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TYRES
Balance wheels off a vehicle in the
motor industry
level:
2
credit:
2
planned review date:
December 2009
sub-field:
Motor Industry
replacement information:
This unit standard and unit standard 21869 replaced unit
standard 238 and unit standard 3863.
purpose:
This unit standard is for people who wish to enter or are
employed in the automotive repair industry. People credited
with this unit standard are able to prepare vehicle wheels for
balancing, and balance a wheel and tyre assembly off a
vehicle.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the NZ Motor Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Enactments relevant to this unit standard include but
are not limited to – Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992; Land Transport Rule, Tyres and Wheels
2001, Rule 32013.
2
Information on Land Transport Rule Tyres and Wheels
2001 can be sourced from
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/rules/tyres-and-wheels2001.html#12.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare vehicle wheels for balancing.
performance criteria
1.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task according to legislative
requirements.
Range:
personal safety, safety of others, no damage to equipment, vehicle
safety.
1.2
Wheel is removed from the vehicle without damage to the vehicle, wheel, and
threads of the wheel nuts and studs.
1.3
The wheel and tyre condition is checked, and its compliance with the Land
Transport Rules is determined.
element 2
Balance a wheel and tyre assembly off a vehicle.
performance criteria
2.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task according to legislative
requirements.
Range:
personal safety, safety of others, no damage to equipment, vehicle
safety.
2.2
The necessity for wheel balance is established from the supervisor.
2.3
The static and dynamic balance of the wheel assembly is checked and adjusted
to bring the balance within acceptable limits as detailed by the balancer
manufacturer.
2.4
Wheel is replaced on the original position on the vehicle, and nuts or securing
studs are tensioned according to the vehicle manufacturer’s specifications.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation jlane@mito.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0014 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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