Tire Technician

Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.

Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.

Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.

Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries.

Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.

Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.

Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls.

Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.

Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.

Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings.

Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.

Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.

Reassemble tires onto wheels.

Clean sides of whitewall tires.

Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.

Order replacements for tires or tubes.

Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.

Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.

Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.

Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.

Remount wheels onto vehicles.

Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.

Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.

Clean and tidy up the shop.

Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.

Place tire casings and tread rubber assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure to ensure good adhesion.