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Copy, make, and fit an exhaust tube to a vehicle or machine
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the exhaust repair and manufacturing
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to: make a pattern
for the intended exhaust system; select material and equipment for the job;
use bending plant to make up exhaust tube; and fit made-up exhaust tube to
a vehicle or machine.
Subfield
Motor Industry
Domain
Automotive Fuel Systems and Exhaust
Status
Registered
Status date
25 January 2008
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 11733, Demonstrate knowledge of
vehicle exhaust systems, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Land
Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment 2004, Rule 32017.
2
Land Transport Rules are produced for the Minister of Transport by Land Transport
New Zealand. These rules are available online at
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/rules/.
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Definitions
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company specifications and
procedures, work instructions, manufacturer specifications, product quality
specifications, and legislative requirements.
Equipment manufacturer maintenance instructions refer to instructions provided by
the equipment manufacturer for the correct operation and maintenance of the
machine provided by that manufacturer.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Make a pattern for the intended exhaust system.
Performance criteria
1.1
Existing exhaust system is measured to determine size and shape of pattern
required for copy in accordance with company requirements.
Range
removed from the vehicle or machine, using callipers and tape,
using wire pattern, using bender cards.
1.2
Angles are determined so that allowance is made for length of tube required in
accordance with company requirements.
1.3
Pattern details for exhaust pipe copy match the original pipe in terms of size,
length, and shape in accordance with company requirements.
Element 2
Select material and equipment for the job.
Performance criteria
2.1
Exhaust tube is selected that matches pattern specifications in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
2.2
diameter, length, material.
Bender equipment is selected and used to enable the tube to be formed in
accordance with company requirements.
Range
back shoes, bumper dies, plug dies, expander tools.
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Element 3
Use bending plant to make up exhaust tube.
Performance criteria
3.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, workshop safety, environmental
safety, tools and equipment safety.
3.2
Exhaust tube is secured in the bender, in a position determined by the pattern
required, in accordance with company requirements.
3.3
Exhaust tube is formed in accordance with pattern or bender card requirements,
without damage to tube or components in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
3.4
front pipe, intermediate pipe, rear pipe including over axle;
bend tube, expand tube, flange tube, flare tube, notch tube.
Bender equipment is maintained in accordance with equipment manufacturer
maintenance instructions.
Element 4
Fit made-up exhaust tube to a vehicle or machine.
Performance criteria
4.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
4.2
personal safety, safety of others, vehicle or machine safety,
workshop safety, environmental safety, tools and equipment
safety.
Existing system components to be replaced are removed from the vehicle or
machine to enable new made-up components to be fitted in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
raising and supporting the vehicle or machine, cutting, heating,
dismantling, drilling, sealing.
4.3
Made-up tube is fitted to the vehicle or machine so that underbody clearances
are maintained, no leaks exist, and the system is supported and secured on
brackets and hangers without stress and tension.
4.4
The fitted exhaust system complies with legislative requirements.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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