Brake System
This part squeezes the brake pads against the rotor using hydraulic pressure from pushing on the brake pedal.
What is a caliper?
This type of Independent suspension uses a lower control arm and an item that is a combines a coil spring and shock absorber as one unit.
What is the MacPherson Strut system?
The output gear has 24 teeth and the input gear has 12 in this gear ratio.
What is an example of a 2:1 gear ratio?
Reach operating temperature quickly, maintain operating temperature, remove excess heat and provide passenger comfort.
What is the purpose of the cooling system?
14.7:1
What is the Stoichiometric ratio?
This type of brake uses brake shoes, a wheel cylinder, brake adjuster and a combination of springs.
What is drum brakes?
Leaf, Coil, and Torsion
What are the 3 types of springs used on automobiles?
When an engine and its crankshaft are mounted parallel with the length of the vehicle
What is a Longitudinal engine configuration?
A multi-channeled component with the purpose of removing heat from the coolant that flows through it.
What is the radiator?
Throttle Body, Port, and Direct
What are the types of fuel injection?
This toothed or magnetized metal ring attached to a rotating car component, like a wheel hub or axle allows the speed sensor to send information to the ABS Module.
What is the tone ring?
The steering column connects to a steering gearbox that connects to the pitman arm in this type of steering.
What is Parallelogram Steering?
Front wheel drive vehicles commonly use this engine configuration
What is the Transverse engine configuration?
This item holds excess coolant during the cooling system operation when heat and pressure cause the coolant to expand.
What is the Recovery Tank?
A turbine and compressor attached to the exhaust system.
What is a turbocharger?
This system uses ABS components for assisting the vehicle in slippery conditions and keeps the wheels rotating at the same speed.
What is Traction Control?
This tire tread design consists of the same tread pattern across the whole tire.
What is Symmetrical Tire tread?
This automatic transmission component has the stages of STALL, ACCELERATION, AND LOCK-UP during operation.
What is the Torque Convertor?
This item opens and closes based on coolant temperature, causes the engine to heat up faster, and can be either conventional or electric.
What is the Thermostat?
Defined as a resistance to detonate.
What is Octane?
The brake master cylinder mounts to this large circular, vacuum operated device. Mounted to the fire wall this part allows for less effort by the driver when pushing on the brake pedal.
What is the brake booster?
Camber, Caster, and Toe
What are the 3 things used in a car alignment?
A term commonly used to refer to front-wheel drive vehicles transmission and differential that are combined within one housing.
What is a transaxle?
It changes from a liquid to vapor and then back to a liquid during operation of the Air Conditioning system in a vehicle. Some types are R-12 and R-134a.
What is A/C Refrigerant?
Cetane numbers of 40 to 50 are the most common for this type of fuel.
What is Diesel fuel?