drive trains 2024 summer

What varies according to the type of vehicle?

• The color of the vehicle

• The arrangement of drivetrain assemblies

• The size of the tires

• The type of fuel used

What type of assemblies enclose the final drive gears, differential gears, and axle shafts into one housing in a rear-wheel drive system?

• Beam-type or solid rear axle assemblies

• Independent front suspension assemblies

• External driveshaft assemblies

• Chassis frame assemblies

In vehicles with an independent rear suspension, where is the final drive unit mounted?

• On the chassis frame

• On the front axle

• On the differential gears

• On the external driveshafts

How is the drive transferred to each road wheel in vehicles with an independent rear suspension?

• Through external driveshafts

• Through the front axle

• Through the differential gears

• Through the engine and transmission

What does the ring and pinion gear set allow in a rear-wheel drive layout?

• It allows power to be transferred ninety degrees from the power source.

• It allows power to be transferred directly to the wheels.

• It allows power to be transferred to the engine.

• It allows power to be transferred to the transmission.

What is enclosed in one housing in a typical RWD solid axle assembly?

• The final drive assembly

• The transmission

• The engine

• The differential

In beam axle or solid rear axle applications, what does the suspension action cause?

• The final drive assembly to rise and fall relative to the vehicle frame

• The transmission output shaft to rotate

• The driveshaft to become rigid

• The universal joints to lock

What is the function of the slip yoke in a rear-wheel drive layout?

• To mate with the splines on the transmission output shaft and slide in and out on the output shaft

• To lock the driveshaft in place

• To connect the wheels to the axle

• To provide power to the differential

What happens if a vehicle uses a sliding spline driveshaft?

• A two-piece driveshaft is joined in the middle with splines that can slide on itself to increase and decrease in length

• The driveshaft becomes rigid and cannot change length

• The driveshaft is connected directly to the wheels

• The driveshaft is locked in place

Where are universal joints fitted in a rear-wheel drive layout?

• At the front and rear ends of the driveshafts

• Only at the front end of the driveshaft

• Only at the rear end of the driveshaft

• In the middle of the driveshaft