AUT203 Drivetrains Week 2 Quiz U-Joints

In some rear-wheel drive (RWD) vehicles, the rear U-joint connects directly to a(n)

• Axle shaft

• Output shaft

• Slip joint

• Companion flange

U-joints are typically used on driveshafts because they generally need to accommodate only small angles, although some manufacturers use CV joints to provide a smoother ride, or on off-road vehicles that have been lifted and experience a greater amount of suspension travel.

• True

• False

On a semi-floating axle vehicle, the axle flange is bolted to the housing, while the vehicle's weight is supported by the hub & bearing.

• True

• False

The ___________ does not provide any drive capabilities and is used on the rear of front-wheel drive vehicles.

• Live axle

• Dead axle

• Drive axle

• None of the above

On front-wheel drive vehicles with a transverse mounted transaxle assembly, there are two half-shafts (axles) one on each side of the transaxle to each of the front wheels.

• True

• False

Which of the following axles uses a single roller bearing between the hub and the outside of the axle housing?

• Semi-floating axle

• Full floating axle

• Floating axle

• Three-quarter floating axle

On the _________, there is a single roller bearing between the hub and the outside of the axle housing.

• Semi-floating axle

• Three-quarter floating axle

• Full-floating axle

• Drive axle

_______ use combinations of driveshafts and half-shafts depending on if the axle shafts are independent or nonindependent.

• Four-wheel drive vehicles

• All-wheel drive vehicles

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

A(n) ________ drive transaxle typically does not place the final drive directly in the center of the vehicle; because the final drive is bolted to the end of the transversely mounted engine, it is offset to one side.

• All-wheel

• Half-shaft

• Two-wheel

• Front-wheel

In the ________ axle, the axle bearing is placed between the axle and the axle housing.

Select one:

• Straight

• Full-floating

• Dead

• Semi-floating