Automotive Tools and fabrication

In your workplace you have been asked to use the bench grinder. What is the first thing you need to do before using it? 

• The guards and rest are removed to gain access to the grinding wheel.

• The speed is set correctly. 

• All the guards are removed to gain access to the grinding wheel. 

• The tool rest is set close to the stone. 

A technician has just raised a vehicle using a trolley jack and is just starting to work underneath the vehicle. What have they forgotten to do?

• Place axle stands under the vehicle. 

• Disconnect the battery. 

• Leave the jack handle in the vertical position. 

• Put the vehicle in gear. 

You have discovered that the hydraulic jack is leaking, what should you do?

• Attempt to repair it as you have a set of instructions. 

• Contact a supplier and order a new one. 

• Report it to your supervisor.

• Say nothing in case your boss thinks it was damaged by you. 

What material are spanners made from? 

• Chrome-vanadium steel. 

• Mild steel. 

• Stainless steel. 

• Zinc-coated steel. 

The six-pronged star profile screwdriver is called a: 

• Pozidriv screwdriver.

• Torx screwdriver. 

• Standard screwdriver. 

• Phillips screwdriver. 

What type of rivet is used where access is from one side only?

• Solid rivets. 

• Pan head rivets.

• Blind rivets. 

• Round head rivets. 

When tapping a moulding into place which type of hammer is used?  

• Pick hammer. 

• Rubber mallet. 

• Sledgehammer. 

• Ball-pein hammer. 

In the manufacture of vehicle bodies low-carbon steel is used. This is because:

• it is lighter than aluminium. 

• it is resistant to corrosion. 

• it is easily formed to shape. 

• it is a poor conductor of electricity. 

What hammer is designed to be used in conjunction with a dolly block? 

• File hammer. 

• Fender bumping hammer. 

• Engineers hammer. 

• Planishing hammer. 

What tool is designed and used in confined spaces?

• Body spoon. 

• Boxwood mallet. 

• Flexible panel file. 

• Standard bumping hammer.