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O*NET detailed work activityDisassemble equipment for maintenance or repair
Stays humanHands-on work
36 jobs38 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Disassemble equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 38 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
- Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
- Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
- Disassemble appliances so that problems can be diagnosed and repairs can be made.
- Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes, or hoists.
- Disassemble axles to repair, adjust, and replace defective parts, using hand tools.
- Disassemble defective equipment so that repairs can be made, using hand tools.
- Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
- Disassemble timepieces such as watches, clocks, and chronometers so that repairs can be made.
- Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.
- Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
- Disassemble items to prepare them for finishing, using hand tools.
- Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.
- Disassemble units to replace parts or to crate them for shipping.
- Disassemble equipment to repair it or to replace parts, such as nozzles, punches, and filters.
- Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments.
- Disassemble and store equipment after performances.
- Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools.
- Disassemble units such as water pumps, control valves, and compressors so that repairs can be made.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.
- Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
- Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.
- Remove or disassemble defective automatic mechanical door closers, using hand tools.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Remove damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns, air grinders and wrenches, and install replacement parts using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Disassemble and inspect motors to locate defective parts, using mechanic's hand tools and gauges.
- Disassemble units and inspect parts for wear, using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
- Disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs are complete.
- Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies, such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
- Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Remove engines from equipment, and position and bolt engines to repair stands.
- Disassemble sizing mills removed from rolling lines, and sort and store parts.
- Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
- Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
- Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, or other accessories to replace worn or broken parts, such as springs or bushings.
- Dismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools.