Chassis Systems

ABS operates by?

• providing enough braking force to each wheel to avoid locking

• providing enough braking force to lock one wheel only

• providing enough braking force to lock all four wheels

• providing enough braking force to lock the rear wheels only

Which of the following information can be found in a workshop manual?

• customers name and contact details

• vehicle specifications and settings

• the description of the work to be done

• make and model of the vehicle

the suspension in the picture is known as:

• hydrolastic suspension

• trailing link suspension

• multi-link suspension

• air suspension

after fitting brake pads, what is the correct procedure

• check the handbrake travel

• vent the brake system of air

• drive the car on the road

• pump the brake pedal to take up the freeplay

what is the function of a piston inside the caliper

• to enable manual brake adjustment to be carried out

• Prevent brakes squeal when worn

• To enable brakes to vented

• To transmit the force from brake fluid to brake pad

a buckled front wheel will:

• give uneven tyre wear and inaccurate swivel axis inclination readings

• give uneven tyre wear & inaccurate castor angle readings

• give uneven tyre wear & inaccurate wheel alignment readings

• give uneven tyre wear & inaccurate toe out on turns readings

which of the following is an indication that the front wheels of a vehicle may require balancing?

• severe feathering of both front wheels

• steering wheel vibration that increases with speed

• heavy wear around the centre section of the tyre tread

• heavy wear on the outer edges of both front tyres

one reason that disc brakes are used on the front of a vehicle instead of drum brakes is that they:

• they are bigger

• dissipate heat better

• have a self servo action

• are smaller

electronic power steering is preferable to hydraulic power steering on small engine cars because:

• it is more compact

• it is cleaner

• it is easier to produce

• less power is taken from the engine

what does the term hygroscopic mean?

• absorbs water from the atmosphere

• boils and freezes easily

• corrosive to metal

• absorbs air from the atmosphere