Author: Luke D. Thompson

Maintenance and Light Repair Technician, featuring Hands-On Maintenance and Light Repair, is the online, self-paced program that provides 60 step-by-step lessons packed with videos, useful photographs, and clear explanations of service procedures so students can review just enough theory to successfully master tasks in the shop.

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Abbreviated Contents

Maintenance and Light Repair Technician 2e, Online Textbook

• Maintenance and Light Repair Technician
• Copyright © 2027 by The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc.
• Preface
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• Reviewers
• New to This Edition
• ASE Connections
• Tools For Student And Instructor Success
• • Student Tools
  • Instructor Tools
• Guided Tour
• Brief Contents
• Contents
• Feature Contents
• • Applied Science
  • Career Profile
  • Hybrid and EV Technology
  • Note
  • Safety First
  • Service Procedures
  • Smartphone Tips
  • Successful Technician Habits
• Unit 1 Automotive Workshop and Employability Skills
• • Career Profile Grace Claudio—BMW Master Certified Automotive Technician, BMW of Manhattan, New York City, New York
  • Section 1.1 Introduction to the Automotive Trade
  • Section 1.2 Shop Safety and Basic Technician Skills
  • Section 1.3 Automotive Measurement and Equipment
  • Section 1.4 Workplace Employability Skills
• Unit 2 General Service Tasks
• • Career Profile Fernando Sanchez-Palafox—Automotive Service Technician, Sierra Honda, Monrovia, California
  • Section 2.1 Introduction to General Service Tasks
  • Section 2.2 Vehicle Inspection
  • Section 2.3 Engine-Related Maintenance
  • Section 2.4 Chassis-Related Maintenance
  • Section 2.5 Vehicle On-Board Diagnostics and Electrical
• Unit 3 Tire Service and Vehicle Alignment
• • Career Profile Frank Wester—ASE Certified Technician, Olympia, Washington
  • Section 3.1 Introduction to Tire Service
  • Section 3.2 Tire and Wheel Service
  • Section 3.3 Alignment Theory and Pre-Alignment Inspection
  • Section 3.4 Tire Pressure Monitoring System Theory and Service
• Unit 4 Brake Systems
• • Career Profile Bailey Shan—Field Service Engineer, Ford Motor Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Section 4.1 Brake System Components and Operation
  • Section 4.2 Brake Hydraulic System Service
  • Section 4.3 Drum and Disc Brake Service
  • Section 4.4 Wheel Bearing and Brake Assist System Service
• Unit 5 Steering, Restraint, and Suspension Systems Service
• • Career Profile Ryan Rozeboom—ASE Master Heavy Truck Technician, Hansen Enterprises Fleet Repair, Camp Verde, Arizona
  • Section 5.1 Introduction to Steering, Restraint, and Suspension Systems
  • Section 5.2 Steering System Service
  • Section 5.3 Supplemental Restraint Systems Service
  • Section 5.4 Suspension System Service
• Unit 6 Engine Repair and Cooling System Service
• • Career Profile Alex Wessel—District Manager, General Motors, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Section 6.1 Introduction to Engine Repair and Cooling Systems
  • Section 6.2 Engine Repair Service
  • Section 6.3 Cooling System Service
• Unit 7 Driveline Systems and Service
• • Career Profile Juan Vargas—Diagnostic Developer, Navistar, Lisle, Illinois
  • Section 7.1 Introduction to Driveline Systems
  • Section 7.2 Automatic Transmission Service
  • Section 7.3 Manual Transmission and 4×4 Service
  • Section 7.4 Mount, Bearing, Axle, and Differential Service
• Unit 8 Electrical Systems and Service
• • Career Profile Kat Blackiston—Heavy Diesel Technician, Rome, Georgia
  • Section 8.1 Introduction to Electrical Systems
  • Section 8.2 Electrical Systems and Circuits
  • Section 8.3 Battery System and Service
  • Section 8.4 Starting, Charging, and Lighting Systems and Service
• Unit 9 Engine Performance Support Systems and Service
• • Career Profile Kenneth Hoover—Automotive Technology Student, Northeast Technical College, Claremore, Oklahoma
  • Section 9.1 Introduction to Engine Performance
  • Section 9.2 Engine Support Systems Service
• Unit 10 Air Conditioning Systems and Service
• • Career Profile Juan Contreras—Automotive Specialty Shop Technician, Bimmers R Us, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Section 10.1 Introduction to Air Conditioning Systems
  • Section 10.2 Air Conditioning System Service
• Unit 11 Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and High-Voltage Systems
• • Career Profile Francisca Issamar Juarez Gutierrez—Tesla Certified Automotive Technician, Tesla, Inc., Bellevue, Washington
  • Section 11.1 Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
  • Section 11.2 High-Voltage Vehicle Service
• Appendix
• Glossary
• Index