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49-3023.01 — Automotive Master Mechanics

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Tools

Acoustic sensors
  • Mechanics' stethoscopes
Adjustable wrenches
Air compressors
Anvils
  • Dolly blocks
Automotive exhaust emission analyzers
  • Exhaust analyzers
  • Portable exhaust analyzers
  • Smoke machines
Awls
Bandsaw wheel
  • Bandsaws
Battery acid hydrometers
  • Battery hydrometers
Battery chargers
Battery testers
  • Battery load testers
  • Battery/alternator testers
Bench vises
  • Vises
Blow torches
  • Cutting torches
Bolt cutters
Borescope inspection equipment
  • Borescopes
Box end wrenches
  • Ratcheting box wrenches
Brake repair kits
  • Brake shoe tools
  • Brake tools
  • Shoe retaining spring tools
C clamps
  • Locking C-clamps
Calipers
Capacitance meters
  • Capacity testers
  • Coil testers
Catalytic combustion analyzers
Circuit tester
  • Circuit testers
  • Continuity testers
  • Test lights
Clamp On Multimeter
  • Clamp-on multimeters
Cold chisels
Combination wrenches
Compressed air gun
  • Impact guns
Compression testers
  • Cylinder leakage testers
Deburring equipment
  • Deburring tools
Desktop computers
Diagonal cut pliers
  • Diagonal cutting pliers
Digital testers
  • Computerized engine analyzers
  • Handheld computer diagnostic equipment
Drill bits
  • Brake rotor hones
  • Engine cylinder hones
Drilling machines
  • Drill presses
Dynamometers
Ear muffs
  • Protective ear muffs
Engine ignition systems
  • Dwell meters
Engine or vehicle stands
  • Jack stands
Feeler gauges
  • Spark plug gapping tools
Files
  • Flat files
Forklifts
Gas detectors
  • Combustible gas detectors
Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
  • Gas welding equipment
  • Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Gauges or inspection fixtures
  • Dial gauges
  • Dial indicators
Grease guns
Hammers
  • 3 pound sledge hammers
  • 5 pound sledge hammers
  • Ball peen hammers
  • Brass hammers
  • Claw hammers
  • Plastic tip hammers
  • Soft face hammers
Hand clamps
Handheld thermometer
  • Non-contact thermometers
Heat guns
Heat tracing equipment
  • Infrared thermometers
Hex keys
  • Allen wrenches
Hoists
Hydraulic press frames
  • Hydraulic presses
Impact wrenches
Integrated circuit testers
  • Light emitting diode LED circuit testers
  • Mini circuit testers
Jacks
Laser printers
Lathes
  • Bench lathes
Leak testing equipment
  • Leak detecting diagnostic smoke machines
Levels
  • Laser levels
Linemans pliers
  • Insulated pliers
Locking pliers
  • Channel lock pliers
  • Combination pliers
  • Locking jaw pliers
Longnose pliers
  • Long nose pliers
Magnetic tools
  • Magnetic pickup tools
Magnifiers
  • Inspection mirrors
Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
  • Metal inert gas MIG welders
Micrometers
Motor starter controls
  • Remote starter switches
Multi gas monitors
  • 5-gas emissions analyzers
  • Refrigerant gas analyzers
Multimeters
  • 2-channel lab scopes
Needlenose pliers
Nibblers
Nut drivers
Ohmmeters
Oil gun
  • Oil injectors
Open end wrenches
  • Crescent wrenches
Organic light emitting displays
  • Anti-lock braking system ABS/air bag scan tools
  • Auto scanners
  • Automotive on-board diagnostics scanners
  • Diagnostic code readers
  • Graphing scanners
  • Modular diagnostic information systems
Oscilloscopes
Paint sprayers
  • High velocity low pressure HVLP spray guns
Personal computers
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
  • Personal digital assistants PDA
Picks
Pipe bending tools
  • Brake line flaring tools
Pipe or tube cutters
  • Tubing cutters
Pipe wrenches
Plasma welding machinery
  • Plasma cutters
Pneumatic drill
  • Air drills
Pneumatic impact wrenches
  • Pneumatic wrenches
Pneumatic sanding machines
  • Air sanders
  • Sandblasters
Portable data input terminals
  • Computerized scanners
Power buffers
  • Buffers
Power drills
  • Electric drills
Power grinders
  • Grinding equipment
Power saws
  • Circular saws
Pressure indicators
  • Fuel pressure testers
  • Manifold gauge sets
  • Oil pressure gauges
  • Tire pressure gauges
Pressure or steam cleaners
  • Power washers
  • Steam cleaning equipment
Pressure regulator
  • Pressure brake bleeders
Protective gloves
Pry bars
Pullers
  • Ball joint separators
  • Bearing pullers
  • Gear puller tools
  • Slide hammers
Punches or nail sets or drifts
  • Center punches
  • Pin punches
  • Punches
  • Taper punches
Rasps
  • Stickleback rasps
Ratchets
Razor knives
Reamers
Refrigerant compressors
  • Air conditioner chargers
Resurfacers
  • Valve seating equipment
Retaining ring pliers
  • External snap ring pliers
  • Internal retaining ring pliers
Rivet tools
  • Riveting tools
Safety glasses
Safety shoes
Saws
  • Hacksaws
Screwdrivers
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Straight blade screwdrivers
Shears
Socket sets
  • Socket wrench sets
Sockets
  • Socket wrenches
Soldering irons or guns
  • Soldering irons
Specialty wrenches
  • Alignment wrenches
  • Breaker bars
  • Chain wrenches
  • Flare nut wrenches
  • Gear wrenches
  • Locking wrenches
  • Lug wrenches
  • Offset brake wrenches
  • Oil filter wrenches
Speed sensors
  • Timing lights
Steering wheel puller
  • Steering wheel column pivot pin pullers
Strap wrenches
Stripping tools
  • Wire strippers
Tachometers
Tape measures
Taps or dies
  • Dies
  • Taps
Tongue and groove pliers
Torque wrenches
Torx keys
  • Torx screwdrivers
Trim or molding tools
  • Carbon scrapers
  • Gasket scrapers
  • Scrapers
  • Spoons
Tube bending machinery
  • Tubing benders
Two way radios
Ultrasonic examination equipment
  • Ultrasonic diagnostic kits
Vacuum gauges
Vacuum pumps
  • Antifreeze recovery equipment
  • Freon recovery equipment
Voltage or current meters
  • Alternating current/direct current AC/DC inductive current clamps
  • Ignition module testers
  • Voltmeters
Welders
  • Arc welders
  • Electric welding equipment
Welding masks
Welding or soldering kit
  • Spot welding kits
Wheel alignment equipment
  • Front end alignment equipment
Wheel balancing equipment
  • Wheel balancers
Winches
Wire brushes
Wire cutters
Wire or cable cutters
  • Cable cutters
Workshop cranes

Technology

Accounting software
  • Mitchell Manager Invoicing System
Analytical or scientific software
  • Blue Streak Electronics Buell Diagnostic
  • CODA Engine Analysis System
  • Diacom software
  • Nexiq Tech HDS Suite for Palm
  • Personal digital assistants PDA diagnostic software
  • SPX/OTC Genisys ConnecTech PC
Data base user interface and query software
  • AutoZone ALLDATA
  • Recordkeeping software
  • Vehicle management software
Facilities management software
  • Alliance Automotive Shop Controller
  • Snap-On ShoKey
Information retrieval or search software
  • Online service manual database software
  • Technical manual database software
Internet browser software
Project management software
  • Estimating software

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