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Job Description

Repair automobiles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. Master mechanics repair virtually any part on the vehicle or specialize in the transmission system.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-3023.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Automotive Master Mechanics”.

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Tasks for “Mechanical Car Checker”

Maintain cleanliness of work area.
Test and adjust repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
Replace and adjust headlights.
Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies, such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
Overhaul or replace carburetors, blowers, generators, distributors, starters, and pumps.
Repair or replace shock absorbers.
Repair radiator leaks.
Rebuild parts, such as crankshafts and cylinder blocks.
Examine vehicles to determine extent of damage or malfunctions.
Disassemble units and inspect parts for wear, using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
Install and repair accessories, such as radios, heaters, mirrors, and windshield wipers.
Repair or replace parts such as pistons, rods, gears, valves, and bearings.
Confer with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
Repair and service air conditioning, heating, engine cooling, and electrical systems.
Align vehicles' front ends.
Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
Test drive vehicles and test components and systems, using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
Plan work procedures, using charts, technical manuals, and experience.
Repair manual and automatic transmissions.
Repair damaged automobile bodies.

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Ratcheting box wrenches
Jack stands
Battery/alternator testers
Capacity testers
Screwdrivers
Valve seating equipment
External snap ring pliers
Combination wrenches
Nut drivers
Wire cutters
Single-cut mill saw files
Hoists
5 pound sledge hammers
Slide hammers
Dolly blocks
Gasket scrapers
Cutting torches
Stickleback rasps
Feeler gauges
Safety shoes
Plasma cutters
Torque wrenches
Manifold gauge sets
Torx screwdrivers
Dial gauges
Wire strippers
Tongue and groove pliers
Brake rotor hones
Air sanders
Combustible gas detectors
Automotive on-board diagnostics scanners
Air compressors
Diagonal cutting pliers
3 pound sledge hammers
Battery chargers
Drill bit sets
Metal cutting dies
Cylinder leakage testers
Brake shoe tools
Welding masks
Crescent wrenches
Workshop cranes
Anvils
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Shielded arc welding tools
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Chain wrenches
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Oil injectors
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Tubing benders
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Dwell meters
Test lights
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Air drills
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Air conditioner chargers
Taper punches
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Buffers
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Grinding equipment
Nibblers
Spot welding kits
Deburring tools
Power washers
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Spark plug gapping tools
Vacuum gauges
Micrometers
Power drills
Jacks
Phillips head screwdrivers
Flat files
Long nose pliers
Alternating current/direct current AC/DC inductive current clamps
Laser printers
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Insulated pliers
Ultrasonic diagnostic kits
Ohmmeters
Torx keys
Gear wrenches
Locking C-clamps
Riveting tools
Ball peen hammers
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Socket wrench sets
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Antifreeze recovery equipment
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Impact guns
Gear puller tools
Drill presses
Calipers
Auto scanners
Straight blade screwdrivers
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Plastic tip hammers
Gas welding equipment
Socket wrenches
Tire pressure gauges
Smoke machines
Protective gloves
Remote starter switches
Two way radios
Grease guns
Safety glasses
Punches
Wire brushes
Heat guns
Portable exhaust analyzers
Tape measures
Front end alignment equipment
Pneumatic wrenches
Allen wrenches
Alignment wrenches
Internal retaining ring pliers
Impact wrenches
Needlenose pliers
Fuel pressure testers
Electric drills
Bolt cutters
Bandsaws
High velocity low pressure HVLP spray guns
Power grinders
Anti-lock braking system ABS/air bag scan tools
Engine cylinder hones
Timing lights
Oscilloscopes
Pipe wrenches
Adjustable wrenches
Center punches
Flare nut wrenches
Tubing cutters
Breaker bars
Laser levels
Light emitting diode LED circuit testers
Circular saws
Paint sprayers
Open end wrenches
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Cable cutters
Claw hammers
Oil pressure gauges
Spoons
Oil filter wrenches
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Coil testers
Offset brake wrenches

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