| Job Title |
Tire Repairer |
| Job Description |
Repairs Damaged Tires Of Automobiles, Buses, Trucks, And Other
Automotive Vehicles: Raises Vehicle, Using Hydraulic Jack, And
Unbolts Wheel, Using Lug Wrench. Removes Wheel From Vehicle By
Hand Or, When Repairing Giant Tires Of Heavy Equipment, By Use
Of Power Hoist. Locates Puncture In Tubeless Tire By Visual
Inspection Or By Immersing Inflated Tire In Water Bath And
Observing Air Bubbles Emerging From Puncture. Seals Puncture In
Tubeless Tire By Inserting Adhesive Material And Expanding
Rubber Plug Into Puncture, Using Handtools. Separates Tubed Tire
From Wheel, Using Rubber Mallet And Metal Bar Or Mechanical Tire
Changer. Removes Inner Tube From Tire And Inspects Tire Casing
For Defects, Such As Holes And Tears. Glues Boot (tire Patch)
Over Rupture In Tire Casing, Using Rubber Cement. Inflates Inner
Tube And Immerses It In Water To Locate Leak. Buffs Defective
Area Of Inner Tube, Using Scraper, And Patches Tube With
Adhesive Rubber Patch Or Seals Rubber Patch To Tube, Using Hot
Vulcanizing Plate. Reassembles Tire Onto Wheel, And Places Wheel
On Balancing Machine To Determine Counterweights Required To
Balance Wheel. Hammers Required Counterweights Onto Rim Of
Wheel. Cleans Sides Of White Wall Tires And Remounts Wheel Onto
Vehicle. Responds To Emergency Calls To Make Repairs Or
Replacements Of Damaged Tires At Customer's Home Or On Road. May
Be Designated According To Specialty As Giant-tire Repairer
(automotive Ser.); Tire Changer (automotive Ser.); Tire Changer,
Aircraft (air Trans.); Tire Changer, Road Service (automotive
Ser.). May Rotate Tires To Different Positions On Vehicle, Using
Tire Changing Machine, Handtools, And Tire Balancing Machine.
|
|
