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The Signal Star,June 14,.1971. --.Sar Care.Sitpplement,.-7 Page- 6¢:
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Mechanical Technicians s ; Now Use
Electronic Instrumentation
To. Speed Auto Repairs
In automotive service, necessity' has literally becomethe
mother of invention. New developmerits in service equipment
and techniques have been brought about by a growing short-
age of mechanics.
In 1960, there was one mechanic for every 60 cars. Today,
the ratio is over one to 90 and conservative estimates raise
,e,-----that-figure to one mechanic for 120 cars -during the present
decade.r
..._..0 4 _.to_ handle the increased loact? Th automotive ae r..Ylee.. ,.,
industry has come up with several approaches to the solu-
tion, not thetdeast of which is improved facilities, from build-
ing design to space -tie
equipment.
-Electronic 'instrument a- beiDg rmatie alta:b3e`ttYserv-
tion, power�"equipment ,and ice stations and, repair shop
specialized tools make it pos- personnel by car factories as .
sib nte, meehan to di ,Il
&gam,.,._...
..au.+....n. EM.».. ::.�..y4Pl, 1A ....:.SC ...:..:��rys :.r..'..u....,..,.
bies in a fraction of the time This prom-tses -add-to ranks !1=
it took just a few years ago. of qualified service techni-
Imagine having four tires in- clans needed today- and in
stalled, _.wheelt 'aligned and the future. ,
balanced , .' . all_, during a
lunch liour stop!
,>�P•� and .services. a ui men
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Some Repairs Routine
Accident repairs,. which
would havebeen prohibitive-
,ly...:expe.nsive-if not impossi-
le, now are routine, -thanks
tpressive new equipment
which •scientifically "de -
crashes" the car -
Electronic testing „equip-
ment makes it possible for a
technician to analyze an en-
gine's condition with extreme
accuracy, pinpoint potential-
ly .troublesome components
and put the car back into
optimum performance con-
dition in much less timeat-
tually, than the old fashioned.
"'guess and replace" tune-up
used to take. •
In the long run, such sere-
is a true bargain, since
the owner is paying, for the
„parts and service he needs,
yet no failure= -prone compo-
nents go overlooked.
The tremendous increase
in the popularity of air con-
ditioning in cars has added
another dimension to auto-
motive service. Whereas. these
units once- were handled, only
, by a limited number of spe-
cialists, many shops now offer
air conditioning service.
-•-----DeveIoents-in-tools-and
training_ techniques .,have
made this possible.
New training facilities are
uE„r
New. Handbook.. on
Motoring, Safety
Says .. .
The Safe Driving Handbook;
Grosset & Dunlop, 127 pages
"Easing the Load
Improved dissemination of
information on new models,
available to all service per-
sonnel, means - that most -rou-
tine maintenance operations
can be handled by literally
hundreds -of • thousands of
service, stations, garages ,and
other outlets throughout the -..----
,country. This helps to ease
the load on franchised car
dealers who then are able'to
accommodate customers with
special problems requiring
their service facilities.
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EquipmenC such as that in use at .the 'Auto Club of Missouri's St: Louis -diagnostic center takes the`
geress fi'ork out of car. sCrvice. This machine check. ignition condition in a matter of minutes with ••
complete accuracy. It's just one of the new tools available to technicians to help tht.m do their work
more gtfickly, Accurately and at a lower cost to the motorist:
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Since the first self-pro-
pelld vehicle -moved over a
road there have been thou-
sands of improvements made
in the car. In that time, there
have been no basic improve-
ments in the operator: man.
Based on this premise, the
Aerose"education Foun-
dation, with an assist from
the United States Air Force,
Pias published The Safe Driv-
ing Handbook, which, it is
hoped, is a step in the right
--direction-to-help-improve-the-7
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