SPECIALTY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
This section covers the tools and equipment a lab/shop should have for training in any given
specialty area. This equipment is specialized and it must be available in the lab/shop or to the
program. No specific type or brand names are identified because they will vary in each local
situation.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DAMAGE REPAIR
Everything listed under Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair plus:
Frame/Unibody Straightening Equipment -
Bench/rack or floor-mounted system with multiple pull capacity
Self-centering Gauges
Universal Measuring System with minimum capability to measure 2/3rds of the total
vehicle using:
3 self-centering gauges, 1 tram gauge, and a strut tower measurement capability
to simultaneously measure length, height, and width, OR incorporating a mechanical
(to include strut tower gauge assembly), laser, or computerized measuring system.
Tram Gauges

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