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Automotive Master Mechanics

Repair automobiles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. Master mechanics repair virtually any part on the vehicle or specialize in the transmission system.

Other names for Automotive Master Mechanics: Ambulance Mechanic, ASE Master Mechanic (Automotive Service Excellence Master Mechanic), Auto Bench Mechanic, Auto Garage Mechanic, Auto Mechanic, Auto Motor Mechanic, Auto Overhauler, Auto Rebuilder, Auto Transmission Mechanic, Auto Tune Up Mechanic, Auto, Automobile, or Automotive Technician, Automobile Mechanic, Automobile Mechanic Apprentice, Automobile Service Advisor, Automotive Engineer, Automotive Mechanic, Automotive Repair Technician, Automotive Service Technician, Automotive Technician, Autos Disassembler, Car Mechanic, Certified ASE Master Automotive Technician (Certified Automotive Service Excellence Master Automotive Technician), Experimental Mechanic, Experimental Worker, Gear Changer, Heavy Duty Mechanic, Heavy Repairer, Heavy Truck Mechanic, Jeep Mechanic, Make Ready Mechanic, Master Automotive Technician, Mechanic, Mechanical Car Checker, Motor Adjuster, Motor Analyst, Motor Expert, Motor Mechanic, Motor Tester, Motor Tune Up Specialist, New Car Make Ready Mechanic, Propulsion Motor and Generator Repairer, Race Car Mechanic, Racing Mechanic, Reconditioner, Service Counselor, Service Technician, Shop Foreman, Squeak, Rattle, and Leak Repairer, Tractor Engine Mechanic, Transmission Mechanic, Transmission Rebuilder, Transmission Specialist, Trouble Shooter, Used Car Make Ready Mechanic, Vehicle Mechanic,

What do Automotive Master Mechanics do?

