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ASE A5 - Brakes Exam

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On a car with disc/drum The correct answer is C. The metering valve delays the
brakes, the front brakes flow of brake fluid to the front calipers until the pressure
grab quickly when light in the system rises to a point where the wheel cylinder
pedal pressure is applied. can overcome the tension of the brake shoe returning
This problem could be spring. The purpose is to have both front and rear brakes
caused by a bad: apply simultaneously. This prevents the front brakes from
A. Proportioning valve locking up during light brake applications.
B. Pressure safety switch
C. Metering valve
D. Residual check valve

The driver of a vehicle with The correct answer is A. if the primary piston cup in the
power disc/drum brakes master cylinder is leaking, pressure will not build up
says that the brake pedal ahead of the primary piston to increase pressure to the
moved slowly to the floor rear brakes. The piston will then move forward until the
while maintaining pedal spring is compressed enough to move the secondary
pressure at a stoplight. piston. Consequently, this internal leak will cause the
What could cause this brake pedal to slowly drop to the floor.
problem?
A. Leaking primary piston
cup in master cylinder
B. Leaking power brake
booster
C. Leaking residual check
valve in master cylinder
D. Internal leak in the
combination valve

,What is the purpose of the The correct answer is B. Residual check valve(s) are used
master cylinder residual on drum brakes to keep residual low pressure (slight
check valve(s) on vehicles static pressure) in the brake system at all times even
equipped with drum when the brake pedal is released. This pressure (5-20
brakes? psi) keeps the lips of the wheel cylinder piston cups tight
A. Allowed the driver to against the cylinder walls to prevent air from entering
pump up the brakes the system when at rest (brakes released).
B. Prevents air from
entering the hydraulic
system
C. Prevents wheel lockup
by reducing the hydraulic
pressure
D. Reduces pedal pulsation
by controlling hydraulic
pressure

,A technician has just The correct answer is D. A metering valve requires a
overhauled the front brakes minimum pressure (typically 75-125 psi) to open. At this
on a vehicle with front disc point pressurized fluid flows to the front calipers. Since
and rear drum brakes. the bleeder tank is only pressurized to 25 psi, fluid
However, when he attaches pressure is too low to open the metering valve during
a pressure bleeder this procedure, Therefore, when you use a pressure
(pressurized to about 25 bleeder on a system with a metering valve, you must
psi) to the master cylinder, manually keep the valve open by either pushing the
he cannot get any fluid to button in the end of the valve, or pulling the stem
come out of the disc brake outward on the end of the valve.
caliper bleeder screws.
Which of the following is
MOST LIKELY the cause?
A. Bad proportioning valve
B. Bad pressure differential
valve
C. proportioning valve
release button not
activated
D. Metering valve release
button not activated

, On a vehicle with single The correct answer is B. Excessive rotor runout would
piston floating caliper front cause a pulsating brake pedal, but not uneven side-to-
disc brakes, the brake pads side pad wear. A frozen caliper piston on the other hand,
on the left side of the will keep both inner and outer brake pads equally
vehicle are almost applied against the rotor even when the brake pedal is
completely worn while the released. This constant friction will cause rapid pad wear
right side is almost new. in the affected caliper as well as the front-end pull
Tech A says that too much
rotor runout could be the
cause. Tech B says that a
binding caliper piston could
be the cause. Who is right?
A. Technician A only
B. Technician B only
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A or B

A hydraulic brake line is The correct answer is D. Steel tubing of the same size,
leaking. Which of the type, and length with double flared ends must be used
following is the correct when replacing a traditional SAE double inverted flair
repair procedure? style hydraulic brake line.
A. Cut out the bad section
and replace with new steel
tubing using compression
fittings.
B. Replace the leaking line
with double-flared,
seamless copper tubing.
C. Cut out the bad section
and replaced with single-
flared steel tubing using
flare nuts and unions.
D. Replace the leaking line
with double-flared steel
tubing.

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