Making a Paccar MX13 Rear Seal Tool Part 1

We had a late-model Peterbilt with a Paccar MX13 engine come in the shop that needed a clutch, and when we had the transmission out we found that it needed a rear main engine crankshaft seal. Heavy truck specialty tools are quite expensive and often need long shipping times to get here. It is not uncommon for small shops to not have every seal installer and special tool on hand. As we did not have the special seal installer to put the new seal in I was asked if I could make one.
As the machining portion of the video got longer than I had expected the video is broken into two parts. Hope you find it interesting, and as always, thanks for watching!

[@bostedtap8399]

Some serious chips there Everret. Great vlog, thanks for sharing.

[@howder1951]

:)!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@donaldnaymon3270]

Awesome machining work Everett. Looks great. Thank you for sharing.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Donald, glad you enjoyed it!

[@howder1951]

Woo-hoo! Looks like you are busy as can be in the shop. I particularly like these one-offs and it makes for a very good video, cheers Everett!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Howie, I like the challenges of machining and tinkering and have found that the heavy truck repair field has lots of challenges, lol

[@Georges-MILLION]

Bonjour Everett ! Tu es toujours après faire du bon travail ! Je n'aime pas trop quand les outils font du feu !!! Hello Everett ! You are always after doing a good job !I don't really like when the tools are on fire !!!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Bonjour Georges, et merci! Je suis heureux avec le resultat, et mon ami au travail est heureux aussi.

[@MrValhem265]

Excellent work Everett thanks Buddy.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@MrValhem265]

@@EverettsWorkshop your welcome mate

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

great work Everett ! I bet the boss man loves the machinist in you .. ENJOYED!!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Shawn, he's no slouch at machine tools either, I'm just the one with the small hobby shop. Glad you liked it!

[@jamiebuckley1769]

nice job so far everett so satisfieing makeing parts at home for your job. looking forwars to part two. thumbs up.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Jamie!

[@JourneymanRandy]

Looks good Everett. Nice to see you have time in the shop. Looking forward to part 2. Take care

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Randy, haven't had much time to play in the shop lately, this footage was taken a bit ago. I'm a bit behind in editing, lol

[@RagsdaleCreek]

Nice job so for looking forward to PART II GOD BLESS STAY SAFE 🙏

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Anthony, God Bless you too and your family!

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

That is cleaning up very nicely.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

I was surprised at how nice of a finish this stuff left. Now just to figure out how to break a chip on it!

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks for wanting to share, lol! Glad you liked it.

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hi Everett, Just subscribed to your channel... after watching this video i can see i will learn lots from you. Take care Paul,,

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, thanks for the kind words, but please remember I'm a hobbyist too, often make mistakes, and am still working to improve my craft. Glad you like what you see though, hopefully it continues to be interesting for you!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Everrett, hope your are all well mate, the job is looking really nice so far, beautiful surface finish and a fraction of the price of the genuine tool, awesome job.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Matty, we're all doing well, hope you are too. I was surprised how well the Mysterium was finishing up too. And yes, these things are very pricey as you would know from being in trucking for as long as you were.

[@samc5898]

Like to dislike ratio on point with your videos. It helps when it's great content for sure

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Sam, I do have a couple videos that have a higher dislike ratio, and that's fair enough. Not everyone agrees with me or my ways so that's ok. Glad you like them though, hope they continue to be interesting for you!

[@larryshaw6517]

I like your new intro.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Larry, I was going to revamp it at the 100 video mark but a copyright issue with music I had already paid for licensing kind of was a catalyst, lol

[@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc]

I have a project idea for you, a beam compass for the gas torch/plasma cutter! Make nice round cuts! Cheers, Matthew

[@EverettsWorkshop]

That's not a bad idea at all, would definitely be worth it - I now have enough bits to make up a torch setup, just need bottles and a few small parts and then will have a torch at home.

