Section 1
Introduction to Collision Repair
1 . . 3
2 Safety . . . 17
3 Vehicle Construction . . . 41
4 Fundamentals of Collision Fundamentals of Collisio n
Damage . . . 59
5 General-Purpose Tools and Equipment, m
Service Information . . . 81
6 Fasteners . . . 101
7 Welding and Cutting . . . 115
Section 2
Nonstructural Repairs
8 Nonstructural t t r r r r u u u u u c c c c t t u u u u u u r r r r r r r r r a a a a a a a a a a a l l l l l l l l l Repair R R R R R R R R R R R R e e e e e e p p p p p p Tools, o o o o l l l l l s s s s s ,
Equipment, E E E E E E q q q q q q q q q u u u u u u u i p p m m e e e n n n n n n t t t t t , , , , , , and a a a a a a a a n n n n n n n d d d d d d d d Materials M M M M M M M M M M M a a a a a a t t t t t t e e e e e e e r r r r r r r r i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
9 Nonstructural N s t t t t t t t r r r r r r r u u u u c c t u r r r a a a a a l l l l l Panel P P P Repair a a i i i i i i i r r r r r r r r . . . . . . . 173 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 7 7
10 Bolted B B B B B o o o o o o t e d Nonstructural N N N N N N o o o o o n n n n s s s s s u u c c c c c t t t t t t u u u u u u u u u r r r r r r r r r a a a a a Part P P P P P P P P P a a a a a a r r r t t t t
Replacement R R R R e p p p p p l l l l l a n n n n n n n n n t t t t t t t . . . . . . . . . . 207 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
11 Welded W W W W W W W W e d e e e e e d d d d d d d d d and a a Bonded B B B o o o o o o o n n n n n n n n n n n d d d d d d d d d d d d e e e e e e e d d d d d d d d d Nonstructural N N N N N o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o n n n n n n n n n s s s s s s s s s s t t t t t t t t t r r r r r r u u u u u c c c c c c c c c c t t t t t t t t t u u u u u u u u r r r r r a a a a a l l l l l l l l l l
Panel P P P P a Replacement R R R R e e e e e e e p p p p p p p p p p p p p l l l l l l l l a a a a a a a a a a a c c c c c c c c c e e e e e e m m m m m m e e e e e e n n n n n n n t t t t t t t . . . . . . . . . . 237 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
12 Plastic P P P P P l l l l l a t i i i c c c c c c Repair R R R R R R R R R e e e p p p p a a a a i i i i i r r r r r . . . . . . 269 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
13 Glass G l a a s s s s s s s s s . . . . . . . . 295 2 2 2 5 5 5 5
Section 3
Structural Repairs
14 Unibody/Frame U U U U U U n n n i b b b o o o d d d y y Straightening S S S S S S S S S t t t r a g h h h t t t e e e n n n i i i n g
Equipment E E E E E E E E q q u u i i i p p p p e e n n . . . 317 3 1 1
15 Measurements M M u u u u u r r r r r r r m e n n t . . . . 341 3 4 4 4 1 1 1
16 Unibody U U U U U U n n n n n n d d d d d d d d y y y y y y y y Straightening i g h h h t t e e e n n i i n n g g g . . . . . . . . 369
17 Full-Frame F F u u u u u u u u u u a a a m m m m m m m m e e e Repair R R R R . . . . 397
18 Structural S S S S S S S t t a a a a a l l l l l l l l l Component C C C C C o o o o o o o o m m m m p p p p n n n n n n n t t t t t t t t
Replacement R R R R n n n n t t t t t t . . . 427 7
Section 4
Mechanical and Electrical Repairs
19 Steering and Suspension . . . 457
20 Electrical System . . . 495
21 Brakes . . . 519
22 Cooling, Heating, and Cool i ng, He a t i n g , and
Air Conditioning Systems . . . 535
23 Power Train . . . 553
24 Restraint Systems . . . 575
Section 5
Refinishing
25 Refinishing R Tools and
Equipment E E q q u i . . . 595
26 Refinishing R R R Materials . . . 627 7
27 5 Paint P P P P P Mixing and Reducing . . . . . 655 6 6 6 5 5
28 Spray Technique . . . 673
29 Surface Preparation . . . 697 7 Su ace epa at o 69 7 7
30 Color Matching . . . 729
31 Paint P P P P Application . . . 749
32 Specialty S S p p p p p p p e e e e e e e e c c c c c c c c Painting . . . 777 7
33 Detailing D D D D D D e t t t t t a a a a a a a a a a a . . . 793
Section 6
Estimating and Certification
34 Estimating s s t t t t t i i i i i i i m m m m m m a a a a a a a t . . . 817
35 ASE Certification . . . 851 5 5 5 1 1
36 Employment Strategies
and Employability Skills . . . . 861
Appendix
. . . 871
Glossary
. . . 879
Index
. . . 900
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