2024/2025 1g |g Pg agggeg
PA Appraisers License Questions and Answers
g g g g g
Howgisgagdiamondgconditiongfixed?
o :##g Bygpullinggthegdamagegforglength.gDiamondgisgaglengthgcondition.
Whengmeasuringgagunibodygvehicle,gitgisgdiscoveredgthatgthegleftgfrontgrailgisg111mmgfrom
specgingwidth.gWhatgconditiongisgthis?
g
o :##g Widthgisgcalculatedgfromgthegcentergout,gsogagvaluegofg-
111mmgongthegleftgrailgshowsgswaygtogthegrightgandgingtowardgcenterline.
Agcollisiongdamagedgvehiclegisgdiscoveredgtogbegdowngingheightgatgoppositegendgofgthegce
ntergsection.
o :##g g Twistgcondition.
Whengdiagnosinggthegdamagegtogagfullgframegassemblygongagsportgutilitygvehicle,gitgisg
determinedgthatgthegleftgsidegframegrailgisghighergthangthegrightgsidegframegrail.gTechnici
angAgsaysgthegdamagedgstategisgknowngasgagtwistgcondition.gTechniciangBgsaysgagsway
g conditiongexists.gWhogisgright?
o :##g TechgA.gWhengagframegrail'sgrelationshipgtogthegvehiclegcenterlinegisgc
hanged,gsuchgasgpushedgeithergtogthegleftgorgright,gthegconditiongisgknowngas
g sway.g"Twist"gisgreferredgasgthegconditiongofgthegframegwhengentiregsectionsga
regdrivenghighergorglowergthangthegoppositegside.
Metalgfillersgcontaingdifferentgingredientsgthatgprovidegfillersgwithgspecialgproperties.
, 2024/2025 2g |g Pg agggeg
o :##g Fiberglassgoffersgmoregresistancegtogmoisture
HSLA
o :##g HighgStrengthgLowgAlloy
Whengreplacinggthegfloorgpangingthegtrunkgarea,gwhatgjointgshouldgbegusedgtogjoingthegnew
pangtogthegexistinggfloor?
g
o :##g Angoverlapgjoint
Whengacousticalgfoamgisgremovedgduringgthegrepair:
o :##g Itgmustgbegreplacedgwithgacousticalgfoam.
Whengsettinggupgagthree-
dimensionalgmeasuringgsystem,gitgshouldgbegsetupgongangundamagedgarea.
o :##g Startinggingthegcentergsectiongisgthegcorrectgmethod.
WhatgisgthegplasticgBlackgboxgingreargofgthegcar?
o :##g g VaporgCanister
Grindinggorgsqueakinggfromgwheelgisgagsigngofgwhat?
o :##g g BadgBearings
, 2024/2025 3g |g Pg agggeg
Theginsurancegcommissionergisgresponsiblegforgeverythinggexcept?
o :##g Endorsingganginsurancegcompany
Howgdogyougtellgwhengagballgjointgisgbad?
o :##g Measuregfixedgpointsgfromgknucklegtogrotor
Whatgmakesgthegwindowsggogupgandgdown?
o :##g g Windowg regulator
Whatgpanelgneedsgtoggetgremovedgisgtheregisgdamagegtogthegquartergpanel?
o :##g g Thegtaillight
Actuator
o :##g Tellsgsomethinggtogdogsomething
Sensor
o :##g Takegreadinggandgtellgwhengsomethinggisgwrong
WhatgisgUrethanegPaint?
o :##g Bettergthangacrylic,gextremelygdurable,gandgresistsgchipping;geasiergtogapply
Whatgmakesgupgthegbodygofgthegvehicle?
, 2024/2025 4g |g Pg agggeg
o :##g Anythinggthatgisgweldedgtogether
Whoghasgthegfirstgrightgtogsalvage?
o :##g g Theginsurer
Whatgcomponentsgmakegupgagunibody?
o :##g Lastganswer,glongestganswergongexamgquestion
Whatgneedsgtogbegongangappraisal?
o :##g g Aglicensegnumber
ThegphotogofgthegBuickgsedangwithgagreargfixedgaxle:
o :##g g Twogwheelgalignment
Whatgaregthegtwogmostgcommongtypesgofgengines?
o :##g g Vgandginline
Whatgaregthegtwogtypesgofgvehiclegbodies?
o :##g ConventionalgfullgframegandgUnibody/Unitizedgconstruction
WhatgdoesgPCVgstandgfor?
