Brakes #2

When using a brake drum lathe, the technician should always use

• a vibration damper belt

• safety glasses

• cutting oil

• both A and B

The type of disc brake calipers found on most American automobiles is

• single-piston floating

• two-piston fixed

• two-piston floating

• single-piston fixed

A disc brake rotor's total indicated runout reading should be

• 0.005 inch or less

• between 0.006 inch and 0.039 inch

• between 0.040 inch and 0.06 inch

• disregard

When checking for parallelism on a disc brake rotor, the technician should use a

• tape measure

• micrometer

• dial indicator

• linear caliper

For lateral runout, a technician should use a

• tape measure

• micrometer

• dial indicator

• linear caliper

An ABS system will

• decrease braking force on selected wheels

• increase the braking distance on high-traction surfaces

• always reduce braking distance on bitumen-surface roads

• decrease braking distances on gravel and snow

When replacing the left front caliper on a diagonally spilt brake system, the correct bleeding sequence is

• left front - right rear

• right front - left rear

• right rear - left front

• left rear - right front

When turning a scored brake drum,the maximum oversize limit for most automobiles would be

• 0.030

• 0.060

• 0.090

• 0.110

A brake pedal that slowly goes to the floor when the brakes are applied with no fluid loss could indicate the

• master cylinder is defective

• brake pads or shoes may be worn out

• power brake booster is defective

• brake fluid is low

If all four wheels tend to slowly lock up while driving, the most likely trouble would be in the

• brake drums

• brake shoes

• master cylinder

• wheel cylinders