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Demonstrate personal safety and use protective material to ensure vehicle safety while completing structural repairs
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Identify protective material used in the collision shop
Cover vehicle with welding blanket
Research OEM service information on weld precaution
Remove computer modules in immediate weld locations
Remove interior in immediate weld location
Identify grinding sparks direction
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Identify equipment used to straighten collision structural damage
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration, Verbal, and/or Test
Criteria
Identify various styles of pulling clamps
Describe the purpose of a pulling tower
Identify a porta-power
Describe chain capacity
Identify towel capacity
Identify a fixture system
Identify a frame bench
Identify pressure gauges
Explain the use of straps
Identify chain binders
Identify a tram gauge
Identify a tape measure
Identify safety chains
Identify 3D measuring equipment
Identify hand tools used in the collision shop
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Measure a vehicle
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Use a tape measure and tram gauge (analog)
Measure control points on a vehicle
Use a computerized measuring system
Computerized measuring system identifies the damage
Explain the next steps in repairing the vehicle
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Section a vehicle rail
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Demonstrate effective cutting, spot weld removal, measuring, test fitting, welding (MIG and spot) and grinding
Rail must fit a gig when finished
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Attach vehicle to frame straightening equipment
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration, Verbal, and/or Test
Criteria
Differentiate body over frame construction compared to unitized structure
Research full frame sectioning procedures
Interpret service information
Identify body mount replacement
Identify kink vs bend rule
Identify tools and equipment required for sectioning
Identify electrode wire and size needed for welding
Identify weld method and pattern
Identify joint method
Complete sectioning joint
dress welds.
add corrosion protection in the sectioning joint after repairs.
do post inspection.
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Replace welded panel from a vehicle
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration, Verbal, and/or Test
Criteria
Identify part to be replaced at factory joint
Research OEM replacement procedure
Interpret replacement procedure
Select correct tools needed for replacement at factory joint
Remove damaged structural component
Trim service part
Verify replacement part is in the correct spot using 3D measuring
Use the correct joint
Use the correct joining process
Dress the joint
Add corrosion protection to the new serviced part
Complete post inspection of the replacement area.
Replaced panel is ready for the pain prep process
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Repair damaged structural parts
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Demonstrate sheet metal repair
Use OEM recommended procedures
Repaired panel is ready for priming operations
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Identify vehicle dimension correction before, during, and after repair
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration, Written Product
Criteria
Research dimension sheets
Interpret symbols on dimension sheet
Interpret reference point on a dimension sheet
Identify equipment used for measuring vehicle dimensions
Measure vehicle for dimensional correctness
Compare measurements to actual vehicle dimensions
Determine amount of structural movement using measurement comparison
Convert milometers to inches
Pull structural damage to measure correctly
Monitor structural movement with measurements
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Restore corrosion protection of compromised repair locations
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Identify corrosion protective material and application
Identify corrosion protection material characteristics
Research OEM recommendation for corrosion protection material replacement
Interpret OEM recommendation for corrosion protection material replacement
Select the correct corrosion protection application
Calculate the correct amount of corrosion protection needed for application
Set up corrosion protection applicator effectively
Research technical data sheet for corrosion protective material
Interpret TDS information
Apply various corrosion protective material to mock up
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Demonstrate steps for door skin replacement
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Remove door from vehicle
Remove and protect interior door components
Grind off door skin lip
Use heat gun to loosen adhesive
Remove door skin
Prep door skin for adhesive
Prep door shell for adhesive
Follow technical data sheet for adhesive application
Apply adhesive effectively
Join door skin to door shell
Create door hem flange
Install door on vehicle to adjust door skin
Remove door and finish hem flange
Create any additional attachment method used to hold door skin in place
Add corrosion protection
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Demonstrate steps for truck box side replacement
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Research service information for box side replacement
Remove truck box from vehicle
Remove and protect additional truck box components
Remove box side attachments (bolts, welds, rivets, and adhesives)
Use heat gun to loosen adhesive
Remove box side from truck box
Prep box side for adhesive
Prep truck box for adhesive
Follow technical data sheet for adhesive application
Apply adhesive effectively
Join box side to truck box
Create any additional attachment method used to box side in place
Add corrosion protection
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Perform structural steel welding
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Perform welds that visually and destructively meet industry standards
Set up welder correctly for structural steel
Weld using collision industry joint techniques
Weld using gun position methods for overhead welding
Weld in an overhead position on 18-gauge steel
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Perform squeeze type resistant spot welds (STRSW)
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Describe the STRSW process
Set up welding equipment according to manufacturers' specifications for the metal being welded
Perform welds that visually and destructively meet industry standards
Interpret instruction manual and procedure
Identify weld failure
Perform multi layer welds