310T Drive Trains| Ques ons and answers | Updated
NEW EDITION
What is meant when it is said that a torque converter has a modulated lock-up strategy?
a) The lock-up clutch will apply as early as possible during the drive cycle.
b) The lock-up clutch will apply based on a number of factors including thro le request.
c) The lock-up clutch will only apply when the driver requests it
d) The lock-up clutch will apply only in high range.
b) The lock-up clutch will apply based on a number of factors including thro le request.
A stall speed much higher that specified would typically indicate which of the following
problems?
a) A slipping clutch
b) A stuck stator
c) A freewheeling stator
d) An engine that needs a tune-up
a) A slipping clutch
What are the two phases of torque converter opera"on?
a) The torque mul"plica"on phase and the lockup phase
b) The lock-up phase and the torque mul"plica"on phase
c) The torque mul"plica"on phase and the coupling phase
d) The stator phase and the lock-up phase
c) The torque mul"plica"on phase and the coupling phase
The stall test can be used to determine which of the following?
a) The condi"on of the transmission only
b) The condi"on of the torque converter only
c) The condi"on of the engine, torque converter, and the transmission
d) The condi"on of the engine only
c) The condi"on of the engine, torque converter, and the transmission
,Which of the following is likely the problem if a stall speed is 600 rpm or more lower than
specifica"on?
a) A freewheeling stator in the torque converter
b) A torque converter that is not full of fluid
c) A stuck stator in the torque converter
d) A transmission that has a seized clutch
a) A freewheeling stator in the torque converter
During a converter stall test, which of the following could indicate a stuck or seized stator?
a) Higher than normal stall speed
b) Extremely low stall speed
c) No temperature decrease during the cool down phase
d) Low torque during the stall test
c) No temperature decrease during the cool down phase
In a typical torque converter installa"on, what must be used between the torque converter and
the engine flywheel or cranksha/?
a) A spacer of at least 1/2 inch thickness
b) A special insula"ng material
c) The torque converter front support bushing
d) One or more flex plates
d) One or more flex plates
A lock-up clutch in the torque converter does which of the following?
a) Increases rotary oil flow in the torque mul"plica"on phase
b) Provides 100% efficiency between the impeller and turbine
c) Increases vortex oil flow in the coupling phase
d) Allows a higher stall speed
b) Provides 100% efficiency between the impeller and turbine
Where does the transmission fluid exi"ng the torque converter usually go a/er it leaves the
converter?
a) To the pump intake
b) To the transmission cooler
,c) Straight to the transmission sump
d) To the front lube circuit
b) To the transmission cooler
When the engine is idling and you are in park or neutral, which of the following would be
happening in the torque converter?
a) Both the impeller and the turbine are stopped, and the stator is turning.
b) The impeller, the stator, and the turbine are all turning at close to the same speed.
c) The impeller is turning; the stator is locked; and the turbine is stopped.
d) Both the impeller and the turbine are turning, and the stator is locked.
b) The impeller, the stator, and the turbine are all turning at close to the same speed.
Which of the following allows equipment to start up virtually load free?
a) Fluid coupler
b) Stator
c) Turbine
d) Torque converter
a) Fluid coupler
The converter shell is comprised of two halves. The rear half has the shape of a hollowed-out
donut and is called a___________.
a) pump drive hub
b) torus
c) vortex
d) stator
b) torus
The torque _____________ phase occurs any "me the torque converter is increasing the
engine's torque output to the transmission's input sha/.
a) mul"plica"on phase
b) coupling phase
c) lock-up
d) cool down
a) mul"plica"on phase
, The torque converter shell or housing is physically a ached, though not directly, to the
__________.
a) transmission
b) engine cranksha/
c) turbine
d) flex plate
b) engine cranksha/
Which of the following is the driving member of the torque converter and is part of or a ached
to the shell?
a) Turbine
b) Impeller
c) Lock-up clutch
d) Stator
b) Impeller
In ____________flow the fluid being thrown outward by the centrifugal force is again thrown
forward by the torus shape of the rear half of the shell.
a) rotary
b) converter fluid
c) vortex
d)semicircular
c) vortex
________________ is the apparent force by which a rota"ng mass tries to move outward away
from its axis of rota"on.
a) Vortex flow
b) Rotary flow
c) Torque mul"plica"on
d) Centrifugal force
d) Centrifugal force
What type of systems restricts the engine fueling un"l turbo boost is high enough?
