Manual Transmissions (Chapters 63, 64, 71, 72)

A transaxle is a transmission and a _____ combined in a single assembly.

• catalytic converter
• differential
• rack-and-pinion steering geer
• high-voltage battery

All of the following are advantages of a front-engine vehicle with a transaxle and front-wheel drive compared to a front-engine vehicle with rear-wheel drive except

• smoother ride because of less unsprung weight
• reduced drive train weight
• increased torque steer and an elimination of the vehicle's steering feel
• improved drive wheel traction on slippery pavement.

The major difference between a transaxle manufactured for a transversely mounted engine and one built for a longitudinally mounted engine is that the transaxle equipped on the transverse engine is restricted to a maximum of four gear ratios due to size constraints.

• True
• False

Which of the following parts is NOT found in a manual transaxle?

• Synchronizers
• An input shaft and output shaft
• A differential assembly
• A fluid coupling

In a manual transaxle, splined hub assemblies that can be used to lock freewheeling gears to their shafts for engagement are called

• Synchronizers
• Solenoids
• Fluid Couplings
• Breakaway Collars

Which of the following accurately traces the power flow through a manual transaxle that has just been shifted into third gear?

• The reverse idler gear is moved into mesh with the reverse gears on both the input shaft and output shaft and reverses the differential's and axle shafts' direction of rotation
• Power flows through the input shaft first gear, output shaft first gear, pinion gear, ring gear, and differential spider gears to the drive axles
• The engine spins the input shaft but power is not transferred to the differential
• Power flows through the input shaft third gear, output shaft third gear, pinion gear, ring gear, and differential spider gears to the drive axles.

In an automatic transaxle, the torque converter turns the input shaft and planetary gearsets

• True
• False

Transaxle electronic controls use input data from transmission sensors received and calculated by an electronic control module to:

• change the position of the transaxle's differential spider gears inside the differential case
• heat up the automatic or manual transmission fluid during vehicle operation
• shift gears and operate the transaxle's hydraulic pressure system
• steer the vehicle's drive axles

A continuously variable transaxle (CVT) increases vehicle fuel economy because

• it features five forward gear ratios
• it keeps the engine at its most efficient operating speed
• it is manufactured with helical transmission gear sets
• it uses a secondary torque converter.

Which of the following is NOT part of a CV drive axle assembly?

• rubber boots
• constant velocity joints
• pivot shaft
• interconnecting shaft