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Chapter 25
End of Chapter Review Questions Answer Key
1. Which of the following assemblies uses U-joints?
2. Which of the following components contains ball and socket joints?
3. Which of the following components connects the Pitman arm to the steering control
arm?
4. How are straight kingpins secured to the steering knuckle?
5. What is the likely result of an out-of-alignment front end on a truck?
6. Which of the following alignment angles has the potential to cause the most tire wear?
7. When performing a front-end alignment, Technician A checks and corrects the toe
setting first. Technician B says that to measure toe using a tape and tram gauge, it is
necessary to make measurements between the tires at both the front and back at hub
height. Who is correct?
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8. Which of the following front-end angles is defined as the forward or rearward tilt of
the kingpin centerline when viewed from the side of the vehicle?
9. Which of the following can be defined as the inward or outward tilt of the top of the
tires when viewed from the front of the vehicle?
10. Which of the following alignment angles can be corrected using shims on a leaf
spring front end?
11. Which of the following truck alignment angles can usually only be adjusted by
bending the front axle?
12. When inspecting a steering axle, Technician A uses a dial indicator to check knuckle
vertical play. When checking wheel alignment, Technician B uses a protractor to
check caster setting. Who is correct?
13. Which of the following best describes a power-assist steering gear system used on
most current trucks?
14. When setting worm shaft preload on a manual worm and sector-type steering gear,
what would happen if you reduce the size of the shim pack?
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15. Technician A states that, in a conventional power steering system, demand for power
assistance is opposite to its availability. Technician B says that newer load-sensing
hydraulically controlled power steering systems provide increased flow from the
steering pump in response to an increase in steering pressure. Who is correct?
16. What type of hydraulic pump is used on most highway truck power-assist steering
gear systems?
17. After properly connecting a power steering analyzer into a steering circuit with the
engine running, what should happen when the flow control valve on the analyzer is
closed?
18. When adjusting drag link length before installing it, which of the following should be
true?
19. When diagnosing a steering system using a power steering analyzer, which of the
following should be true to obtain accurate results?
20. In a truck rack and pinion steering system, which of the following components is
directly connected to the Ackerman arms?