With over 60 years in the Casting Repair and On Site Machining business, Reynolds-French is ready to serve our customers with our experience and expertise for all of your on site machine work and casting repair problems.
One of the most important requirements for keeping engines and compressors free from damage to bearings, crankshafts, mainframes and other equipment parts is the ability to achieve and maintain proper engine alignment.
Many of the repairs that Reynolds-French has made over the years are due to problems that can be traced to improper alignment.
Engine Alignment Consulting Services
Engine and compressor alignment
Alignment methods include:
Wire line and other sophisticated types of equipment used in applying cost-efficient and accurate methods of setting or checking alignment are shown below.
On site crankshaft rod journal machining, polishing, and shaft straightening saves expensive downtime and costly disassembly.
All crankshafts are checked for straightness and inspected for cracks before any repairs are started. Bent shafts are cold straightened in the engine before crankpins are turned, then checked again before the job is completed.
Reynolds-French has the capability to machine rod journals on site from 7″ diameter to 14 1/2″ diameter. Crankshaft flanges and flywheel fit refacing are also covered with this service. On request, special undersized bearings can be furnished.
We have the expertise to visually inspect crankshafts for general condition, to Magnaflux and black light for finding hard-to-find cracks, to check for crankshaft runout (straightness). Our team will evaluate and make recommendations for crankshaft rod journal turning, polishing, straightening, removal to outside shop, or to simply put back into service.
Reynolds-French’s expert technicians can also check for frame alignment with wire line.
Line boring and alignment are two critical service functions of Reynolds-French that go hand in hand. For example, most engines that need to be line bored are in need of alignment, first.
Most engine frames can be machined, caps sized and fit, and line bored to standard dimensions. This saves the cost of stocking oversized bearings.
With the addition of our new Portable “Bucket Bar”, we now offer on-site boring and repair of large earth-moving equipment. Covering a range of 2 1/4 inches to 12 inches and beyond, Reynolds-French can bore and repair all types of buckets, front end loaders, track holes, or whatever it is you need bored and repaired.
With over 60 years in the Casting Repair & On Site Machining business, Reynolds-French has the experience and expertise to help customers with on site machine work and casting repair problems.
With the addition of our four new Flange Facers (5″-12″) and End Prep Lathes (2″-6″ & 4″-12″), we now offer on-site flange and pipe facing. Covering a range of 2 inches to 40 inches, Reynolds-French can face all types of flanges: Flat, Raised face, Ring groove or what ever type the flange may be.
Upper deck flange on LS engine frame being machined with 12″ – 40″ flange facer.
Flange Facer ‘Set-up’ chuck in 10″ flange. Flange Facer has a 5″ to 18″ capacity
Flange Facer installed & cutting a 10″ raised face flange.
Flange Facer will face, turn, ring groove your flange on site.
With the addition of our four new Flange Facers (5″-12″) and End Prep Lathes (2″-6″ & 4″-12″), we now offer on-site flange and pipe facing. Covering a range of 2 inches to 40 inches, Reynolds-French can face all types of flanges: Flat, Raised face, Ring groove or what ever type the flange may be.
4″ bar shown cutting to reclaim head seal on Cooper LS engine.
Boring bar set to cut liner seat area to accept insert.
Bar set up to machine upper deck for replacement ring.
Reynolds French & Co.
12525 E. 60th St.
Tulsa, OK 74146
info@r-f.com
(918) 252-7545
(918) 252-7540
