Automotive Servicing  Secure and log tools in the record book.

Quarter 1 Module 2 Lesson 2: Store/arrange tools

Store/arrange tools and shop equipment and shop equipment(LO2)
This Module contains several Lessons. To get the most from this Module,
you need to do the following:
TYPES OF HAND TOOLS
1. Begin by reading and understanding the Learning Outcome/s. These
would tell you what you should know and be able to do at the end of HAND TOOLS – are tools controlled by hand
this Module.
1. STRIKING TOOL
2. Find out what you already know by taking the Pre Assessment then a. Hammer – a tool most commonly used for striking
check your score. If you get 99 to 100% of the items correctly, you may purposes.
proceed to the next module. This means that you need not go through
the Lessons because you already know what it is about. If you failed to
get 99 to 100% correctly, go through the Lessons and review especially
those items which you failed to get. Types of hammer
Ball peen hammer – ball peen hammer is also called as machinist
3. Do the required Learning Activities.They begin with one or more hammer which is widely used in metalworks. This is used in metal
Information. The Lesson Information contains important notes or basic fabrication as well as in automobile repair especially in striking
information that you need to know.
punches, chisels and automobile parts which need striking.
After reading the Lesson Information, test yourself on how much you
learned by means of the Self-Check. Do not hesitate to go back to the
Lesson Information when you do not get all test items correctly. This
will ensure your mastery of basic information.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
At the end of this Lesson, you should be able to
 Arrange and store tools and equipment in their respective
shelves/location.
 Post visible corresponding labels.
Plastic-Tip Hammer – is a metal hammer coated with hard plastic B. Wrenches – a long-handled tool with fused or adjustable jaws
used strike engine parts but not damaging part being hammered. used to tighten and loosen bolts and nuts
Types of Wrenches
 Open End Wrench – a type of wrench with a U-shape opening
used to hold the head of the bolt or nut with its two opening
jaws.

Rubber and Wooden Mallet – are used when a soft blow is needed
and leaves no marks or damage to the parts being forced or fitted
together.

2. TURNING TOOLS
 Box Wrench –a type of wrench that boxes in the head of the
A. Screw Drivers – used for driving and turning screws. There are bolt or nut which create a strong grip to the bolt head.
two types of screwdrivers: the Philip Screwdriver which is used
to drive cross head screws and the standard screwdriver used to
drive flat head screws.

flat head screwdriver Philip Screwdriver

  Adjustable Wrench – is similar to an open wrench but with Torque Wrench – is a tool used to apply accurate torque or tightness
fixed and adjustable jaws to adjust the jaw opening to fit the of the bolt or nut. It is usually used with a socket wrench and
size of the bolt head or nut. specially made to prevent over tightening of the bolts or nut which
damages the bolt head and its thread.

the proper way of using an adjustable wrench

 Socket Wrench –is a hollow cylinder similar to a box wrench that

fits to the bolt head and nut. It has a detachable handle and
interchangeable head called socket. The handle can be a ratchet
3. GRIPPING TOOLS are holding device used to hold, bend or
handle, sliding T-handle, a knuckle bar or a speed handle. Socket
compress objects while performing certain task. They could
wrench can also be attached to a torque wrench.
also be used for cutting wires at any angle.

a. Pliers – tools with a pair of adjustable pivoted

jaws for cutting. There are several types of pliers
such as slip joint pliers, channel lock pliers
(tongue and groove), locking pliers, long nose
pliers, diagonal cutting pliers, line’s man pliers,
end cutting pliers.
 b. Hacksaw – is basically an adjustable metal frame that holds
a steel saw blade used to cut metal.

Locking Pliers Slip Joint Pliers Channel Lock Pliers

Metal Hacksaw
Long Nose Pliers Side Cutting Pliers Line’s Man Pliers
Various types of Gripping pliers and cutting pliers

Figure 19 – Hacksaw

a. Chisel – a cutting tool with a single cutting edge c. Files – are tools for cutting and shaping metal

Flat File Round File

Cold Chisel Cape Chisel Half Round Chisel

Triangular File
Various types of Files

Diamond Point Chisel Round Nose Chisel

Various types of Chisel
 d. Punches – tools used to knock out rivets and pairs.

Center Punch – is used to mark the center of the hole.

