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AXLE-AND-FRAME MECHANIC

Specialty Definition: AXLE-AND-FRAME MECHANIC

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Aligns wheels, axles, frames, torsion bars, and steering mechanisms of automotive vehicles, such as automobiles, buses, and trucks: Drives automotive vehicle onto wheel alignment rack and tests vehicle for faulty wheel alignment, bent axle, worn ball joints, and bent steering rods, using alignment-testing machine. Straightens axle and steering rods and adjusts shims, tie rods, and joining pins to align wheels, or installs new parts, using handtools. Places wheel on balancing machine to determine where counterweights must be added to balance wheel. Hammers counterweights onto rim of wheel. Installs shock absorbers. Straightens frame, using hydraulic jack, chassis aligner, and acetylene torch. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: AXLE-AND-FRAME MECHANIC


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 58 4C 45 2D 41 4E 44 2D 46 52 41 4D 45      4D 45 43 48 41 4E 49 43

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01011000 01001100 01000101 00101101 01000001 01001110 01000100 00101101 01000110 01010010 01000001 01001101 01000101 00100000 01001101 01000101 01000011 01001000 01000001 01001110 01001001 01000011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#88 &#76 &#69 &#45 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#45 &#70 &#82 &#65 &#77 &#69 &#32 &#77 &#69 &#67 &#72 &#65 &#78 &#73 &#67

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0058 004C 0045 002D 0041 004E 0044 002D 0046 0052 0041 004D 0045      004D 0045 0043 0048 0041 004E 0049 0043

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

355846391535483815405235473924739374235484337

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