Repair and replace tires.
- Tire Repairer
- Tire Repairer
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- Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.
- Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed.
- Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.
- Clean sides of whitewall tires.
- Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services and respond to emergency calls.
- Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
- Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.
- Identify and inflate tires correctly for the size and ply.
- Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.
- Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes and tears.
- Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
- Order replacements for tires and tubes.
- Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.
- Place casing-camelback assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure on the camelbacks to ensure good adhesion.
- Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
- Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.
- Raise vehicles using hydraulic jacks.
- Reassemble tires onto wheels.
- Remount wheels onto vehicles.
- Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
- Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings, and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings.
- Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.
- Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
- Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.
- Unbolt wheels from vehicles and remove them, using lug wrenches and other hand and power tools.
- adhere to safety procedures
- apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings
- apply cleaning solvents
- estimate time or cost for installation, repair, or construction projects
- fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
- locate puncture in tubeless tires or inner tubes
- move or fit heavy objects
- operate sandblasting equipment
- perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
- read vehicle manufacturer's specifications
- read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
- repair or install tires
- use hand or power tools
- use knowledge of metric system
- use lifting equipment in vehicle repair setting
- use oral or written communication techniques
- use pneumatic tools
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