AUTO MECHANIC UPSKILL EFFICIENCY TRAINING
Develop skills to efficiently perform 70% of all dealership repairs.
UPSKILL EFFICIENCY BOOTCAMPS
Matrix Trade Institute provides HANDS-ON upskill and efficiency training. Your employees train for four days and return more productive.
Steering & Suspension Efficiency
- Component replacement: Inner/Outer tie rods, struts, shocks, springs and more
- Acetylene torch safety, set-up and proper use for seized components, broken bolt extraction and repair, etc.
- Steering and suspension diagnosis, repair and upselling strategies
- Alignment theory, angles and geometry
- Alignments using Hunter Hawkeye Elite machine
- Subframe inspection and adjustment
- Timed repetitions and efficiency training
Brake Repair Efficiency
- Braking theory: Pascal’s Law, friction, pressure
- Brake measurements: Micrometer, dial indicator
- Component replacement: Front and rear disc brakes, drum brakes, brake line repair, master cylinders, bench bleeding and more
- Brake repair and resurfacing, brake lathe set-up, operation and repetition
- Frozen/siezed component strategies and repair best practices
- Brake system diagnosis, analysis, and upselling strategies
- Brake fluid exchange
- Efficiency training and timed repetitions
Express Service Efficiency
- Lubrication systems theory and overview
- Video Multi-point vehicle inspection training
- Diagnostic scan tool utilization
- Performing oil change: efficiency training one and/or two-man teams
- Tires: Mounting, balancing, repair, inflation, torque sequence, pressure, wear, machine safety
- Upselling strategies
- Fluids: Cooling, transmission, and power steering fluid diagnosis, exchange, bleeding/leak detection and maintenance
- Acetylene torch safety, set-up and proper use with repetitions
- Timed repetitions and efficiency training
Intro to Electrical Diagnosis 1.0
- Theory of Ohm’s Law, basic conversions
- Series and parallel circuits: Description and operation
- Breadboard work building circuits and fault testing
- Multimeters and test light utilization
- Voltage drop testing and proper diagnosis sequencing on bugged vehicles
- Batteries: testing, parasitic draw, replacement
- Starting/charging testing and repair
- Wiring: Proper repair methods and schematic dissection
HVAC Efficiency
- Heating and cooling system components and operation
- Theory of heating and cooling systems
- AC system leak detection, evac and recharge
- Cooling system repair, diagnostics and service
- MACS 609 certification preparation and testing
Electrical Diagnosis Efficiency 2.0
- Vehicle Diagnostics Overview
- Fault Code Breakdown
- Intermittent Faults
- High Speed CAN Bus Diagnostics
- Low Speed / LIN Bus Diagnostics
- Hands-on with bugged vehicles
- Proper repair order documentation
- Pre-req MTI 1.0 or test out option