AUT104 Week 8 Quiz

A wheel that leans away from the center of the vehicle at the top is said to have ________ camber.

Select one:

• Negative

• Positive

• Vertical

• Horizontal

The condition in which the fronts of the wheels are farther apart than the rear of the wheels is called ________.

Select one:

• Toe-in

• Toe-out

• Static toe

• Toe out on turns

Technician A says setback is another name for turning radius. Technician B says a thrust angle is the average angle of the rear wheels and its relationship to the vehicle's center line. Who is correct?

Select one:

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both Technician A and Technician B

• Neither Technician A nor Technician B

All vehicles have stops to limit how far the front wheels can turn.

Select one:

• True

• False

Scrub radius is the distance between two imaginary points on the road surface: the centerline of the tire using the ________ line and where the ________ centerline contacts the road surface.

Select one:

• Camber; caster

• Caster; camber

• Camber; SAI

• SAI; caster

Changing the diameter of wheels and tires affects scrub radius.

Select one:

• True

• False

Technician A says a vehicle will pull in the direction of the greatest positive camber. Technician B says camber is affected by ride height. Who is correct?

Select one:

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both Technician A and Technician B

• Neither Technician A nor Technician B

Tech A says that caster is when the distance between the fronts of the tires are closer together than the rears of the tires. Tech B says that a vehicle will pull toward the side with the most positive caster. Who is correct?

Select one:

• Tech A

• Tech B

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

The ________ is a geometric alignment of linkages in a vehicle's steering such that the wheels on the inside of a turn are able to move in a different circle radius than the wheels on the outside.

Select one:

• Watt's linkage

• Scrub radius

• Included angle

• Ackermann principle

_______ is the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis from vertical when viewed from the side of the vehicle.

Select one:

• Steering axis inclination

• Scrub radius

• Camber

• Caster