NEW EDITION
What is meant when it is said that a torque converter has a modulated lock-up strategy?
a) The lock-up clutch will apply as early as possible during the drive cycle.
b) The lock-up clutch will apply based on a number of factors including thro le request.
c) The lock-up clutch will only apply when the driver requests it
d) The lock-up clutch will apply only in high range.
b) The lock-up clutch will apply based on a number of factors including thro le request.
A stall speed much higher that specified would typically indicate which of the following
problems?
a) A slipping clutch
b) A stuck stator
c) A freewheeling stator
d) An engine that needs a tune-up
a) A slipping clutch
What are the two phases of torque converter opera"on?
a) The torque mul"plica"on phase and the lockup phase
b) The lock-up phase and the torque mul"plica"on phase
c) The torque mul"plica"on phase and the coupling phase
d) The stator phase and the lock-up phase
c) The torque mul"plica"on phase and the coupling phase
The stall test can be used to determine which of the following?
a) The condi"on of the transmission only
b) The condi"on of the torque converter only
c) The condi"on of the engine, torque converter, and the transmission
d) The condi"on of the engine only
c) The condi"on of the engine, torque converter, and the transmission
,Which of the following is likely the problem if a stall speed is 600 rpm or more lower than
specifica"on?
a) A freewheeling stator in the torque converter
b) A torque converter that is not full of fluid
c) A stuck stator in the torque converter
d) A transmission that has a seized clutch
a) A freewheeling stator in the torque converter
During a converter stall test, which of the following could indicate a stuck or seized stator?
a) Higher than normal stall speed
b) Extremely low stall speed
c) No temperature decrease during the cool down phase
d) Low torque during the stall test
c) No temperature decrease during the cool down phase
In a typical torque converter installa"on, what must be used between the torque converter and
the engine flywheel or cranksha/?
a) A spacer of at least 1/2 inch thickness
b) A special insula"ng material
c) The torque converter front support bushing
d) One or more flex plates
d) One or more flex plates
A lock-up clutch in the torque converter does which of the following?
a) Increases rotary oil flow in the torque mul"plica"on phase
b) Provides 100% efficiency between the impeller and turbine
c) Increases vortex oil flow in the coupling phase
d) Allows a higher stall speed
b) Provides 100% efficiency between the impeller and turbine
Where does the transmission fluid exi"ng the torque converter usually go a/er it leaves the
converter?
a) To the pump intake
b) To the transmission cooler
,c) Straight to the transmission sump
d) To the front lube circuit
b) To the transmission cooler
When the engine is idling and you are in park or neutral, which of the following would be
happening in the torque converter?
a) Both the impeller and the turbine are stopped, and the stator is turning.
b) The impeller, the stator, and the turbine are all turning at close to the same speed.
c) The impeller is turning; the stator is locked; and the turbine is stopped.
d) Both the impeller and the turbine are turning, and the stator is locked.
b) The impeller, the stator, and the turbine are all turning at close to the same speed.
Which of the following allows equipment to start up virtually load free?
a) Fluid coupler
b) Stator
c) Turbine
d) Torque converter
a) Fluid coupler
The converter shell is comprised of two halves. The rear half has the shape of a hollowed-out
donut and is called a___________.
a) pump drive hub
b) torus
c) vortex
d) stator
b) torus
The torque _____________ phase occurs any "me the torque converter is increasing the
engine's torque output to the transmission's input sha/.
a) mul"plica"on phase
b) coupling phase
c) lock-up
d) cool down
a) mul"plica"on phase
, The torque converter shell or housing is physically a ached, though not directly, to the
__________.
a) transmission
b) engine cranksha/
c) turbine
d) flex plate
b) engine cranksha/
Which of the following is the driving member of the torque converter and is part of or a ached
to the shell?
a) Turbine
b) Impeller
c) Lock-up clutch
d) Stator
b) Impeller
In ____________flow the fluid being thrown outward by the centrifugal force is again thrown
forward by the torus shape of the rear half of the shell.
a) rotary
b) converter fluid
c) vortex
d)semicircular
c) vortex
________________ is the apparent force by which a rota"ng mass tries to move outward away
from its axis of rota"on.
a) Vortex flow
b) Rotary flow
c) Torque mul"plica"on
d) Centrifugal force
d) Centrifugal force
What type of systems restricts the engine fueling un"l turbo boost is high enough?
