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1.Identify and inflate tires correctly for the size and ply.
2.Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
3.Raise vehicles using hydraulic jacks.
4.Remount wheels onto vehicles.
5.Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
6.Unbolt wheels from vehicles and remove them, using lug wrenches and other hand and power tools.
7.Reassemble tires onto wheels.
8.Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
9.Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.
10.Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.
11.Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes and tears.
12.Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
13.Glue boots (tire patches) over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
14.Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed.
15.Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars, or mechanical tire changers.
16.Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches, or seal rubber patches to tubes using hot vulcanizing plates.
17.Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.
18.Clean sides of whitewall tires.
19.Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.
20.Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites in order to provide services, and respond to emergency calls.
21.Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.
22.Order replacements for tires and tubes.
23.Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings, and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings.
24.Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.
25.Place casing-camelback assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process, and exert pressure on the camelbacks to ensure good adhesion.

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