How do they match: Tire Repairers and Changers

  • Tire Repairers and Changers

  • Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
  • 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 and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.

  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.