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Week 1 Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Engine __________ are caused by the acceleration of the engine crankshaft that occurs on each cylinder firing.

a)
noise
b)
smoke
c)
odor
d)

vibrations

2.

The relative resistance to motion between any two bodies in contact with one another is called __________.

a)
smoothness
b)
traction
c)
friction
d)
slip
3.

Clutch __________ is the amount of torque a clutch can transmit before it starts to slip.

a)

Capacity

b)

Force

c)

Energy

d)

Torque

4.

The purpose of a __________ is to smooth out vibrations from the crankshaft assembly and provide one of the friction surfaces for a clutch disc used on manual transmission/transaxle applications.

a)

Travel damper

b)

Drive pin

c)

Pilot bearing

d)

Flywheel

5.

Which of these is responsible for providing a channel to transfer torque from engine to the back of front clutch disc and front of the rear clutch disc?

a)

Splines

b)

Clutch cover

c)

Clutch fork

d)

Intermediate plate

6.

Which of following pull-type clutches uses coaxial springs working against levers that can reduce clutch pedal effort by 50%?

a)

Coil spring style

b)

Cone type

c)

Angle spring style

d)

Diaphragm spring style

7.

The diaphragm spring clutch creates clamp load with the use of a __________ spring pushing on the pressure plate.

a)

Double diaphragm

b)

Straight coaxial

c)

Single diaphragm

d)

Single coil

8.

When discussing basic types of clutches used in the medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle industry, Technician A says the two basic types are pull-type and push-type. Technician B says using a push-type clutch allows the use of a clutch brake to slow and stop the transmission gearing. Who is correct?

a)

Technician A

b)

Technician B

c)

Both Technician A and Technician B

d)

Neither Technician A nor Technician B

9.

In pot-type flywheel designs, the intermediate plate is driven by __________ installed in the flywheel itself.

a)

Drive pins

b)

Pilot bearings

c)

Stop pins

d)

Release bearings

10.

Which of the following carries considerable inertia as they rotate?

a)

Clutch brakes

b)

Flywheels

c)

Friction discs

d)

Spring clutches

11.

The release fork in a pull-type clutch is what shape?

a)

"U" shaped

b)

Cone-shaped

c)

Straight

d)

"Pot" shaped

12.

_______ was banned from use in friction materials in North America due to its carcinogenic qualities.

a)
Lead
b)
Mercury
c)
Radon
d)
Asbestos
13.

What type of brake is a type of transmission shaft brake geared to one countershaft?

a)

Conventional clutch

b)

Torque-limiting clutch

c)

Upshift

d)

Inertia

14.

Which of the following is used to nullify the difference in the speed between the rotating gear and the stationary main shaft in pull-type clutches?

a)

Intermediate plates

b)

Pilot bearings

c)

Clutch brake

d)

Housings

15.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct concerning a conventional clutch brake?

a)

The conventional clutch brake is a solid piece of metal with friction material on either side.

b)

To install a conventional clutch brake, the transmission must be removed.

c)

Aftermarket versions of this brake are made in a two-piece design that allows them to be replaced without removing the transmission.

d)

An oxyacetylene torch is not recommended to remove this type of clutch brake.

16.

Technician A says that a limiting torque clutch brake is designed to assist in upshifts. Technician B says that a limiting torque clutch brake is also called an upshift brake for this reason. Who is correct?

a)

Technician A

b)

Technician B

c)

Both Technician A and Technician B

d)

Neither Technician A nor Technician B

17.

The Eaton two-pedal ultra-shift transmission system was the first system on the market that did not use a traditional clutch ________ linkage.

a)

Brake

b)

Pedal

c)

Actuator

d)

Disc

18.

Which of these acts upon the servo piston to move the cross shift lever in air-assisted hydraulic actuation systems?

a)

Pedal

b)

Slave cylinder

c)

Air pressure

d)

Master cylinder

19.

Technician A says that a larger piston should be used in the slave cylinder, as opposed to the master cylinder, of hydraulic actuation systems to have mechanical advantage. Technician B says that, ideally, the piston in the master cylinder should be larger than that of the slave cylinder of a hydraulic actuation system. Who is correct?

a)

Technician A

b)

Technician B

c)

Both Technician A and Technician B

d)

Neither Technician nor Technician B

20.

Which of these clutch actuation systems is mostly used in medium and heavy duty trucks?

a)

Hydraulic actuation systems

b)

Air-assisted hydraulic actuation systems

c)

Centrifugal

d)

Mechanical linkage

21.
What is the best type of clutch for a high power, compact engine?
a)
Multi plate clutch
b)
Diaphragm style clutch
c)
Coil spring style clutch
d)
Automatic torque convertor
22.
Which of the following is most likely cause of clutch drag? 
a)
Minimal free play at the clutch pedal
b)
Excessively worn friction linings
c)
Contaminated release bearing
d)
Driven plate seized on splines
23.

What component does the clutch disc spline to?

a)

Input shaft

b)

pressure plate

c)

Flywheel

d)

crankshaft

24.

The manual transmission is at the heart of the drivetrain and receives power from the engine by way of the clutch assembly.

a)

True

b)

False