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Module 9 Brakes drivelines transmissions

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are cars fitted with a gearbox?
a)
To make the car handle better
b)
To provide neutral, reverse and torque multiplication
c)
To allow the engine to start
d)
To make the car lighter
2.
Is this gearbox a transverse or inline type?
a)
Transverse
b)
Inline
c)
Neither
d)
Both
3.
What type of gear set is this?
a)
Spur
b)
Helical
c)
Sequential
d)
Bevel
4.
What type of gear set is this?
a)
Spur
b)
Helical
c)
Sequential
d)
Bevel
5.
What type of gear set is this?
a)
Helical
b)
Spur
c)
Bevel
d)
Double Helical
6.
What type of gearbox is this?
a)
Constant mesh
b)
Synchromesh
c)
Sliding mesh
d)
Sequential mesh
7.
What is a disadvantage of a spur gear over a helical gear?
a)
It produces more noise
b)
Its less efficient
c)
Its stronger
d)
Its heavier
8.
What is the purpose of detents?
a)
To aid in gear changes
b)
To hold the gearbox in gear
c)
To stop the driver from selecting 2 gears at once
d)
To synchronize the gear
9.
What is the purpose of the input shaft?
a)
It transmits drive from the clutch to the gearbox
b)
It changes the direction of rotation 
c)
It makes gear changes easier
d)
It transmits drive from the engine to the clutch
10.
Why does the car have to be stationary  to engage reverse?
a)
Because the reverse gear is a spur type gear and has no synchromesh
b)
Because the reverse gear is a helical type gear and has no synchromesh
c)
Because the reverse gear is a spur type gear and has synchromesh
d)
Because the reverse gear is a helical type gear and has synchromesh
11.

What tool should be used to check runout of a flywheel?

a)

dial indicator

b)

ratchet

c)

straight edge

d)

micrometer

12.

Name This component :

a)

pushrod

b)

brake master cylinder

c)

slave cylinder

d)

clutch master cylinder

13.
Why does a starter motor have an overrunning clutch?
a)
The clutch gives the pinion a rotating motion thus easing it into mesh
b)
The clutch prevents the driving force from starter motor to engine from becoming too high
c)
The clutch prevents the engine from driving the starter motor
14.
Name this component
a)
coil spring clutch
b)
flywheel
c)
multiplate clutch
d)
diaphragm clutch
15.
What is this?
a)
flywheel
b)
fluid coupling
c)
torque convertor
d)
flexiplate
16.
What are the internal parts called?
a)
stator, turbine,impeller
b)
stator,turbo,imposer
c)
stator,typhoon,inductor
d)
stator,tangent,impellar
17.

Gear oil rated EP stands for

a)

Every position

b)

Extra Polymers

c)

Extreme pressure

d)

Extra potential

18.

which gear uses straight cut gears?

a)

Reverse

b)

overdrive

c)

first

d)

Fifth

19.

What does ABS Stand for?

a)

Advanced braking system

b)

Anti lock braking system

c)

Average braking system

d)

All brakes system

20.

What wave form does an inductive sensor produce?

a)

Sine wave

b)

Square wave

c)

Block wave

d)

Digital wave

21.

A Hall effect sensor produces what type of wave form?

a)

Square wave

b)

Sine wave

c)

AC wave

d)

Triangle wave

22.

Name this ABS Component

a)

ABS Pump

b)

ABS Control module

c)

ABS Sensor

d)

ABS Reluctor ring

23.

What is this ABS Component?

a)

ABS Sensor

b)

ABS Power unit

c)

ABS Pump including hydraulic unit and ECU

d)

Power multiplier

24.

What voltage is supplied to an active ABS Sensor?

a)

5v

b)

5amps

c)

12v

d)

24v

25.

What type of waveform is shown in the image?

a)

Digital wave form

b)

Square wave form

c)

Sine wave

d)

CA wave form

26.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
27.

A brake servo (sometimes called a booster) assists the driver by increasing brake fluid

a)

volume

b)

pressure

c)

viscosity

d)

reaction time

28.

Application of the brakes, in a forward moving vehicle, causes weight transference from the

a)

front axle to the rear axle

b)

rear axle to the front axle

c)

vehicles highest point to the lowest point

d)

vehicles lowest point to the highest point

29.

Brake fade is caused by

a)

air in the system

b)

swollen seals in the master cylinder

c)

weak flexible brake hoses

d)

overheating of the brakes

30.

The braking efficiency of a vehicle is a measure of the

a)

mechanical efficiency of the braking system

b)

ease with which the wheels can be made to skid

c)

braking force compared to the weight of the vehicle

d)

coefficient of friction between brake pads and discs

31.

Which of the following is an advantage of disc brakes as compared with drum brakes?

a)

pads are more difficult to change than brake shoes

b)

they dissipate heat more effectively

c)

they are more prone to brake fade

d)

they have no self-servo action

32.

A snail cam is used to adjust the

a)

pads on a disc brake

b)

shoes on a hydraulically operated brake

c)

shoes on a mechanically operated internal expanding brake

d)

clutch operating linkage to the correct free-pedal movement

33.

Self-servo action of a drum brake occurs on the

a)

trailing shoe

b)

front shoe

c)

leading shoe

d)

rear shoe

34.

The type of brake which uses the forward rotation of the drum to assist the application of both brake shoes is described as

a)

mechanical leading and trailing shoe

b)

hydraulic leading and trailing shoe

c)

twin-leading shoe

d)

twin-trailing shoe

35.

It is recommended that brake fluid be changed periodically because it

a)

absorbs moisture

b)

loses it viscosity

c)

causes seals to swell

d)

becomes too thick

36.

It is necessary to bleed air from a hydraulic brake system because air

a)

will expand with heat

b)

cannot be compressed

c)

can be compressed

d)

does not mix with brake fluid

37.

A tandem master cylinder has how many pistons?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

When braking, a driver notices that the pedal travel has increased but some braking force remains. The braking system fitted to the vehicle is most likely to have

a)

ABS with separate front and rear circuits

b)

a tandem master cylinder

c)

disc brakes on all wheels

d)

power braking

39.

Which one of the following components is fitted between the clutch pressure plate and the flywheel?

a)

pressure pad

b)

driven plate

c)

clutch thrust

d)

release spring

40.

A clutch driven plate is splined to the gearbox:

a)

output shaft

b)

layshaft

c)

clutch pedal

d)

input shaft

41.

The fourth gear ratio of most rear wheel drive light vehicles is

a)

1:1

b)

2:1

c)

3:1

d)

4:1