Overhauls and repairs internal combustion powered automobiles, buses, trucks, forklifts or truck tractors.

Typical tasks performed include:

Diagnoses the source of trouble and determines the extent of repairs required on engines, power transmissions, suspension, steering, exhaust, and braking systems, and related electrical, electronic, fuel, hydraulic, emission control systems, and wheel assemblies. With the aid of manuals or diagnostic computer printouts, tears down, adjusts, repairs, reassembles, and runs operational checks on units or assemblies of these systems. Tunes and adjusts vehicle components to prescribed operating tolerances. Uses such specialized testing equipment as compression testers, motor analyzers, and test benches; and such specialized measuring instruments as micrometers, vernier calipers, and dial indicators.

NOTE: Include engine overhaul specialists.

Exclude:

(1) Employees who only overhaul and repair a major assembly such as brakes, transmissions, or ignition systems.

(2) Employees who repair vehicles but do not perform overhauls.

(3) Employees whose primary duties are to overhaul and repair heavy duty equipment such as cranes, crawler tractors, bulldozers, graders, or scrapers.