CH 30 Week 1

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

• True

• False

Technician A states that early cars with one-cylinder engine had one belt-driven high gear for speed and one belt-driven low gear for increased torque. Technician B states that if the car needed to climb a hill, the driver had to stop, get out, and change the belt to the lower gear. Who is correct?

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

How fast could the carriage patented by George Selden travel using the big wheel on the axle?

• 30 miles per hour

• 20 miles per hour

• 40 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

In _____, Louis Renault connected an engine to a transmission and created a live rear axle by using a metal axle shaft supported by bushings.

• 1877

• 1898

• 1935

• 1956

Technician A says synchronizers are used to match the clutch and input shaft speeds to provide easier gear changes. Technician B says a synchronizer matches gear speed with shaft speed. Who is correct?

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

The carriage with a one-cylinder engine that was patented by George Selden made use of ________ on a pulley and a geared wheel on the axle to move the carriage.

• Chain drives

• Leather belts

• Rope drives

• Toothed sprockets

The drivetrain system consists of the component assemblies that transmit power from the engine all the way to the drive wheels.

• True

• False

The manual transmission receives power from the engine by way of the:

• drive shaft

• clutch assembly

• gear set

• final drive

Technician A says that the countershaft is splined to fit into the hub in the clutch disc. Technician B says that the output shaft has gears that are meshed with the countershaft gears. Who is correct?

• Technician A

• Technician B

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

When driving on rough and hilly off-road terrain, a(n) ____ gear works well.

• Higher

• Lower

• Intermediate

• None of the above