PA Appraisers License Questions and Answers
g g g g g
Howgisgagdiamondgconditiongfixed?
o :##g Bygpullinggthegdamagegforglength.gDiamondgisgaglengthgcondition.
Whengmeasuringgagunibodygvehicle,gitgisgdiscoveredgthatgthegleftgfrontgrailgisg111mmgfrom
specgingwidth.gWhatgconditiongisgthis?
g
o :##g Widthgisgcalculatedgfromgthegcentergout,gsogagvaluegofg-
111mmgongthegleftgrailgshowsgswaygtogthegrightgandgingtowardgcenterline.
Agcollisiongdamagedgvehiclegisgdiscoveredgtogbegdowngingheightgatgoppositegendgofgthegce
ntergsection.
o :##g g Twistgcondition.
Whengdiagnosinggthegdamagegtogagfullgframegassemblygongagsportgutilitygvehicle,gitgisg
determinedgthatgthegleftgsidegframegrailgisghighergthangthegrightgsidegframegrail.gTechnici
angAgsaysgthegdamagedgstategisgknowngasgagtwistgcondition.gTechniciangBgsaysgagsway
g conditiongexists.gWhogisgright?
o :##g TechgA.gWhengagframegrail'sgrelationshipgtogthegvehiclegcenterlinegisgc
hanged,gsuchgasgpushedgeithergtogthegleftgorgright,gthegconditiongisgknowngas
g sway.g"Twist"gisgreferredgasgthegconditiongofgthegframegwhengentiregsectionsga
regdrivenghighergorglowergthangthegoppositegside.
Metalgfillersgcontaingdifferentgingredientsgthatgprovidegfillersgwithgspecialgproperties.
, 2024/2025 2g |g Pg agggeg
o :##g Fiberglassgoffersgmoregresistancegtogmoisture
HSLA
o :##g HighgStrengthgLowgAlloy
Whengreplacinggthegfloorgpangingthegtrunkgarea,gwhatgjointgshouldgbegusedgtogjoingthegnew
pangtogthegexistinggfloor?
g
o :##g Angoverlapgjoint
Whengacousticalgfoamgisgremovedgduringgthegrepair:
o :##g Itgmustgbegreplacedgwithgacousticalgfoam.
Whengsettinggupgagthree-
dimensionalgmeasuringgsystem,gitgshouldgbegsetupgongangundamagedgarea.
o :##g Startinggingthegcentergsectiongisgthegcorrectgmethod.
WhatgisgthegplasticgBlackgboxgingreargofgthegcar?
o :##g g VaporgCanister
Grindinggorgsqueakinggfromgwheelgisgagsigngofgwhat?
o :##g g BadgBearings
, 2024/2025 3g |g Pg agggeg
Theginsurancegcommissionergisgresponsiblegforgeverythinggexcept?
o :##g Endorsingganginsurancegcompany
Howgdogyougtellgwhengagballgjointgisgbad?
o :##g Measuregfixedgpointsgfromgknucklegtogrotor
Whatgmakesgthegwindowsggogupgandgdown?
o :##g g Windowg regulator
Whatgpanelgneedsgtoggetgremovedgisgtheregisgdamagegtogthegquartergpanel?
o :##g g Thegtaillight
Actuator
o :##g Tellsgsomethinggtogdogsomething
Sensor
o :##g Takegreadinggandgtellgwhengsomethinggisgwrong
WhatgisgUrethanegPaint?
o :##g Bettergthangacrylic,gextremelygdurable,gandgresistsgchipping;geasiergtogapply
Whatgmakesgupgthegbodygofgthegvehicle?
, 2024/2025 4g |g Pg agggeg
o :##g Anythinggthatgisgweldedgtogether
Whoghasgthegfirstgrightgtogsalvage?
o :##g g Theginsurer
Whatgcomponentsgmakegupgagunibody?
o :##g Lastganswer,glongestganswergongexamgquestion
Whatgneedsgtogbegongangappraisal?
o :##g g Aglicensegnumber
ThegphotogofgthegBuickgsedangwithgagreargfixedgaxle:
o :##g g Twogwheelgalignment
Whatgaregthegtwogmostgcommongtypesgofgengines?
o :##g g Vgandginline
Whatgaregthegtwogtypesgofgvehiclegbodies?
o :##g ConventionalgfullgframegandgUnibody/Unitizedgconstruction
WhatgdoesgPCVgstandgfor?
