HEAVY TRUCK STEERING AND SUSPENSION
MICHIGAN MECHANIC STUDY GUIDE Questions With Complete Solutions
YOU HAVE REPLACED A POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH
FAILED. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO BEFORE PUTTING THE TRUCK
BACK INTO SERVICE? - Correct Answers✅A. REPLACE THE
HYDRAULIC LINES.
B. REMOVE AIR WITH A PRESSURE BLEEDER. (NOT CORRECT
AWNSER)
C. FLUSH THE SYSTEM WITH CLEAN POWER STEERING FLUID.
(POSSIBLE CORRECT AWNSER)
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
IN THE TANDEM SETUP SHOWN BELOW, RUBBER BUSHINGS
WOULD BE FOUND AT: - Correct Answers ✅A. POINT B.
B. POINT C.
C. POINT A. (CORRECT AWNSER)
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
AFTER YOU HAVE PUT ON A NEW TIE ROD END, WHAT
SHOULD YOU CHECK AND CORRECT IF NECCESSARY? -
Correct Answers✅A. CAMBER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
B. WHEEL TURN ANGLE.
C. TOE SETTING. (CORRECT AWNSER)
D. CASTER.
TO REMOVE KING PIN DRAW KEYS FROM THE AXLE BEAMS,
YOU SHOULD: - Correct Answers✅A. DRIVE THEM OUT FROM 1 / 3
HEAVY TRUCK STEERING AND SUSPENSION
MICHIGAN MECHANIC STUDY GUIDE Questions With Complete Solutions
THE SMALL END WITH A SOFT DRIFT. (POSSIBLE CORRECT
AWNSER)
B. HEAT THE BEAM AND TAP THEM OUT. (NOT CORRECT
AWNSER)
C. USE A SHOCK PULLER THREADED INTO THE LARGE END OF
THE KEYS.
D. FIRST DRILL OUT THE MIDDLE OF THE KEYS TO WEAKEN
THEM, THEN DRIFT THEM OUT. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
WHICH OF THESE WILL CAUSE RAPID OR UNEVEN TIRE WEAR
IF SET INCORRECTLY? - Correct Answers✅A. STEARING GEAR
PRELOAD.
B. CASTER.
C. CAMBER. (CORRECT AWNSER)
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
THE POSITION OF THE FRONT TIRES IN THE DRAWING BELOW
INDICATES TOO MUCH: - Correct Answers ✅A. TOE IN. (NOT
CORRECT AWNSER)
B. POSITIVE CASTER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
C. NEGATIVE CAMBER.
D. POSITIVE CAMBER. (CORRECT AWNSER) 2 / 3
HEAVY TRUCK STEERING AND SUSPENSION
MICHIGAN MECHANIC STUDY GUIDE Questions With Complete Solutions
IN REFERENCE TO THE BELOW ILLUSTRATION, WHICH
STATEMENT IS CORRECT? - Correct Answers ✅A. THE
STEERING ARM IS LOCATED AT POINT Z.
B. THE PITMAN ARM IS LOCATED AT POINT X. (NOT CORRECT
AWNSER)
C. THE DRAG LINK IS LOCATED AT POINT Y. (CORRECT
AWNSER)
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE.
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON A SOLID-AXLE TRUCK HAS INSIDE
TIRE TREAD WEAR. THIS COULD BE CAUSE BY: - Correct
Answers✅A. POSITIVE CASTER.
B. NEGATIVE CAMBER. (CORRECT AWNSER)
C. NEGATIVE CASTER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
D. POSITIVE CAMBER. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
WHAT PART IN THE BELOW ILLUSTRATION SOMETIMES
REQUIRES REAMING WHEN INSTALLING NEW KING PINS? -
Correct Answers✅A. #4.
B. #1.
C. #2. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
D. #3. (NOT CORRECT AWNSER)
ADJUSTABLE TRAILER AXLES ARE ALLIGNED BY: - Correct
Answers✅A. ADJUSTBLE RADIUS RODS.
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