AUT105 Week 10 Quiz Review

________ causes the front wheels to have increased traction, allowing them to bear more of the stopping load, and causes the rear wheels to have less traction, reducing the amount of load they can bear.

Select one:

• Energy transformation

• Weight transfer

• Rotational force

• None of the above

The term _________ describes a type of brake system that forces brake shoes against the inside of a brake drum.

• Drum brake

• Scrub brake

• Disc brake

• Band brake

If weight doubles, kinetic energy __________.

• Doubles

• Triples

• Quadruples

• Doesn't change.

Which of the following components is NOT typically found on an electric brake system?

• Hold-down spring

• Adjuster

• Wheel cylinder

• Secondary shoe

The ratio of load and effort is called __________.

• Coefficient of friction

• Mechanical advantage

• Mechanical disadvantage

• Rotational force

Which of the following variables is related to pressure and force in a hydraulic system?

• Input force

• Working pressure

• Output force

• All the above

________ hydraulic pressure is needed to move the brake pads into initial contact with the rotor.

• Zero

• Very little

• A medium amount of

• A large amount of

Technicians can be found criminally negligent if they are determined to have acted maliciously.

Select one:

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is true with respect to brake repair:

Select one:

• Brake repair is a very easy process.

• Improperly repaired brakes can function reasonably well even under panic situations.

• Brake repair is equal with steering and suspension repair on the liability scale.

• A technician does not need to research the service information for brake repair.

Brake bleeder screws enable all of the following tasks to be performed EXCEPT:

• bleed air from brake wheel cylinders.

• bleed air from brake calipers.

• bleed air or vacuum from the power booster.

• flush old brake fluid from the hydraulic system.