Clutch Maintenance Quiz

Technician A says a properly adjusted pull-type clutch has a certain clearance between the tips of the release fork and the wear pads on the release bearing. Technician B says in a pull-type clutch, as the disc(s) wear, the pressure plate moves toward the flywheel to compensate. Who is correct?

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both Technician A and Technician B

• Neither Technician A nor Technician B

Which of these is not a part of clutch preventative maintenance?

• Clutch replacement

• Lubrication

• Clutch inspection

• Clutch adjustment

Technician A says always use a vacuum equipped with a HEPA filter to collect clutch dust. Technician B says that if you vacuum the clutch dust, it is not necessary to wear a respirator. Who is correct?

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both Technician A and Technician B

• Neither Technician A nor Technician B

If a clutch pedal is hard to depress, what would a possible cause be? Mark all which apply

• Warped clutch disc or pressure plate

• Intermediate plate binding

• Insufficient release bearing free travel

• Linkage binding

__________ causes excess slippage in the clutch because the engine has insufficient torque to pick up the load in a higher gear.

• Holding the vehicle on an incline by slipping the clutch

• Coasting in gear with the clutch disengaged

• Riding the clutch

• Starting in too high a gear

Clutch __________ is the intermittent grabbing and slipping of the clutch while it is being engaged.

• Grabbing

• Engagement

• Chatter

• Slipping

If you are replacing a Data Mechanical (DM) centrifugal clutch, you need to make a jack bolt out of __________ Unified National Coarse (UNC) threaded rod.

• 3" of a 3/8"

• 3" of a 5/8"

• 6" of a 9/16"

• 5" of a 1/2"

Technician A says that the transmission must be removed to remove the clutch. Technician B says that it is not necessary to remove the transmission to remove the clutch. Who is correct?

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both Technician A and Technician B

• Neither Technician A nor Technician B

Dual-disc 15.5" (39.4 cm) clutches can weigh more than __________, so it is advisable to use a clutch jack.

• 50 lb (22.6 kg)

• 75 lb (34 kg)

• 100 lb (45.4 kg)

• 175 lb (79.4 kg)

In a 14-inch (35.6-cm) clutch, pot-style flywheels in the intermediate plate are driven by __________ drive pins installed in the flywheel.

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 2