ASE Brake Questions All 100% Correct Answers

ASE Brake Questions All 100% Correct Answers Which type of drum is most common in passenger vehicles? Choose one answer. a. Hubless-style drum b. Rotor-style drum c. Hub-style drum d. Rotorless-style drum - a. Hubless-style drum A(n) __________________ is commonly used to activate drum-type friction brakes on a trailer that its gross weight exceeds a certain value. Choose one answer. 2 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. a. surge brake b. electric braking system c. Both A and B d. None of the answers listed - b. electric braking system Technician A says that as moisture levels increase in brake fluid, the boiling point of the brake fluid decreases. Technician B says that the result of brake fluid boiling in brake systems is a spongy pedal and a loss of braking effort at the wheels. Who is correct? Choose one answer. a. Technician A b. Technician B c. Both Technician A and Technician B 3 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. d. Neither Technician A nor Technician B - c. Both Technician A and Technician B The amount of friction between two moving faces in contact with each other is expressed as a ratio and is called: Choose one answer. a. friction. b. the coefficient of heat. c. the coefficient of friction. d. heat ratio. - b. the coefficient of heat Technician A says that wheel speed sensors are a highly probable cause of illuminated EBC warning lamps. Technician B says that using the diagnostic codes can help determine which wheel speed sensor or sensor circuit is at fault. Who is correct? Choose one answer. 4 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. a. Technician A b. Technician B c. Both Technician A and Technician B d. Neither Technician A nor Technician B - c. Both Technician A and Technician B Technician A states that brake drums should only be refinished when they are excessively grooved. Technician B states that after refinishing a brake drum, it should be remeasured to ensure that it is under the manufacturer's maximum diameter. Who is correct? Choose one answer. a. Technician A b. Technician B c. Both Technician A and Technician B 5 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. d. Neither technician A nor Technician B - b. Technician B Technician A says that it is normal to find a little brake fluid behind the dust boot when you pull the dust boot from the wheel cylinder during a brake inspection. Technician B says that if there is any brake fluid behind the dust boot, the wheel cylinder is starting to leak and should be replaced. Who is correct? Choose one answer. a. Technician A b. Technician B c. Both Technician A and Technician B d. Neither Technician A nor Technician B - b. Technician B Which of the following locking components are commonly used for wheel bearings on non-four-wheel drive vehicles? Choose one answer. 6 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. a. All of the answers listed b. Lock cage c. Adjustable nut d. Keyed washer (hardened) - a. All of the answers listed Technician A says that the wheel bearing can damage the wheel hub or spindle/axle in a vehicle. Technician B says that one way that bearing failure is indicated is when the race spins in either the machined bore of the whe