AUT104 Week 8 Flashcard

Front

A wheel that leans away from the center of the vehicle at the top is said to have ________ camber.

Back

Positive

Front

The condition in which the fronts of the wheels are farther apart than the rear of the wheels is called ________.

Back

Toe-out

Front

Who is correct regarding setback and thrust angle? Technician A says setback is another name for turning radius. Technician B says a thrust angle is the average angle of the rear wheels and its relationship to the vehicle's center line.

Back

Technician B

Front

All vehicles have stops to limit how far the front wheels can turn.

Back

True

Front

Scrub radius is the distance between two imaginary points on the road surface: the centerline of the tire using the ________ line and where the ________ centerline contacts the road surface.

Back

Camber; SAI

Front

Changing the diameter of wheels and tires affects scrub radius. Select one:

Back

True

Front

Who is correct regarding vehicle camber: Technician A says a vehicle will pull in the direction of the greatest positive camber. Technician B says camber is affected by ride height?

Back

Both Technician A and Technician B

Front

Who is correct regarding caster: Tech A says that caster is when the distance between the fronts of the tires are closer together than the rears of the tires. Tech B says that a vehicle will pull toward the side with the most positive caster?

Back

Neither A nor B

Front

The ________ is a geometric alignment of linkages in a vehicle's steering such that the wheels on the inside of a turn are able to move in a different circle radius than the wheels on the outside.

Back

Ackermann principle

Front

_______ is the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis from vertical when viewed from the side of the vehicle.

Back

Caster