  • Overhaul or replace carburetors, blowers, generators, distributors, starters, and pumps.
  • Repair and service air conditioning, heating, engine-cooling, and electrical systems.
  • Repair or replace parts such as pistons, rods, gears, valves, and bearings.
  • Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
  • Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
  • Repair radiator leaks.
  • Install and repair accessories such as radios, heaters, mirrors, and windshield wipers.
  • Repair manual and automatic transmissions.
  • Repair or replace shock absorbers.
  • Align vehicles' front ends.
  • Rebuild parts such as crankshafts and cylinder blocks.
  • Repair damaged automobile bodies.
  • Replace and adjust headlights.
  • Examine vehicles to determine extent of damage or malfunctions.
  • Test drive vehicles, and test components and systems, using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
  • Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
  • Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
  • Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
  • Plan work procedures, using charts, technical manuals, and experience.
  • Test and adjust repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
  • Confer with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems, and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
  • Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
  • Disassemble units and inspect parts for wear, using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Multimeters
  • Multi gas monitors
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Refrigerant compressors
  • Pneumatic drill
  • Pneumatic sanding machines
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Hex keys
  • Voltage or current meters
  • Organic light emitting displays
  • Vacuum pumps
  • Anvils
  • Welders
  • Organic light emitting displays
  • Organic light emitting displays
  • Awls
  • Pullers
  • Hammers
  • Bandsaw wheel
  • Battery chargers
  • Battery acid hydrometers
  • Battery testers
  • Battery testers
  • Pullers
  • Lathes
  • Bolt cutters
  • Borescope inspection equipment
  • Pipe bending tools
  • Drill bits
  • Brake repair kits
  • Brake repair kits
  • Hammers
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Power buffers
  • Wire or cable cutters
  • Calipers
  • Capacitance meters
  • Trim or molding tools
  • Punches or nail sets or drifts
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Locking pliers
  • Cold chisels
  • Circuit tester
  • Power saws
  • Clamp On Multimeter
  • Hand clamps
  • Hammers
  • Organic light emitting displays
  • Capacitance meters
  • Locking pliers
  • Combination wrenches
  • Gas detectors
  • Catalytic combustion analyzers
  • Compression testers
  • Air compressors
  • Digital testers
  • Portable data input terminals
  • Circuit tester
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Blow torches
  • Compression testers
  • Deburring equipment
  • Desktop computers
  • Diagonal cut pliers
  • Gauges or inspection fixtures
  • Gauges or inspection fixtures
  • Taps or dies
  • Anvils
  • Drill bits
  • Workshop presses
  • Engine ignition systems
  • Dynamometers
  • Power drills
  • Welders
  • Drill bits
  • Automotive exhaust emission analyzers
  • Retaining ring pliers
  • Feeler gauges
  • Files
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Files
  • Forklifts
  • Vacuum pumps
  • Wheel alignment equipment
  • Pressure indicators
  • Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
  • Trim or molding tools
  • Pullers
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Protective gloves
  • Organic light emitting displays
  • Grease guns
  • Power grinders
  • Saws
  • Hammers
  • Digital testers
  • Heat guns
  • Hex keys
  • Paint sprayers
  • Hoists
  • Hydraulic press frames
  • Voltage or current meters
  • Compressed air gun
  • Impact wrenches
  • Heat tracing equipment
  • Magnifiers
  • Linemans pliers
  • Retaining ring pliers
  • Engine or vehicle stands
  • Jacks
  • Levels
  • Laser printers
  • Leak testing equipment
  • Integrated circuit testers
  • C clamps
  • Locking pliers
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Longnose pliers
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Magnetic tools
  • Pressure indicators
  • Acoustic sensors
  • Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
  • Micrometers
  • Integrated circuit testers
  • Organic light emitting displays
  • Needlenose pliers
  • Nibblers
  • Handheld thermometer
  • Nut drivers
  • Specialty wrenches
  • Ohmmeters
  • Box end wrenches
  • Oil gun
  • Pressure indicators
  • Open end wrenches
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
  • Paint sprayers
  • Personal computers
  • Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
  • Screwdrivers
  • Punches or nail sets or drifts
  • Pipe wrenches
  • Plasma welding machinery
  • Hammers
  • Pneumatic impact wrenches
  • Automotive exhaust emission analyzers
  • Power drills
  • Power grinders
  • Power saws
  • Pressure or steam cleaners
  • Pressure regulator
  • Ear plugs
  • Pry bars
  • Punches or nail sets or drifts
  • Box end wrenches
  • Ratchets
  • Razor knives
  • Reamers
  • Multi gas monitors
  • Motor starter controls
  • Rivet tools
  • Safety glasses
  • Safety shoes
  • Pneumatic sanding machines
  • Trim or molding tools
  • Screwdrivers
  • Shears
  • Brake repair kits
  • Pullers
  • Automotive exhaust emission analyzers
  • Socket sets
  • Sockets
  • Hammers
  • Soldering irons or guns
  • Feeler gauges
  • Trim or molding tools
  • Welding or soldering kit
  • Pressure or steam cleaners
  • Steering wheel puller
  • Rasps
  • Screwdrivers
  • Strap wrenches
  • Tachometers
  • Tape measures
  • Punches or nail sets or drifts
  • Taps or dies
  • Circuit tester
  • Speed sensors
  • Pressure indicators
  • Tongue and groove pliers
  • Torque wrenches
  • Torx keys
  • Torx keys
  • Tube bending machinery
  • Pipe or tube cutters
  • Two way radios
  • Ultrasonic examination equipment
  • Vacuum gauges
  • Resurfacers
  • Bench vises
  • Voltage or current meters
  • Welding masks
  • Wheel balancing equipment
  • Winches
  • Wire brushes
  • Wire cutters
  • Stripping tools
  • Workshop cranes
  • Adjustable wrenches

Technology used

  • Project management software
  • Accounting software
  • Data base reporting software
  • Information retrieval or search software
  • Facilities management software
  • Analytical or scientific software
  • Internet browser software