AUT203 Drivetrains Week 1 Quiz Driveshafts

What is the purpose of the slip yoke on the driveshaft?

• It allows for up-and-down movement of the suspension

• It enables the driveshaft to accommodate worn u-joints

• It allows for a change of driveshaft angle during turns

• It enables the differential to work at different angles

All of these are drivetrain components EXCEPT?

• Driveshafts

• Balance Shafts

• Final Drives

• Drive Axles

All front-engine front-wheel drive vehicles use a traverse -mounted engine coupled to a transaxle

• True

• False

In a transverse front-wheel drive layout application, the transaxle is normally mounted at the ___________ of the engine and a primary shaft engages with the splines of the clutch center plate.

• Front

• Rear

• Center

• Side

Vehicles with independent rear suspension have:

• Live rear axles

• Leaf springs

• Driveshafts in axle housings

• Driveshafts with flexible joints on both ends

In vehicles with an independent rear suspension, the final drive unit is mounted on the chassis frame, and drive is transferred to each road wheel through external driveshafts (half-shafts), which have flexible joints on each end.

• True

• False

Choose the correct statement:

Select one:

• Most front-engine front-wheel drive vehicles use a longitudinal-mounted engine.

• Front-wheel drive power reaches the rear wheels through the transaxle.

• .

  In a transverse-mounted engine, the front of the engine is facing the front of the vehicle.

• Power is transmitted in a straight line from the engine through the transaxle and out to the front axles.

All of these apply to vehicles with live solid rear axles EXCEPT:

• the struts absorb road shocks and bumps.

• there's a continuous change of distance between the output shaft and final drive pinion.

• the drive shaft angle changes relative to its connections.

• the final drive pinion nose angle changes when accelerating or braking.

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

In a conventional rear-wheel drive vehicle, the engine and transmission are mounted:

• longitudinally at the front.

• transversely at the front.

• longitudinally at the rear.

• transversely at the rear.