Machine Shop

Custom Made and Machined Dog Bone Bushings For Caterpillar Haul Trucks

Here's some custom machined tubular bushings we made for one of our customers. They call these dog bone bushings which are used on the Caterpillar haul trucks. We make them out of a high grade steel material which yields a higher hardness than typical off the shelf steel material does. This is a batch of [...]

2022-06-30T23:44:43+00:00June 30th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Trailer Hub Bearing Race Bore Machining For Sleeves Repair

Here's a couple of trailer hubs that came in with the bores worn & damaged where the races are supposed to press in place. We machined the bores true, round & on center. We then machined some sleeves which we pressed into the reconditioned bores. After the sleeves were pressed in place we machined the [...]

2022-06-29T03:54:18+00:00June 29th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Duramax Diesel Valve Covers Cleaning and Machine Surfacing

These are some aluminum valve covers for a 6.6 liter LBZ Duramax diesel engine. The valve covers, or rocker covers, were greasy & tarnished so we first cycled them in our jet wash spray cabinet. We then blasted them before surfacing the sealing surfaces flat & square. We then gave them a coat of gray [...]

2022-05-25T05:34:53+00:00May 25th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Kawasaki 750 EFI Teryx Side by Side UTV Cylinder Heads Rebuilding

This is a set of cylinder heads off a Kawasaki 750 Teryx side-by-side, or UTV. The engine spun a rod bearing & one of the pistons wacked one of the cylinder heads. Both heads were slightly warped & all the intake valves were pounded out & thin as razor blades on their margins. We performed [...]

2022-05-18T02:59:09+00:00May 18th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Chevy Cruze Aluminum Overhead Cam Turbo Cylinder Head Rebuilding

This is a Chevy Cruze cylinder head that we rebuilt with a complete valve job & surface. The engine is a 1.4 liter turbocharged powerplant. The engine overheated which caused the head gasket to embed itself into the surface of the head leaving lots of low spots. After machining the valve seats round & concentric [...]

2022-05-11T02:34:12+00:00May 11th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Old Cast Iron Water Pump Repair and Rebuilding

Here's an old cast iron water pump that came in for repairing & rebuilding. These old water pumps come in due to the seals leaking which usually also means the main shaft is pitted & corroded. We typically end up machining a new shaft if the original one is too far gone. Sometimes the original [...]

2022-05-06T01:45:05+00:00May 6th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Chevy LS Engine Block Cylinder Boring and Machining

Here’s a couple pics of a Chevy LS engine block on our Rottler CNC machine. The cylinders are getting bored for a set of oversize Wiseco forged pistons. Next is surfacing & squaring the decks. Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert Point Dr. Las Vegas, Nv. 89118 Ph: (702) 649-2366 or (702) 649-0648 Fax: [...]

2022-05-03T20:24:56+00:00May 3rd, 2022|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar 3406E C15 Diesel Cylinder Head Surface Machining

This is a Caterpillar 3406E, similar to a C15, diesel cylinder head that came in for machining. We set the head up on our dual axis leveling fixture which gets the surface of the head precisely positioned for milling the surface flat & square. The deck on this one cleaned up with minimal material removal [...]

2022-04-13T02:24:05+00:00April 13th, 2022|Machine Shop|

International DT350 Mid Size Diesel Engine Machining

Here are some International DT350 diesel engine parts that came in for complete machine work. The crankshaft & camshaft were cleaned, wet mag'd for cracks, inspected & polished. The connecting rods were reconditioned on their big ends & new tapered wrist pin bushings installed & machined to size on the small ends. The block was [...]

2022-03-30T04:05:49+00:00March 30th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Polaris RZR XP 1000 Side By Side UTV Engine Cylinders Surface Machining

This is a cylinder block assembly for a Polaris RZR XP 1000 that came in for machining. The surface was warped as well as twisted which caused the head gasket to leak. We mounted the cylinder block assembly to the dual axis leveling table on our Rottler CNC milling machine for the setup. We then [...]

2022-03-17T16:46:02+00:00March 17th, 2022|Machine Shop|