STEERING AND SUSPENSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
An owner of a power steering equipped car complains of a pull to the right. What could
cause this?
A. internal leakage in the steering gear control valve
B.poor wheel alignment
C. Low tire pressure
D. All the above - Correct Answers -D all the above
A car with power rack and pinion steering has a shimmy. Tech A says that worn rack to
frame mounting bushings could be the cause. Tech B says that dynamic tire balance
could be the cause. Who is right?
A. Tech a
B. Tech B
C. Both
D. Neither - Correct Answers -C. Both
The power steering makes a squealing noise. This can be cause by:
A. A loose drive belt
B. Low oil level in the pump
C. Air in system
D. All of the above - Correct Answers -A. A loose drive belt
When installing an idler arm with compressed rubber (molded) bushings, the wheels
should be in the straight ahead position
A. True
B. False - Correct Answers -A. True
Caster is:
A. A toe-in angle
B. A tire-wearing angle
C. A right angle
D a directional control angle - Correct Answers -D. A directional control angle
Caster is measured in
A. Degrees
B. Fractions of an inch
C. Centimeters
, D decameters - Correct Answers -A. Degrees
Excessive positive camber usually causes?
A. Wear on the inside of the tire tread
B. Wear at center of tire tread
C. Wear on outside of tire tread
D no effect on tire wear - Correct Answers -C wear on outside of tire tread
Wheel alignment checks and adjustments cannot be accurate if
A. Tires are bald
B. Wheel bearings are dry
C. Tires have flat spots
D. Front suspension is word - Correct Answers -D. front suspension is worn
Toe-out would case which one of the following types of tire wear?
A. Cupping around the center of the tire
B. Tread feathering inward
C. Smooth inside tread
D. Tread feathered outward - Correct Answers -D. Tread feathered outward
Poor steering returnability after a turn may be caused by
A. Low tire pressure
B. Incorrect wheel alignment.
Steering gear adjustment to tight
D. All of the above - Correct Answers -D. All of the above
Steering pull to one side may be cause by
A worn steering shaft joints
B. Uneven front tire pressure
C. Hydraulic pressure to high
D. All of the above - Correct Answers -B uneven front tire pressure
If an idler arm with rubber bushings is tightened off center it may cause
A. Hard steering
B. Steering pull
C. Excessive hydraulic pressures
D. None of the above - Correct Answers -B. Steering pull
The pitman arm connects the pitman-arm and shaft to the
A. Tie rod ends
B. Knuckle control arms
C. Steering arms
D. Drag link - Correct Answers -D. Drag link
Which of the following does not cause road wander?
A. Loose or worn ball joints
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
An owner of a power steering equipped car complains of a pull to the right. What could
cause this?
A. internal leakage in the steering gear control valve
B.poor wheel alignment
C. Low tire pressure
D. All the above - Correct Answers -D all the above
A car with power rack and pinion steering has a shimmy. Tech A says that worn rack to
frame mounting bushings could be the cause. Tech B says that dynamic tire balance
could be the cause. Who is right?
A. Tech a
B. Tech B
C. Both
D. Neither - Correct Answers -C. Both
The power steering makes a squealing noise. This can be cause by:
A. A loose drive belt
B. Low oil level in the pump
C. Air in system
D. All of the above - Correct Answers -A. A loose drive belt
When installing an idler arm with compressed rubber (molded) bushings, the wheels
should be in the straight ahead position
A. True
B. False - Correct Answers -A. True
Caster is:
A. A toe-in angle
B. A tire-wearing angle
C. A right angle
D a directional control angle - Correct Answers -D. A directional control angle
Caster is measured in
A. Degrees
B. Fractions of an inch
C. Centimeters
, D decameters - Correct Answers -A. Degrees
Excessive positive camber usually causes?
A. Wear on the inside of the tire tread
B. Wear at center of tire tread
C. Wear on outside of tire tread
D no effect on tire wear - Correct Answers -C wear on outside of tire tread
Wheel alignment checks and adjustments cannot be accurate if
A. Tires are bald
B. Wheel bearings are dry
C. Tires have flat spots
D. Front suspension is word - Correct Answers -D. front suspension is worn
Toe-out would case which one of the following types of tire wear?
A. Cupping around the center of the tire
B. Tread feathering inward
C. Smooth inside tread
D. Tread feathered outward - Correct Answers -D. Tread feathered outward
Poor steering returnability after a turn may be caused by
A. Low tire pressure
B. Incorrect wheel alignment.
Steering gear adjustment to tight
D. All of the above - Correct Answers -D. All of the above
Steering pull to one side may be cause by
A worn steering shaft joints
B. Uneven front tire pressure
C. Hydraulic pressure to high
D. All of the above - Correct Answers -B uneven front tire pressure
If an idler arm with rubber bushings is tightened off center it may cause
A. Hard steering
B. Steering pull
C. Excessive hydraulic pressures
D. None of the above - Correct Answers -B. Steering pull
The pitman arm connects the pitman-arm and shaft to the
A. Tie rod ends
B. Knuckle control arms
C. Steering arms
D. Drag link - Correct Answers -D. Drag link
Which of the following does not cause road wander?
A. Loose or worn ball joints
