The Automobile Worker repairs, rebuilds, or overhauls major assemblies of internal combustion automobiles, buses, trucks or tractors. Work involves most of the following: Diagnosing the source of trouble and determining the extent of repairs required; replacing worn or broken parts such as piston rings, bearings, or other engine parts; grinding and adjusting valves; rebuilding carburetors; overhauling transmissions; and repairing fuel injection, lighting, and ignition systems. In general, the work of the Automobile Worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent.
Repairs fractional-horsepower gasoline engines used to power lawnmowers, garden tractors, and similar machines, using hand tools, locates causes of trouble, dismantles engines, using hand tools, and examines parts for defects, replaces or repairs parts, such as rings and bearings, cleans and adjusts carburetor and magneto, starts repaired engines and listens to sounds to test performance.