[@JamesDedmon]

A 36 machines nice, the plates on my tire prep machine were made from it.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

I agree, it makes a nice finish, just working on finding a tool/speed/feed combo that breaks a chip now. I suspect it's A36, anyway, lol

[@DangerousSportsForSeniors]

This looks like making these tools is going to come in come in handy

[@EverettsWorkshop]

It's a fun challenge, and I enjoy making tools. Just thankful to have a place to do it, and now thankful to be able to share the adventure with others who might find it interesting.

[@TheXeroid]

Excellent work Everett. What is the reason for taking the tool off-centre when chamfering the inner edge? Always looking to learn and not seen that done before. Take care and thank you.

[@TimeWasted8675309]

If the inner chamfer diameter is smaller and the tool is on center, the radius of the part might contact the bottom of the tool, so raising it up helps to give a little more clearance. In this case that diameter was fairly large so maybe didn't need to raise the tool (hard to tell on video) but that's maybe the habit and reason that Everett did this? I know I do that on my lathe with smaller inner diameters and a large facing tool, rather than reaching over and getting a smaller tool.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Warren is spot on - to chamfer an inside edge when I'm being too lazy to change out the tool I just raise up the current tool to avoid rubbing. It just helps if you don't have a brain fart and forget to put it back on center, lol . . .

[@ChrisB257]

Thanks goodness you can find material at work! Always makes me flinch when dealing with large interrupted cut - no way round it though often. Haha - not on center with tool - fear not - done that myself :)

[@EverettsWorkshop]

I actually had both of those pieces in my personal stash - between scrap metal bins, local auctions, and buddies saving stuff for me I REALLY need to reorganize the materials bin, lol! And yes, I am sometimes a slow learner, figured to leave it in so people got a laugh.

[@OldtimeIronman]

Nice job! Thank goodness for power feed some days, right?

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Peter, I totally agree - for those facing cuts it was very handy

[@chuirios365]

I'd really like to know what is the title, and artist for the music? Great video buddy!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Chui! I got the new channel tune from the KZbin music library, it's called "The Old RV" by Craig Macarthur. Hope your arm is doing better now and you're back to making stuff again!

[@davescreations7793]

Looks awesome but it’s nice to see a Japanese move at the end with the voice not matching the lips also whey didn’t you contact me before making this I worked for Peterbilt for 8 years

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Dave, the press portion was done on my phone and the sound was lousy on it, I know. There were a few things in post-production that I found had problems in putting this video together but I did the best with what was there. Hopefully as I get the hang of the new-to-me second camera things will improve over time. My buddy who owns the shop worked at a Pete dealer for a number of years before starting his own place, so a lot of our business is Pete/Kenny platforms.

[@glenncpw]

I noticed on the floor behind you a load of swarf (have the same thing here), I bought a magnetic broom. Mitigates walking swarf in the house and the ensuing record of sore feet. I must admit the odd bit still gets in the house - so an occasional rendition of the previous mentioned refrain... I enjoy your vids... Cheers Glenn

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, my Better Half is unimpressed with me when the swarf migrates into the house, for sure. I finally got the floor cleaned up a bit better and now it's less of an issue. My shop vac is my friend, lol

[@paulwomack5866]

Would it have been possible/practical/useful to rough turn that heavy disc to a better (but not precise) disc as an early operation, to reduce the vibration?

[@EverettsWorkshop]

It totally would, and I had thought about it, but to be completely honest it was laziness that won out. I didn't want to take the time to indicate it in again, lol

[@griplove]

Why do you raise your tool to chamfer inside?

[@EverettsWorkshop]

It's to get a little clearance on the bottom of the tool - to do a small chamfer it works well, one just needs to remember to return the tool to center line, lol

[@griplove]

Everett's Workshop ah that makes sense. Thanks!

[@eyuptony]

Looking really good so far Everett enjoying the machining. Its a good job your a scrap bin rat its paying dividends now lol. Tony

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Tony, it's a weakness . . . When I see a scrap bin I'm like a rat at a carnival, lol. Never know when a piece will be handy.

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya

[@crazyfeller5704]

👍

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thank you!

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya