SOS Mechanic Certification- Suspension & steering
1. Bleeding a power turning the steering wheel left and right repeatedly
steering unit is gener-
ally done by
2. After rounding a turn, Caster
the front wheels do
not return to the
straight ahead posi-
tion in a normal way.
What adjustment is
most likely to be out of
specifications?
3. "Toe" adjustment on changing he length of the steering linkage
front wheel drive vehi-
cles is made by:
4. When performing a adjust the caster & camber
front-end alignment
what should you do
before you adjust the
toe setting?
5. Front-wheel toe-in changing the length of the steering linkage
adjustment on
rear-wheel drive vehi-
cles is made by:
6. A mechanic is going to on a level surface with the car at curb weight
adjust the curb height
on a car with torsion
bars. To do this the car
should be checked:
7. A proper way to check visual observation of the wear indicator & unloading
ball joints for wear is the ball joint and using a pry bar and a dial indicator
by:
8. which of the follow- Toe settings
ing adjustments can
, SOS Mechanic Certification- Suspension & steering
be made on all vehi-
cles with MacPherson
strut suspensions?
9. You are checking the check the wheel bearing adjustment and correct if
war on ball joints with needed
a dial indicator at the
wheel rim. What must
you do to get accurate
readings?
10. A mechanic jacks up the tie rod ends are worn
a car, stands facing
it, places a hand on
the front of each tire.
The mechanic push-
es out and then
pulls in on both
tires. Too much move-
ment would most like-
ly mean that:
11. Which of the follow- Curb height
ing should be checked
first thing when do-
ing a front-end align-
ment?
12. To counteract road Less positive (+) caster than the right
crown, most manu-
facturers recommend
that the left front
wheel be adjusted to
have:
13. If the toe-in is too feathered edges on both front tires
great, the tread will
most likely show:
14. Curb height
1. Bleeding a power turning the steering wheel left and right repeatedly
steering unit is gener-
ally done by
2. After rounding a turn, Caster
the front wheels do
not return to the
straight ahead posi-
tion in a normal way.
What adjustment is
most likely to be out of
specifications?
3. "Toe" adjustment on changing he length of the steering linkage
front wheel drive vehi-
cles is made by:
4. When performing a adjust the caster & camber
front-end alignment
what should you do
before you adjust the
toe setting?
5. Front-wheel toe-in changing the length of the steering linkage
adjustment on
rear-wheel drive vehi-
cles is made by:
6. A mechanic is going to on a level surface with the car at curb weight
adjust the curb height
on a car with torsion
bars. To do this the car
should be checked:
7. A proper way to check visual observation of the wear indicator & unloading
ball joints for wear is the ball joint and using a pry bar and a dial indicator
by:
8. which of the follow- Toe settings
ing adjustments can
, SOS Mechanic Certification- Suspension & steering
be made on all vehi-
cles with MacPherson
strut suspensions?
9. You are checking the check the wheel bearing adjustment and correct if
war on ball joints with needed
a dial indicator at the
wheel rim. What must
you do to get accurate
readings?
10. A mechanic jacks up the tie rod ends are worn
a car, stands facing
it, places a hand on
the front of each tire.
The mechanic push-
es out and then
pulls in on both
tires. Too much move-
ment would most like-
ly mean that:
11. Which of the follow- Curb height
ing should be checked
first thing when do-
ing a front-end align-
ment?
12. To counteract road Less positive (+) caster than the right
crown, most manu-
facturers recommend
that the left front
wheel be adjusted to
have:
13. If the toe-in is too feathered edges on both front tires
great, the tread will
most likely show:
14. Curb height
