on our Rottler Multipurpose CNC boring & milling machine. The surfaces on each side of the center support bore were badly worn so we welded them up & then machined them flat, square & back to the correct thickness spec. The surfaces that retain the lean arms [...]

2023-02-10T04:45:26+00:00February 10th, 2023|Machine Shop|