| Job Title |
Tire Technician |
| Job Description |
Tests Experimental And Sample Production Tires To Determine
Strength, Wearability, And Cause Of Failure: Inflates Tire On
Test Machine, And Adjusts Controls To Simulate Road Conditions,
Such As Speed, Weight-mileage Check, And Roadbed. Operates Test
Equipment, Such As Autographic Load-deflection Recording
Mechanism, Deflection Machine, Dead-load Pressure Gauge Checking
Machine, And Deflection-variation Measurement Machine, To
Evaluate Tire Uniformity, Quality, And Durability. Maintains
Periodic Follow Up On Test Until Tire Fails Or Has Run For
Specified Time. Cuts Cross Section From Test Tires, New
Experimental Tires, Or Actual Road Tested Tires With Power Saw.
Counts Bead Wires And Plies In Cross Section, Verifies Angle Of
Plies With Protractor, And Measures Specified Areas On Tire To
Ascertain Effects Of Testing. Records Test Results And Prepares
Graphs To Compare Test Results.
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