Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Use handtools such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, pressure gauges, and precision instruments, as well as power tools such as pneumatic wrenches, lathes, welding equipment, and jacks and hoists.
- Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition.
- Adjust and reline brakes, align wheels, tighten bolts and screws, and reassemble equipment.
- Raise trucks, buses, and heavy parts or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
- Perform routine maintenance such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and machinery.
- Test drive trucks and buses to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly.
- Examine and adjust protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices.
- Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
- Inspect, test, and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test instruments such as handheld computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts, and pressure gauges.
- Inspect, repair, and maintain automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors.
- Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
- Diagnose and repair vehicle heating and cooling systems.
- Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
- Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications.
- Disassemble and overhaul internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and differential units.
- Specialize in repairing and maintaining parts of the engine, such as fuel injection systems.
- Repair and adjust seats, doors, and windows, and install and repair accessories.
- Rebuild gas or diesel engines.
- Align front ends and suspension systems.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Operate valve-grinding machines to grind and reset valves.
Tasks Include:
- Adjust or repair computer controlled exhaust emissions devices.
- Follow green operational practices involving conservation of water or energy or reduction of solid waste.
- Maintain or repair vehicles with alternative fuel systems, including biodiesel, hybrid, or compressed natural gas vehicles.
- Measure vehicle emissions to determine whether they are within acceptable limits.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0.
