PHYSICAL DAMAGE EXAM FOR PA APPRAISAL LICENSE
WITH BEST EXPLANATION
The driver's side window of a vehicle is being put back into place withan
adhesive. Technician A says the glass hardware should be reinstalled before putting
the glass in place with the adhesive. Technician B says that
the hardware should be reinstalled while the glass adhesive is curing. Who isright?
Select the Correct Answer
Technician A only
Technician B only
Neither technician is correct
Both technicians are correct: Neither technician is right. The hardware should notbe
reinstalled until the adhesive has fully finished curing.
In the course of disassembling a suspension, a technician removes a boltthat has a
blue coating applied to its threads. He should:
Select the Correct Answer
reuse the bolt if most of the blue coating is still intact.replace
the bolt with a new fastener.
use a thread-locking agent on it.
change out the bolt with a new rivas pin oscillator bolt.: replace the bolt with anew
fastener..
Explanation:
When a technician removes a fastener with a coating on its threads, this tells him that the
bolt is a one-time use fastener. The coating is compromised in the removaloperation and
needs to be replaced.
When removing a door skin,Technician A says an air chisel should be usedto separate
,the welded door skin from the door skin hem flange. Technician Bsays a grinder should
be used to grind away the edge of the door skin. Who is right?
,Select the Correct Answer
Technician A is correct
Technician B is correct
Both technicians are correct
Neither technicians are correct: Technician B is correct is correct.
Explanation:
An air chisel would cause too much damage to the door skin hem flange. The proper
method is to use a grinder.
Which of the following terms supports insurable interest?
Select the Correct Answer
Actual cash value
Indemnity
Replacement cost
Fair market value: Indemnity is correct.
Explanation:
Insurable interest is economic interest; having a financial stake in property; having
something to lose in property. When you own property, have property of others in your
possession, or have legal title to property, you have an insurable interest. If there is a
covered loss, you will be indemnified or made who only to the extent of your insurable
interest and subject to the policy limits.
In the four-stroke power cycle, what term describes the up motion of thepiston?
Select the Correct Answer
Compression stroke
Intake stroke
Power stroke
Exhaust stroke: Compression stroke.
, Explanation:
When the piston moves back up, it compresses the fuel/air mixture into a small space
between the top of the piston and the top of the cylinder. This space is called the
combustion chamber. This movement is called the compression stroke.
An automobile that has its substructure built into the front end and bodypanels of
the vehicle is called a:
Select the Correct Answer
shell vehicle.
channel vehicle. conventional
frame vehicle.
unibody vehicle.: unibody vehicle. is correct.
Explanation:
A conventional frame vehicle has a separate substructure to which the vehicle's frontend,
body and mechanical parts are bolted. There is no such thing as a shell or channel
vehicle. An automobile that has its substructure built into the front end andbody panels
of the vehicle is called a unibody vehicle.
When reading the printout from a computerized measuring system, it is
discovered that the front rails are +22mm on the right and -22mm on the leftat the
same position. Technician A says the vehicle is swayed to the right. Technician B says
the vehicle is swayed to the left. Who is right?
Select the Correct Answer
Technician A only
Technician B only
Both technicians are correct
Neither technician is correct: The correct answer is: Technician A only.
WITH BEST EXPLANATION
The driver's side window of a vehicle is being put back into place withan
adhesive. Technician A says the glass hardware should be reinstalled before putting
the glass in place with the adhesive. Technician B says that
the hardware should be reinstalled while the glass adhesive is curing. Who isright?
Select the Correct Answer
Technician A only
Technician B only
Neither technician is correct
Both technicians are correct: Neither technician is right. The hardware should notbe
reinstalled until the adhesive has fully finished curing.
In the course of disassembling a suspension, a technician removes a boltthat has a
blue coating applied to its threads. He should:
Select the Correct Answer
reuse the bolt if most of the blue coating is still intact.replace
the bolt with a new fastener.
use a thread-locking agent on it.
change out the bolt with a new rivas pin oscillator bolt.: replace the bolt with anew
fastener..
Explanation:
When a technician removes a fastener with a coating on its threads, this tells him that the
bolt is a one-time use fastener. The coating is compromised in the removaloperation and
needs to be replaced.
When removing a door skin,Technician A says an air chisel should be usedto separate
,the welded door skin from the door skin hem flange. Technician Bsays a grinder should
be used to grind away the edge of the door skin. Who is right?
,Select the Correct Answer
Technician A is correct
Technician B is correct
Both technicians are correct
Neither technicians are correct: Technician B is correct is correct.
Explanation:
An air chisel would cause too much damage to the door skin hem flange. The proper
method is to use a grinder.
Which of the following terms supports insurable interest?
Select the Correct Answer
Actual cash value
Indemnity
Replacement cost
Fair market value: Indemnity is correct.
Explanation:
Insurable interest is economic interest; having a financial stake in property; having
something to lose in property. When you own property, have property of others in your
possession, or have legal title to property, you have an insurable interest. If there is a
covered loss, you will be indemnified or made who only to the extent of your insurable
interest and subject to the policy limits.
In the four-stroke power cycle, what term describes the up motion of thepiston?
Select the Correct Answer
Compression stroke
Intake stroke
Power stroke
Exhaust stroke: Compression stroke.
, Explanation:
When the piston moves back up, it compresses the fuel/air mixture into a small space
between the top of the piston and the top of the cylinder. This space is called the
combustion chamber. This movement is called the compression stroke.
An automobile that has its substructure built into the front end and bodypanels of
the vehicle is called a:
Select the Correct Answer
shell vehicle.
channel vehicle. conventional
frame vehicle.
unibody vehicle.: unibody vehicle. is correct.
Explanation:
A conventional frame vehicle has a separate substructure to which the vehicle's frontend,
body and mechanical parts are bolted. There is no such thing as a shell or channel
vehicle. An automobile that has its substructure built into the front end andbody panels
of the vehicle is called a unibody vehicle.
When reading the printout from a computerized measuring system, it is
discovered that the front rails are +22mm on the right and -22mm on the leftat the
same position. Technician A says the vehicle is swayed to the right. Technician B says
the vehicle is swayed to the left. Who is right?
Select the Correct Answer
Technician A only
Technician B only
Both technicians are correct
Neither technician is correct: The correct answer is: Technician A only.
