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WorksheetsAutomotive Tools and fabrication
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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.
What tool is used with a beating file?
Hand dolly.
Bumping hammer.
Wooden mallet.
Panel puller.
In the picture, what is the common use of this tool is?
To nibble through damaged double-skinned panels, e.g. outer sills
To cut rubber surrounds for windscreen glass to fit the aperture
To trim the folded edges of door skins to fit a damaged door frame
To remove damaged panel bulk to assist in accessing spot-welds
What are pneumatic powered tools driven by?
Compressed air
Hydraulic fluid
Mains electricity
Rechargeable batteries
hat tool is most appropriate to use for cutting replacement panels before securing to a previously accident damaged vehicle?
An air saw
A flanging tool
Angle grinder
A nibbler
What should you do to each wheel nut when re-fitting aluminum alloy road wheels?
Tighten using a socket wrench
Tighten in a clockwise sequence
Tighten using a torque wrench
Cover in grease to prevent rust
