Unit 4 Steering & Suspension Test Review

1. What controls the up-and-down movement of a vehicle as it moves down a bumpy road?

• Struts

• Shock absorbers

• Both A and B

• Neither A or B

2. A typical SLA suspension system has ______.

• A lower short arm and an upper long arm

• Two arms of equal length

• An upper short arm and a lower long arm

• None of the answers is correct

12. Which of the following will NOT cause wandering?

• Leaking rack pistons

• Poor wheel alignment

• Improper steering gear preload adjustment

• A faulty power-steering pump

11. While checking out the front end of a vehicle, the technician grabs the driver's side tire and steers the wheels manually left and right. While he does this, he notices that the center link moves up and down. What component is most likely at faulti

• Worn tie-rod ends

• Worn center link

• Worn idler arm

• Worn steering U-joint (coupler)

10. The primary sensor input used by an electronically controlled power steering system is the ______.

• Engine coolant temperature [ECT]

• Vehicle speed sensor [VSS]

• Engine RPM [CKP]

• Mass airflow [MAF]

9. Rack-and-Pinion steering _______.

• Does not use tie-rods in the same fashion as parallelogram steering

• Is lighter in weight and has fewer components than parallelogram steering

• Does not provide as much feel for the road as parallelogram steering

8. Worn tie-rod ends can result in _______.

• Wheel shimmy

• Scalloped and scuffed tires

• Tire squeal on turns

• All of the answers are correct

6. Strut designs are being discussed. Technician A says on the conventional MacPherson strut, the coil spring surrounds the upper part of the strut. Technician B says in the modified MacPherson strut, the coil spring is located between the control arm and frame/unibody. Who is correct?

• A only

• B only

• Both A and B

• Neither A or B

5. Torsion bar suspension is usually found on ______.

• Economy cars

• High-performance cars

• Luxury cars

• Light pickup trucks and SUVs

4. Technician A says a weak suspension spring can affect the wheel alignment. Technician B says a weak suspension can cause poor breaking. Who is correct?

• A only

• B only

• Both A and B

• Neither A or B