Remove and replace heavy vehicle trailer chassis units and components

P2.1 heavy vehicle trailer technical data 

P2.2 removal and replacement procedures 

P2.3 legal requirements 

P3 prepare, check and use all the equipment required following manufacturers' instructions 

P4 carry out all removal and replacement activities following; 

P4.1 manufacturers' instructions 

P4.2 your workplace procedures 

P4.3 health, safety and environmental requirements 

P5 work in a way which minimises the risk of: 

P5.1 damage to other heavy vehicle trailer systems, units and components 

P5.2 damage to your working environment

P5.3 contact with leakage and hazardous substances

P5.4 injury to self and others 

P6 ensure replaced chassis units and components conform to the heavy vehicle heavy vehicle trailer operating specification and any legal requirements 

P7 promptly record and report any additional faults you notice during the course of your work  

P8 use suitable testing methods to evaluate the performance of the reassembled system accurately  

P9 ensure the reassembled chassis system performs to the heavy vehicle trailer operating specification and meets any legal requirements prior to return to the customer 

P10 ensure your records are accurate, complete and promptly passed to the relevant person(s) in the format required 

P11 complete all removal and replacement activities within the agreed timescale 

P12 promptly report any expected delays in completion to the relevant person(s) 

K3.1 health and safety

K3.2 the environment (including waste disposal)

K3.3 appropriate personal and vehicle protective equipment

K4 your workplace procedures for 

K4.1 recording removal and replacement information 

K4.2 the referral of problems 

K4.3 reporting delays to the completion of work 

K5 the importance of documenting removal and replacement information 

K6 the importance of working to agreed timescales and keeping others informed of progress 

K7 the relationship between time and costs 

K8 the importance of promptly reporting anticipated delays to the relevant person(s)  

Use of technical information *

K9 how to find, interpret and use sources of information applicable to unit and component removal and replacement within *chassis systems *

K10 the importance of using the correct sources of technical information 

K11 the purpose of and how to use identification codes

Electrical and electronic principles 

K12 vehicle earthing principles and earthing methods 

K13 electrical and electronic principles associated with *chassis systems, including types of sensors and actuators, their application and operation 

K14 types of circuit protection and why these are necessary 

K15 electrical safety procedures 

K16 electric symbols, units and terms 

K17 electrical and electronic control system principles 

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Chassis system operation and construction 

K18 how heavy vehicle trailer *chassis systems and their related units and components are constructed, removed and replaced 

K19 how heavy vehicle trailer chassis systems and their related units and components operate 

Equipment *

K20 how to prepare, check and use all the removal and replacement *equipment required 

Chassis system unit and component removal and replacement *

K21 how to remove and replace heavy vehicle trailer chassis system mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic *units and components *

K22 how to select and use gaskets, sealants, seals, fittings and fasteners 

K23 how to test and evaluate the performance of replacement *chassis system units and components and the reassembled system against the heavy vehicle trailer operating specifications and any legal requirements 

K24 the relationship between testing methods and the chassis system units and components replaced – the use of appropriate test methods 

K25 when replacement units and components must meet the original equipment specification (OES) for warranty or other requirements 

K26 how to work safely avoiding damage to other heavy vehicle trailer systems, components and units and contact with leakage and hazardous substances 

K27 awareness of health and safety aspects of working on loaded heavy vehicle trailers (e.g. HAZCHEM, load type and capacity) 

K28 knowledge of vehicle to heavy vehicle trailer brake `threshold' pressures/delays

1.1. hand tools

1.2. special workshop tools

1.3. general workshop equipment 

1.4. electrical testing equipment 

2. Testing methods are:

2.1. sensory

2.2. functional

3. Units and components are:

3.1. mechanical

3.2. electrical

3.3. hydraulic and fluid

3.4. pneumatic

4. Chassis systems are: 

4.1. steering

4.2. suspension, including ESP

4.3. braking, including ABS and EBS

4.4. wheels (locking and security) and tyres