2025 MICHIGAN MECHANIC CERTIFICATION: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS

2025 MICHIGAN MECHANIC CERTIFICATION:
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS

◉ Planetary gearsets do all the following except:
(A) provide reverse operation.
(B) resemble the solar system.
(C) provide different forward gear ratios.
(D) drive the torque converter. Answer: (D) drive the torque
converter


◉ Each of the following is part of a torque converter
except:
(A) a one-way clutch.
(B) a clutch disc.
(C) a lockup clutch.
(D) a turbine. Answer: (B) a clutch disc.


◉ Thrust washers are usually placed between all the
following torque converter parts except:
(A) converter cover and turbine.

, (B) turbine and stator.
(C) stator and impeller.
(D) stator and overrunning clutch. Answer: (D) stator and
overrunning clutch.


◉ Technician A says the impeller turns whenever the engine is
running. Technician B says the turbine turns whenever the engine is
running. Who is right?
(A) A only.
(B) B only.
(C) Both A and B.
(D) Neither A nor B. Answer: (A) A only.


◉ As a result of turbine vane curvature, fluid coming from the
impeller will do which of these before it returns to the impeller?
(A) Overheat.
(B) Increase flow.
(C) Decrease flow.
(D) Reverse direction Answer: (D) Reverse direction


◉ In a torque converter, fluid leaving the turbine must pass through
the before reaching the impeller.
(A) stator