AUT203 Drivetrains Week 8 Quiz

With a(n) _____, drive from the engine is transmitted to a rear axle assembly by a drive (propeller) shaft.

• Solid rear drive layout

• All-wheel drive layout

• Front-wheel drive layout

• Rear-wheel drive layout

Vehicles with rear- or mid-mounted engines always use a transaxle in the rear of the vehicle and transfer the drive to the road wheels by external drive half-shafts.

Select one:

• True

• False

Transverse front-wheel drive layout designs eliminate the need to transfer power _____ degrees, as with a rear-wheel drive arrangement.

• 30

• 110

• 45

• 90

On a three-quarter floating axle vehicle, the axle flange is bolted to the housing and stabilizes the wheel horizontally, while the vehicle's weight is supported by the hub and the bearing.

• True

• False

Torque steer can be caused by:

• unequal length half-shafts.

• improperly torqued lug nuts.

• an incorrectly torqued wheel hub.

• a faulty steering shaft.

The purpose of axle seals is to ___________.

• Contain the lubricating fluid in the final drive assembly

• Prevent water intrusion

• Seal contaminants out of the sealed cavity

• All of the above

A reason to use the two-piece style driveshaft is because the angle of the U-joint may be too great if the driveshaft were just a single piece.

• True

• False

On all of the final drive assemblies manufactured today, the anti-lock brake system (ABS) wheel speed sensor is incorporated in them.

• True

• False

In a rear-drive vehicle, the ring gear is bolted to:

• the pinion bearing.

• the differential carrier.

• rear frame.

• the leaf spring shackles.

If the driveshaft parts are not marked during disassembly, then an out-of-phase condition could result, and _________ will occur even if the driveshaft is in balance.

• A popping noise

• A jerking movement

• A growling noise

• Vibration