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Practice safe working habits when working with hand tools, power tools and lifting equipment
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration in shop
Criteria
Wear steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, long sleeved top, uniform type pants or jeans
Clothing is not loose or ripped
Jewelry does not interfere with shop tasks
Hair is tied back to prevent accident with moving equipment
Clear shop area for safely raising and supporting vehicle or equipment
Identify safety items and hazards
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Identify transmission type
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Identify type of transmission
Locate specific information, as specified by the instructor, about equipment transmissions in technical information
Use technical manual
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Identify transmission parts and components
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration, Quiz and/or Test, Verbal Response
Criteria
Tractor and equipment transmission components and parts are accurately identified
Interpret part drawings for specific transmissions
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Explain transmission theory of operation
Assessment Strategies
Quiz and/or Test
Criteria
Interpret transmission diagrams and cutaways
Explain operation of manual transmission
Explain operation of power shift transmission
Explain operation of final drives and M.F.W.D.
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Perform precision measurements
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration, Quiz and/or Test
Criteria
Use micrometers, dial indicators, scales and other measuring tools
Use micrometers depth gauges.
Use dial indicators
Part dimensions are measured to an accuracy of .001 inches
Compare part dimensions to specifications
Measure both new and used transmission components
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Remove and replace equipment transmissions
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Disassembly equipment is installed per instructions
Use jacks
Disconnect hydraulic lines, electrical wires, and mechanical linkages as specified by the instructor
Remove bolts holding housings together
Use technical manual
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Remove, inspect, recondition and replace engine/pto clutch
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Summarize how a clutch transmits power
Explain how clutch operating systems function
Operate the clutch
Diagnose clutches and clutch operating mechanism
Remove clutches and clutch operating mechanism
Replace clutches and clutch operating mechanism
Repair clutches and clutch operating mechanism
Adjust clutches and clutch operating mechanism
Maintain clutches and clutch operating mechanism
Adjustments are made according to technical information criteria and/or instructor specifications
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Remove, inspect, and rebuild manual transmissions
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Summarize the operation and power flow of manual shift transmissions
Identify basic parts of manual transmissions
Diagnose transmissions gears, bearings, and controls
Remove transmissions gears, bearings, and controls
Replace transmissions gears, bearings, and controls
Adjust transmissions gears, bearings, and controls
Adjustments are made according to technical information criteria and/or instructor specifications
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Remove, inspect, and rebuild powershift transmissions
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration, Quiz and/or Exam
Criteria
Summarize the operation and power flow of the powershift transmission on powershift transmission test
Identify the basic component parts of the power shift transmission test
Remove transmission gears, bearings, clutches, brakes, hydraulic and electric controls
Replace transmission gears, bearings, clutches, brakes, hydraulic and electric controls
Adjustments are made according to technical information criteria and/or instructor specifications
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Remove, inspect, and reassemble final drive components
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Identify final drive components
Set up differential gears and bearings according to specifications
Disassemble final drive components
Reassemble final drive components
Adjustments are made according to technical information criteria and/or instructor specifications
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Perform gear type and basic powershift transmission hydraulic and electrical tests
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Compare test results to technical information
Compare voltages to specifications
Adjustments are made according to technical information criteria and/or instructor specifications