Wheels&Tires
The component used to bring wheels into correct balance.
What is a wheel weight?
The component that supplies power steering fluid to the power steering system.
What is the power steering pump?
This tool is used to check circuits for voltage, resistance, and current flow.
What is a multimeter?
This brake component presses against the rotor to slow the vehicle.
What is a brake pad?
This part moves up and down inside the cylinder.
What is a piston?
What is rim diameter?
A steering assembly composed of a pinion gear, meshed rack, and linkage.
What is rack and pinion?
This is the force that pushes current through a circuit.
What is voltage?
This type of brake system uses fluid pressure to transfer force from the pedal to the brakes.
What is a hydraulic brake system?
This engine component converts the piston's up-and-down motion into rotational motion.
What is the crankshaft?
The "225" in the tire size "225/65R16" stands for this.
What is tire width?
An independent steering system where the strut is used as the upper pivot point.
What is MacPherson Strut style suspension?
This is the unit for measuring resistance.
What is Ohm?
This component houses the pistons and pushes the brake pads against the rotor.
What is a brake caliper?
This term describes the ratio of the volume in a cylinder when the piston is at the bottom versus the top.
What is compression ratio?
The "65" in the tire size "225/65R16" stands for this.
What is the aspect ratio?
The purpose of a shock absorber is to prevent this.
What is spring oscillation?
This is the formula for calculating current in a circuit (I=V/R).
What is Ohms Law?
When air enters the brake lines, this process is required to restore proper braking performance.
What is bleeding the brakes?
This stroke in a four-stroke engine is when the air-fuel mixture is ignited.
What is the power stroke?
The "R" in the tire size "225/65R16" stands for this.
What is RADIAL?
Imaginary lines that extend in line with the steering arms and intersect at the center of the rear axle.
What is Ackermann angle?
In a series circuit, as more resistors are added, this happens to total circuit resistance.
What is it increases?
This safety feature prevents wheel lock-up during hard braking.
What is ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)?
This system controls when the intake and exhaust valves open and close.
What is the valve timing system (or camshaft timing)?