ASM VOLUME 3 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Socket and box-end wrenches - ANSWER-What type of wrench is preferred for nut
installation?
(1) Nonmetallic inserts are limited to 250 °F
(2) Cadmium-plated nuts are limited to 450 °F.
(3) CRES nuts are limited to 800 °F. - ANSWER-What temperature limitations should
you consider when installing nuts?
By sufficiently tightening the bolt and applying proper preload or clamping force -
ANSWER-How can you prevent fatigue failure in bolted assemblies?
By following the proper torque specifications - ANSWER-How can you reduce the
tendency of parts to creep or shift when installing bolts?
Thread roughness, paint, lubrication (oil, grease, etc.), hardening, and plating. -
ANSWER-What factors can alter standard torque chart values?
Stud assembly, grommet, and receptacle - ANSWER-What are the three main parts of a
camloc fastener?
Dissassemble it. - ANSWER-What should you never do to a camloc stud?
By the number stamped on the head of the stud - ANSWER-How can you determine the
grip length of a camloc stud?
A floating type receptacle - ANSWER-What should you use to replace a rigid
receptacle?
Deburr and sand the edges smooth - ANSWER-What should you do after you punch the
hole for the grommet?
When the stud is installed in the grommet - ANSWER-If it is required when do you
install a stud retaining ring?
Check the grip length of the stud - ANSWER-What is the last step of camloc
installation?
Stud, cross-pin, and receptacl - ANSWER-What are the three main parts of an airlock
fastener?
,By checking the head markings on the stud - ANSWER-How can you determine the grip
length of an airloc stud?
Refer to TO 1-1A-8 and the aircraft specific TO - ANSWER-How do you determine the
proper stud lengths for floating and rigid receptacles?
Checking the alignment and fastening the airloc stud - ANSWER-What is the final step
in airlock installation?
(1) Fastening the studs in a different order.
(2) Install a longer stud (0.010 or 0.020 inch longer).
(3) Make the stud hole slightly larger
(4) Replace rigid type receptacle with a floating type.
(5) Stud and cross-pin. - ANSWER-How can you correct misalignment of an airlock
fastener?
because the grip length of the bolt is slightly greater - ANSWER-When you are installing
aircraft bolts in a panel you place shims under the plate nut?
Torque the nut to proper specifications - ANSWER-How can you avoid stripping threads
when installing a nut and bolt?
flat surface - ANSWER-The fastener removal tool is primarily designed for use on a
one-quarter (¼) turn - ANSWER-The most you should turn a screw with a screw punch
tool is
channel - ANSWER-What nut style do you use when all bolt hole locations are equally
spaced around an opening?
wing - ANSWER-Which nut is used where the assembly is frequently removed and you
can obtain the desired
tightness with your fingers?
prevailing torque and free spinning - ANSWER-The two major types of self-locking nuts
you will install are
Nonmetallic insert - ANSWER-You need to consider heat requirements for which
prevailing torque, self-locking nut locking
device?
it with a floating receptacle - ANSWER-When a rigid type camloc receptacle needs to
replaced you replace
Check the grip length of the stud - ANSWER-What is the final step that completes a
camloc fastener assembly installation?
, approximately the same size as the diameter of the stud shank - ANSWER-To properly
install a new flush-type airloc turn-lock fastener, the size of the punched hole in the
access panel should be
Cross-pin - ANSWER-What part of an airloc assembly is never reused?
Assemble and clamp all repair members in place. - ANSWER-What action can you take
to prevent burrs and chips from lodging between sheets
Deburr only the outside surface of the hole. - ANSWER-How do you prevent chamfering
when deburring holes?
By pilot drilling the hole and using a reamer to finish the hole. - ANSWER-How do you
drill a hole that requires an interference fit?
Use the correct size counter sink and hold the microstop perpendicular to the face of the
metal. - ANSWER-What can you do to keep a hole from becoming elongated when
countersinking?
To prevent premature fatigue failure. - ANSWER-What is the purpose of cold-working
hole expansion?
split sleeve - ANSWER-What cold-working method increases the fatigue life of the
fastener holes 3 to 10 times greater
than holes not cold expanded?
(1) Combined thickness of a structure where a hole is located, or the total length of a
bore.
(2) It is used when determining correct tooling. - ANSWER-What is material stackup?
Why is it important?
(1) Holes that are out of round.
(2) Holes that are cracked.
(3) Holes that have tapered bores. - ANSWER-What are three important fatigue
indicators to look for when examining a hole for cold-working?
The combination gage can check the pre-cold-worked hole and the cold worked hole.
The final gage can
only verify the final hole. - ANSWER-What is the difference between a combination
gage and a final hole gage?
