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C OF Q 310T PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
1. Which of the following clutch components is a driven
member?!
a. clutch cover
b. clutch friction disc
c. intermediate plate
d. pressure plate - correct answer- b. clutch friction disc
2. Which of the following is not a part of the clutch cover
assembly?!
a. pressure spring
b. release lever
c. pressure plate
d. adapter ring - correct answer- d. adapter ring
3. Which of the following clutch components is splined to the
input shaft of the transmission?!
a. clutch friction disc
b. pressure plate
c. release bearing
d. flywheel - correct answer- a. clutch friction disc
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4. What is the function of a current clutch brake used in a
heavy-duty drivetrain?!
a. minimize gear clash during a neutral to first gear shift
b. minimize gear clash during downshifts to all ratios
c. minimize gear clash during upshifts to all ratios
d. none of the above - correct answer- a. minimize gear clash
during a neutral to first gear shift
5. Which of the following driving procedures will result in clutch
or driveline damage?!
a. driving with a foot on the clutch pedal
b. using the clutch as a brake to hold the truck on a hill and
incline
c. coasting downhill with the transmission in gear and the clutch
disengaged
d. all of the above - correct answer- d. all of the above
6. Which of the following could be a cause of poor clutch
release?!
a. damaged drive pins
b. worn clutch linkage
c. worn release bearing
d. all of the above - correct answer- d. all of the above
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7. How often should a clutch be inspected and lubricated?!
a. every month
b. every 6,000 to 10,000 miles
c. any time the chassis is lubricated
d. all of the above - correct answer- d. all of the above
8. When adjusting clutch linkage, Technician A says that pedal
free travel should be about 1½ to 2
inches. Technician B says that free travel should be more than
½ inch measured at the release
forks. Who is correct?!
a. Technician A only
b. Technician B only
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B - correct answer- a. Technician A only
9. When servicing clutches, Technician A always wears an
OSHA-approved particulate mask.
Technician B uses compressed air to clean off clutch
components before removing a clutch
pack. Who is correct?!
a. Technician A only
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b. Technician B only
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B - correct answer- a. Technician A only
10. In the procedure required to perform a clutch replacement
on a truck, which of the following
steps should be performed first?!
a. Unbolt the clutch from the flywheel.
b. Remove the clutch brake.
c. Install a clutch alignment tool through the release bearing.
d. Unbolt the transmission bell housing from the flywheel. -
correct answer- a. Unbolt the clutch from the flywheel
11. On which of the following types of flywheels would the
center intermediate plate be driven by
drive pins?!
a. flat flywheel
b. pot flywheel
c. torque converter
d. all of the above - correct answer- b. pot flywheel
12. Failure analysis determines that the facing of a clutch disc
has burst. Technician A says that the
C OF Q 310T PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
1. Which of the following clutch components is a driven
member?!
a. clutch cover
b. clutch friction disc
c. intermediate plate
d. pressure plate - correct answer- b. clutch friction disc
2. Which of the following is not a part of the clutch cover
assembly?!
a. pressure spring
b. release lever
c. pressure plate
d. adapter ring - correct answer- d. adapter ring
3. Which of the following clutch components is splined to the
input shaft of the transmission?!
a. clutch friction disc
b. pressure plate
c. release bearing
d. flywheel - correct answer- a. clutch friction disc
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4. What is the function of a current clutch brake used in a
heavy-duty drivetrain?!
a. minimize gear clash during a neutral to first gear shift
b. minimize gear clash during downshifts to all ratios
c. minimize gear clash during upshifts to all ratios
d. none of the above - correct answer- a. minimize gear clash
during a neutral to first gear shift
5. Which of the following driving procedures will result in clutch
or driveline damage?!
a. driving with a foot on the clutch pedal
b. using the clutch as a brake to hold the truck on a hill and
incline
c. coasting downhill with the transmission in gear and the clutch
disengaged
d. all of the above - correct answer- d. all of the above
6. Which of the following could be a cause of poor clutch
release?!
a. damaged drive pins
b. worn clutch linkage
c. worn release bearing
d. all of the above - correct answer- d. all of the above
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7. How often should a clutch be inspected and lubricated?!
a. every month
b. every 6,000 to 10,000 miles
c. any time the chassis is lubricated
d. all of the above - correct answer- d. all of the above
8. When adjusting clutch linkage, Technician A says that pedal
free travel should be about 1½ to 2
inches. Technician B says that free travel should be more than
½ inch measured at the release
forks. Who is correct?!
a. Technician A only
b. Technician B only
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B - correct answer- a. Technician A only
9. When servicing clutches, Technician A always wears an
OSHA-approved particulate mask.
Technician B uses compressed air to clean off clutch
components before removing a clutch
pack. Who is correct?!
a. Technician A only
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b. Technician B only
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B - correct answer- a. Technician A only
10. In the procedure required to perform a clutch replacement
on a truck, which of the following
steps should be performed first?!
a. Unbolt the clutch from the flywheel.
b. Remove the clutch brake.
c. Install a clutch alignment tool through the release bearing.
d. Unbolt the transmission bell housing from the flywheel. -
correct answer- a. Unbolt the clutch from the flywheel
11. On which of the following types of flywheels would the
center intermediate plate be driven by
drive pins?!
a. flat flywheel
b. pot flywheel
c. torque converter
d. all of the above - correct answer- b. pot flywheel
12. Failure analysis determines that the facing of a clutch disc
has burst. Technician A says that the
