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ACR 1200 - Conventional Frame Repair
Course Description Emphasizes the diagnosis, straightening, measurement, and alignment of conventional automobile and truck frames. Topics include: alignment measurement systems; damage diagnosis; equipment types and usage; frame straightening, repair, and alignment; safety precautions; and computerized damage diagnosis.
Competency Areas	Hours
Alignment Measurement Systems	Class	1
Damage Diagnosis	D. Lab	2
Equipment Types and Usage	P. Lab/O.B.I.	3
Frame Straightening, Repair, and Alignment	Credit	3
Safety Precautions
Computerized Damage Diagnosis

Prerequisite:
Corequisite:	ACR 1000, ACR 1010, and ACR 1020

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D. Lab	P. Lab/ O.B.I.
ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS		2	4	2
Types of frame construction	Identify the various types of conventional frame construction.
Misalignment and measurement equipment	Identify the five basic frame misalignments.
	Identify the various types of equipment used to measure frame misalignment.
DAMAGE DIAGNOSIS		2	4	4
Measurement procedures	Measure damaged frame with tape ruler and tram gauge.
	Install, set up, and read self centering gauges, or tracking gauge to determine type and extent of damage.
Specifications	Demonstrate ability to use dimension books to check alignment or misalignment of frame and suspension components.
EQUIPMENT TYPES AND USAGE		1	2	6
Types	Identify various types of equipment to repair damaged frame members.
Set up procedures	Describe procedure to set up and anchor various pieces of equipment.
FRAME STRAIGHTENING, REPAIR, AND ALIGNMENT		2	4	6
Straightening procedures	Demonstrate proper procedure to repair each of the five misalignments.
	Demonstrate various pulls from all angles for each of the five misalignments.
Specifications	Check repair for alignment within manufacture specifications properly.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS		2	2	6
Hazards	List all safety hazards that apply to repair procedures.
Procedures	Practice safety in all phases of measurement, diagnosis and repair procedures.
COMPUTERIZED DAMAGE DIAGNOSIS		1	4	6
Estimating damages	Demonstrate the proper use of computer aided diagnostics to estimate damages.

Suggested Resources

Media Print Audio/Visual Web Other
Print	Duffy, James E. Auto body repair technology (5^th Ed.). (2009). New York: Delmar – Cengage. Duffy, James E. Auto body repair technology (4^th Ed.). (2004). New York: Delmar Learning.
A/V	Fundamentals of collision repair: FCR01 [CD-ROM]. (2007). Illinois: Inter-Industry Council on Auto Collision Repair [Producer and Distributor].

Posted: 08/20/09