Perform disc brake maintenance and repair including removing and cleaning caliper assembly, inspecting for leaks and damage to determine needed action, and lubricating slide pins.
Remove and replace rotor including cleaning and inspecting rotor and mounting surface of disc brakes and measuring rotor thickness, thickness variation, and lateral runout to determine necessary action.
Refinish rotor on and off vehicle, measure final rotor thickness, and compare measurements with specifications.
Retract and re-adjust caliper piston on an integral parking brake system.
Check brake pad wear indicator to determine necessary action.
Explain the importance of operating vehicles to burnish or break in replacement brake pads according to manufacturer’s recommendation.
Power-Assist Units
Check brake pedal travel with and without engine running to verify proper power booster operation.
Identify components of the brake power assist system (vacuum and hydraulic) and check vacuum supply (manifold or auxiliary pump) to vacuum-type power booster.
Related Braking Systems
Remove, clean, inspect, repack, and install wheel bearings, replace seals, install hubs and adjust bearings, replace wheel bearing and race as needed.
Evaluate parking brake system components for wear, binding, and corrosion; clean, lubricate, adjust and replace as needed.
Check parking brake operation and parking brake indicator light system operation to determine necessary action.
Check operation of brake stop light system.
Describe the operation of a regenerative braking system.
Traction Control and Stability Control Systems
Identify traction control and vehicle stability control system components.
Automotive Technology I B
Foundational Standards
Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.
Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.
Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.
Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.
Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.
Apply literacy, mathematical, and scientific principles and precision measurements when diagnosing problems and making repairs.
Work independently, collaboratively, and in teams to explore concerns, find causes, and take appropriate action by applying principles of STEM.
General Electrical and Electronic Systems
Identify electrical and electronic system components and configuration.
Solve for unknown values in electrical and electronic series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits using principles of electricity (Ohm’s law).
Use wiring diagrams to trace electrical and electronic circuits.
Demonstrate proper use of a digital multimeter (DMM), test lights, and fused jumper wires when measuring source voltage, voltage drop (including grounds), current flow, and resistance, testing fusible links, circuit breakers, and fuses.
Explain causes and effects from shorts, grounds, opens, and resistance problems in electrical and electronic circuits.
Measure key-off battery drain (parasitic draw).
Repair and replace connectors, terminal ends, and wiring of electrical/electronic systems, including solder repair.
Inspect and test components of starting and charging systems by making voltage and current draw/output measurements.
