HEAVY TRUCK STEERING AND SUSPENSION MICHIGAN MECHANIC STUDY GUIDE/Questions & answers

HEAVY TRUCK STEERING AND
SUSPENSION MICHIGAN MECHANIC
STUDY GUIDE/Questions & answers
YOU HAVE REPLACED A POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH FAILED. WHAT
SHOULD YOU DO BEFORE PUTTING THE TRUCK BACK INTO SERVICE? - -A.
REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC LINES.
B. REMOVE AIR WITH A PRESSURE BLEEDER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
C. FLUSH THE SYSTEM WITH CLEAN POWER STEERING FLUID. (POSSIBLE
CORRECT AWNSER)
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)

- IN THE TANDEM SETUP SHOWN BELOW, RUBBER BUSHINGS WOULD BE
FOUND AT: - -A. POINT B.
B. POINT C.
C. POINT A. (CORRECT AWNSER)
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)

- AFTER YOU HAVE PUT ON A NEW TIE ROD END, WHAT SHOULD YOU CHECK
AND CORRECT IF NECCESSARY? - -A. CAMBER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
B. WHEEL TURN ANGLE.
C. TOE SETTING. (CORRECT AWNSER)
D. CASTER.

- TO REMOVE KING PIN DRAW KEYS FROM THE AXLE BEAMS, YOU SHOULD: -
-A. DRIVE THEM OUT FROM THE SMALL END WITH A SOFT DRIFT. (POSSIBLE
CORRECT AWNSER)
B. HEAT THE BEAM AND TAP THEM OUT. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
C. USE A SHOCK PULLER THREADED INTO THE LARGE END OF THE KEYS.
D. FIRST DRILL OUT THE MIDDLE OF THE KEYS TO WEAKEN THEM, THEN
DRIFT THEM OUT. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)

- WHICH OF THESE WILL CAUSE RAPID OR UNEVEN TIRE WEAR IF SET
INCORRECTLY? - -A. STEARING GEAR PRELOAD.
B. CASTER.
C. CAMBER. (CORRECT AWNSER)
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)

- THE POSITION OF THE FRONT TIRES IN THE DRAWING BELOW INDICATES
TOO MUCH: - -A. TOE IN. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
B. POSITIVE CASTER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
C. NEGATIVE CAMBER.

, D. POSITIVE CAMBER. (CORRECT AWNSER)

- IN REFERENCE TO THE BELOW ILLUSTRATION, WHICH STATEMENT IS
CORRECT? - -A. THE STEERING ARM IS LOCATED AT POINT Z.
B. THE PITMAN ARM IS LOCATED AT POINT X. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
C. THE DRAG LINK IS LOCATED AT POINT Y. (CORRECT AWNSER)
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE.

- THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON A SOLID-AXLE TRUCK HAS INSIDE TIRE TREAD
WEAR. THIS COULD BE CAUSE BY: - -A. POSITIVE CASTER.
B. NEGATIVE CAMBER. (CORRECT AWNSER)
C. NEGATIVE CASTER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
D. POSITIVE CAMBER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)

- WHAT PART IN THE BELOW ILLUSTRATION SOMETIMES REQUIRES REAMING
WHEN INSTALLING NEW KING PINS? - -A. #4.
B. #1.
C. #2. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
D. #3. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)

- ADJUSTABLE TRAILER AXLES ARE ALLIGNED BY: - -A. ADJUSTBLE RADIUS
RODS.
B. A SLIDING UNDERCARRIAGE. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
C. AXLE SHIMS. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
D. ADJUSTABLE WALKING BEAMS. (CORRECT AWNSER)

- SOME TRUCKS UTILIZE AN EQUALIZING BEAM SUSPENSION. WHAT SHOULD
YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS SYSTEM? - -A. EQUALIZING BEAMS ARE ADJUSTABLE
FOR DIFFERENT SIZED TRUCKS.
B. EQUALIZING BEAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT LENGTHS AND SHOULD
BE MEASURED BEFORE ORDERING A REPLACEMENT. (CORRECT AWNSER)
C. EQUALIZING BEAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN FORGED STEEL, BUT NEVER IN
FORGED ALUMINUM.
D. EQUALIZING BEAMS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN ONE LENGTH BUT SOME ARE
MADE OF FORGED ALUMINUM AND SOME ARE FORGED STEEL. (NOT
CORRECT AWNSER)

- CENTER BOLTS HOLD THE CENTER OF THE SPRING LEAVES TOGEATHER
AND: - -A. POSITION THE SPRINGS IN THE AXLE SADDLE. (POSSIBLE
CORRECT AWNSER)
B. PROVIDE A MOUNTING SURFACE FOR THE AIRBAGS.
C. ALLOW FOR ALIGNMENT OF AXLES WITH SLOTTED HOLES. (NOT CORRECT
AWNSER)
D. CLAMP THE SPRINGS SECURELY TO THE AXLE.