# Tire Repairers and Changers > Repair and replace tires. - Code: 49-3093.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 49-3093) - Family: [Installation, Maintenance & Repair](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-49), one of its 52 occupations - Tasks: 24 tasks (20 core and 4 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3093.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/49-3093.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks. Core task · Task 8364 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 2. Remount wheels onto vehicles. Core task · Task 8365 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 3. Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools. Core task · Task 20654 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 4. Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels. Core task · Task 8363 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 5. Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly. Core task · Task 20655 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 6. Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects. Core task · Task 8369 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 7. Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels. Core task · Task 8370 · Rated by 78 people who do the job, July 2014 8. Reassemble tires onto wheels. Core task · Task 8368 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 9. Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools. Core task · Task 8373 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 10. Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears. Core task · Task 8372 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 11. Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles. Core task · Task 8366 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 12. Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement. Core task · Task 8374 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 13. Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries. Core task · Task 20656 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 14. Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools. Core task · Task 8371 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 15. Clean and tidy up the shop. Core task · Task 20657 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 16. Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers. Core task · Task 8385 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 17. Order replacements for tires or tubes. Core task · Task 8383 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 18. Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers. Core task · Task 8376 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 19. Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks. Core task · Task 8378 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 20. Clean sides of whitewall tires. Core task · Task 8379 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 21. Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting. Supplemental task · Task 8382 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 22. Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process. Supplemental task · Task 8380 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 23. Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates. Supplemental task · Task 8377 · Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014 24. Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls. 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