When the grip length is less than the diameter of the pin. - ANSWER-When should you
not use a hi-shear rivet?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Socket and box-end wrenches - ANSWER-What type of wrench is preferred for nut
installation?
(1) Nonmetallic inserts are limited to 250 °F
(2) Cadmium-plated nuts are limited to 450 °F.
(3) CRES nuts are limited to 800 °F. - ANSWER-What temperature limitations should
you consider when installing nuts?
By sufficiently tightening the bolt and applying proper preload or clamping force -
ANSWER-How can you prevent fatigue failure in bolted assemblies?
By following the proper torque specifications - ANSWER-How can you reduce the
tendency of parts to creep or shift when installing bolts?
Thread roughness, paint, lubrication (oil, grease, etc.), hardening, and plating. -
ANSWER-What factors can alter standard torque chart values?
Stud assembly, grommet, and receptacle - ANSWER-What are the three main parts of a
camloc fastener?
Dissassemble it. - ANSWER-What should you never do to a camloc stud?
By the number stamped on the head of the stud - ANSWER-How can you determine the
grip length of a camloc stud?
A floating type receptacle - ANSWER-What should you use to replace a rigid
receptacle?
Deburr and sand the edges smooth - ANSWER-What should you do after you punch the
hole for the grommet?
When the stud is installed in the grommet - ANSWER-If it is required when do you
install a stud retaining ring?
Check the grip length of the stud - ANSWER-What is the last step of camloc
installation?
Stud, cross-pin, and receptacl - ANSWER-What are the three main parts of an airlock
fastener?
,By checking the head markings on the stud - ANSWER-How can you determine the grip
length of an airloc stud?
Refer to TO 1-1A-8 and the aircraft specific TO - ANSWER-How do you determine the
proper stud lengths for floating and rigid receptacles?
Checking the alignment and fastening the airloc stud - ANSWER-What is the final step
in airlock installation?
(1) Fastening the studs in a different order.
(2) Install a longer stud (0.010 or 0.020 inch longer).
(3) Make the stud hole slightly larger
(4) Replace rigid type receptacle with a floating type.
(5) Stud and cross-pin. - ANSWER-How can you correct misalignment of an airlock
fastener?
because the grip length of the bolt is slightly greater - ANSWER-When you are installing
aircraft bolts in a panel you place shims under the plate nut?
Torque the nut to proper specifications - ANSWER-How can you avoid stripping threads
when installing a nut and bolt?
flat surface - ANSWER-The fastener removal tool is primarily designed for use on a
one-quarter (¼) turn - ANSWER-The most you should turn a screw with a screw punch
tool is
channel - ANSWER-What nut style do you use when all bolt hole locations are equally
spaced around an opening?
wing - ANSWER-Which nut is used where the assembly is frequently removed and you
can obtain the desired
tightness with your fingers?
prevailing torque and free spinning - ANSWER-The two major types of self-locking nuts
you will install are
Nonmetallic insert - ANSWER-You need to consider heat requirements for which
prevailing torque, self-locking nut locking
device?
it with a floating receptacle - ANSWER-When a rigid type camloc receptacle needs to
replaced you replace
Check the grip length of the stud - ANSWER-What is the final step that completes a
camloc fastener assembly installation?
, approximately the same size as the diameter of the stud shank - ANSWER-To properly
install a new flush-type airloc turn-lock fastener, the size of the punched hole in the
access panel should be
Cross-pin - ANSWER-What part of an airloc assembly is never reused?
Assemble and clamp all repair members in place. - ANSWER-What action can you take
to prevent burrs and chips from lodging between sheets
Deburr only the outside surface of the hole. - ANSWER-How do you prevent chamfering
when deburring holes?
By pilot drilling the hole and using a reamer to finish the hole. - ANSWER-How do you
drill a hole that requires an interference fit?
Use the correct size counter sink and hold the microstop perpendicular to the face of the
metal. - ANSWER-What can you do to keep a hole from becoming elongated when
countersinking?
To prevent premature fatigue failure. - ANSWER-What is the purpose of cold-working
hole expansion?
split sleeve - ANSWER-What cold-working method increases the fatigue life of the
fastener holes 3 to 10 times greater
than holes not cold expanded?
(1) Combined thickness of a structure where a hole is located, or the total length of a
bore.
(2) It is used when determining correct tooling. - ANSWER-What is material stackup?
Why is it important?
(1) Holes that are out of round.
(2) Holes that are cracked.
(3) Holes that have tapered bores. - ANSWER-What are three important fatigue
indicators to look for when examining a hole for cold-working?
The combination gage can check the pre-cold-worked hole and the cold worked hole.
The final gage can
only verify the final hole. - ANSWER-What is the difference between a combination
gage and a final hole gage?
When the grip length is less than the diameter of the pin. - ANSWER-When should you
not use a hi-shear rivet?
