Suspension 1
Suspension 2
Steering
Wheel Allignment
Tool and Equipment
100
Follow the road surface to maintain traction, control the vehicle and provide a smooth ride.
What do suspension systems do?
100
Components of a suspension system
What are springs, shock absorbers, MacPherson struts, torsion bars, axles, and connecting linkages.
100
Allows driver to control the direction of the vehicle
What is steering system
100
Vertical tilt of the wheel inward or outward.
What is a Camber?
100
Cages kinetic energy during maintenance activities.
What a spring compressor does?
200
Cornering, accelerating, braking, potholes speed bumps.
What forces must the suspension system cope with?
200
Used to support the axles.
What are Springs
200
Steering wheel, steering gear, steering shaft, and steering linkage
What are the components of a steering system
200
Forward or backward tilt of steering axis from vertical.
What is Caster?
200
Translates sensor information into messages.
What is a scan tool used for on suspension systems?
300
Rubber bumper stops.
Component that protects vehicle parts when bottoming out.
300
Coil spring and leaf springs
What are two types of springs used?
300
Rack and pinion and recirculating ball
What are the two basic types of steering systems?
300
Measure of wheel at spindle height either closer in front or further apart.
What is Toe In-Out?
300
Pushes ball joints out of and into control arms.
What is a ball joint press tool do?
400
The newest type of electronic adjustable shocks use this to change viscosity when exposed to magnetic fields.
What is megneto-rheological fluid?
400
Are long spring steel rods
What are torsion bars?
400
Passenger cars
What is the rack and pinion used for?
400
Distance from ground to specific points on vehicle.
What is Ride Height?
400
Separates ball joints while damaging the grease seal.
What a Pickle Fork does?
500
A steering arm to transmit force when the driver turns steering wheel.
What does the steering knuckle possess that moves it?
500
Dampen the upward and downward movement of springs
What do shock absorbers do?
500
Provide a gear reduction to make changing the direction of the wheels easier
What are steering gears?
500
Includes all four wheels for alignment beginning in the rear.
What is a 4 wheel alignment?
500
Component often removed for engine and transmission work and must be aligned when installed.
What is the Cradle?
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