67 Pa. Code § 175.26 - Tools and equipment
(a)
General requirements. An inspection station shall have tools
and equipment in good operating condition sufficient to inspect each type of
vehicle to be inspected, including the following:
(1) Hammers-a ball-peen hammer, one plastic
or brass hammer and one rubber hammer.
(2) A workbench.
(3) A portable light.
(4) Socket sets.
(5) Assorted open end and box end
wrenches.
(6) Torque
wrenches-foot-pound and inch-pound.
(7) Screw drivers-assorted.
(8) Pliers-assorted.
(9) Test light-continuity tester.
(10) Floor stands: four.
(11) Floor jack or hoist-wheels shall spin
freely.
(12) Tire pressure
gauge.
(13) Brake drum
gauges.
(14) Micrometer gauges or
thickness gauges, with measurements in 1/1000 inch, capable of measuring both
the range of rotor thickness and the depth of the scores.
(15) A ball joint gauge-not required for
recreation, utility and motorcycle stations.
(16) A tread depth gauge capable of
indicating amount of usable tire tread in increments of 1/32 inch.
(17) A brake-lining gauge capable of
indicating the amount of usable lining on both riveted and bonded lining in
increments of 1/32 inch.
(18) An
approved headlight testing device-SAE approved No. J600a for photo-electric
type and J602c for mechanic aimers. Not required for recreational and utility
trailer stations.
(19) A paper
punch with a minimum diameter or width of 1/4 inch and a maximum diameter or
width of 3/8 inch.
(b)
Discontinued testers. An inspection station equipped with
discontinued testers may continue to use them as long as they are in good
working order and capable of testing all types of headlights.
Notes
The provisions of this § 175.26 amended under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 4103, 4521, 4524 and 6103.
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