AM4016 Vehicle Maintenance and Diagnostics Syllabus:
AM4016 Vehicle Maintenance and Diagnostics Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To import knowledge on
To give knowledge on the importance of vehicle maintenance
To impart knowledge on sub systems of engine and chassis and its maintenance
To understand different transmission systems and its maintenance
To understand vehicle body structure and its maintenance
To understand the function of various electrical and electronic units and its maintenance
UNIT I MAINTENANCE RECORDS, BASIC TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS
Importance of maintenance. Need for Vehicle maintenance. Types of maintenance : Schedule and unscheduled maintenance. Equipment Vehicle downtime. Vehicle inspection. Workshop organization chart, Log books. Trip sheet. Lay out and requirements of maintenance shop. Standard and special tools for vehicle servicing. Standard tool set, torque wrenches, compression and vacuum gauges, OBD Tool, gauges for engine tune up.
UNIT II POWER PLANT REPAIR AND OVERHAULING
Dismantling of power plant and its components. Cleaning methods. Inspection and checking. Repair and reconditioning methods for all engine components. Maintenance of ignition system, fuel injection system, cooling system, lubrication system. Power plant trouble shooting chart.
UNIT III MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAULING OF THE CHASSIS
Maintenance, servicing and repair of clutch, gearbox, propeller shaft. Maintenance of front axle, rear axle, brakes, steering systems. Tyre maintenance.
UNIT IV MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF VEHICLE BODY
Body panel tools for repairing. Tinkering and painting. Minor and major repairs. Door lock and window glass actuating system maintenance.
UNIT V MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
Maintenance, testing and trouble shooting of battery, starter motor, dynamo, alternator, regulator, lighting system, horn and dash board instruments. Introduction to OBD.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Upon the completion of the course student can able to understand
The importance of maintenance
Various sub systems of vehicle and its maintenance Understand Transmission
Functions of transmission and its maintenance
The importance of vehicle body structure
Basic functional principle of electrical and electronic gadgets in automobile and its maintenance
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5. Stator Abbey, Automotive steering, braking and suspension overhaul, pitman publishing,London, 1971.
6. Frazee, fledell, Spicer,-Automobile collision Work, American technical publications, Chicago, 1953.
7. A,W.Judge, Maintenance of high speed diesel engines, Chapman Hall Ltd., London, 1956.
8. V.L.Maleev, Diesel Engine operation and maintenance, McGraw Hill Book CO., New york,1995.