Prick Punch – is similar to center punch used for marking out.
Pin Punch – is a punch used to drive pins. The use of pin
pinch is similar to a nail punch which is used to
flush nail head from the surface.

Center punch

Prick punch

Parts of twist drill (picture source engineeringhut.blogspot.com)

Power Tools and Equipment

Pin punch ELECTRIC TOOLS are electrically powered equipment used to
speed up the task to be performed.
Figure 21 – various types of punches
1. Electric Drill - an electrically operated machine used to
drill holes using twist drill attached to its chuck.
e. Twist Drill – a tool for making holes.
2. Drill Press is similar to electric drill but installed to a pedestal 2. Bench Grinder is an electric motor with two abrasive
and mounted to a working bench or to the floor. Drill press wheels attached to both ends of the motor shaft used to
achieve a more precise drilling process because both the drilling grind metals or to sharpen metal cutting tools such as twist
machine and the work are both held in place thus minimizing the drill, punches, chisel and other cutting tools. The grinder is
incidental movement from the drill machine operator. hold in place on a working bench or a pedestal.

bench grinder (photo source thesurfacegrinder.com)

3. Soldering Gun is an electrically operated tool used to solder

or to joins metals to attain a good conductive contact. This
is a pistol shaped tool with a trigger for easy operation.
Soldering gun is usually used to join electrical splices and
joints.
5. Vacuum Cleaner – is used to clean the automobile interiors to PNEUMATIC TOOLS- are power tools that operate with the use of
make it free from dust and dirt. It is also used to collect hazardous compressed air.
materials from the automobile like asbestos from the brake drum and 1. Air Hammer is a tool that produces a reciprocity (back and forth)
clutch housing. motion to drive a hammering or cutting tool.

Air Hammer
Shop vacuum cleaner
(photo courtesy of unoclean.com)
2. Air Drill is a drilling machine similar to a handheld electric drill
but operate using compressed air.
6. Welding Machine is an electrically powered machine used to join
two pieces of metal together permanently by way of fusion.

Electric Arc welding machine

(Photo source: madeinchina.com) air drill (photo courtesy of airless.net.au)

 4. Air Compressor is an electrically operated machine that
generates compressed air inside the tank through the air
3. Pneumatic car lift is a compressed-air operated machine used to
compressor machine.
lift a car.

Air Compressor (photo source: senatorair.com.au)

HYDRAULIC TOOLS – are power tools and equipment operated with

the use of compressed liquid such as hydraulic oil (low viscosity oil),
brake fluid and other hydraulic fluids.
1. Hydraulic Lifts are hydraulically operated lifts used to lift a
portion of a car or the car itself. The fluid of the hydraulic lifts
comes from its tank pumped towards the hydraulic cylinder,
either manually or with the use of special pump run by electricity.

Pneumatic Car Lift

(photo source: qrbiz.com)
 hydraulic table lift (photo source directindustry.com) Hydraulic Press (photo source: ari-hetra.com)

2. Shop Crane lifts and transports heavy objects. It is use in

removing the engine from a vehicle. How much did you learn?

Self-Check 2.1

Tell whether the following can be classified as Hand Tools or Power

Tools. Write HT if your answer is Hand Tool and PT for Power Tool.

1. PLIERS
2. DRILL PRESS
3. AIR COMPRESSOR
4. HAMMER
5. SCREW DRIVER
6. WRENCH
shop crane (photo source medexsupply.com) 7. SHOP CRANE
3. Hydraulic Press is a machine using a hydraulic force to 8. ELECTRIC DRILL
generate compressive force. It is used to remove or install forced 9. TWIST DRILL/DRILL BIT
fitted engine parts. 10. FILES
11. PUNCHES
12. VACUUM CLEANER
13. CHISEL
14. WELDING MACHINE
15. HACKSAW
16. HYDRAULIC PRESS
17. PNEUMATIC LIFTER
18. AIR DRILL
19. BENCH GRINDER
 20. SOLDERING GUN

GENERALIZATION:
This module gave opportunity to the students to develop their skills
in Performing shop maintenance according to standard operating
procedures, techniques and knowledge of Driving Light Vehicle NCII.
This prepares them to move on to the next important skills for
development… Carrying out minor vehicle maintenance and
servicing.

References

Learners manual DRIVING LIGHT VEHICLE NC II : Perform shop

maintenance

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Jayson DR. Palisoc Agnes C. Tadeo