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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