ASE A4 Practice Test

High steering effort is noticed on a sport utility vehicle. Technician A believes it could be a result of a sheared shift tube. Technician B believes that it’s a misaligned steering column assembly.

Who is correct?

If a vehicle is traveling 40 mph and vibration occurs in the steering wheel, which of these would be the least likely cause?

Technician A states that a misaligned steering column input can result in noise. Technician B states that if the linkage-assist type power steering column is low on lubricant, there is noise while turning the wheel.

Who is correct?

With an integral power steering gear, which of these would indicate excessive play between the rack piston and sector?

While working on a steering column, Technician A says you must consult the online service information to get the proper airbag disabling procedure.

Technician B says that the flexible coupling or U-joint needs to be taken off before you remove the steering wheel. Who is correct?

While replacing the lower control arm bushings with an SLA suspension, your replacement should be:

While discussing ride height of a vehicle, Technician A states that when it’s too low, the vehicle might pull to one side. Technician B believes that the ride height won’t affect front camber.

Who is correct?

Which condition would be the most likely indication of a worn control arm bushing?

While driving straight, the vehicle steering begins pulling to the right of a truck with a long-and-short arm front suspension and a rear leaf spring suspension.

All of these could be the cause EXCEPT:

While talking about air shocks, Technician A states that some can be pressurized with the shop air hose. Technician B states that if the shock absorber begins to lose air pressure, replacement might be required.

Who is correct?

When you unload ball joints from a front suspension with the coil spring located between the frame and lower control arm:

While two technicians describe camber, Technician A says it affects tire wear. Technician B believes that rebound leads to a slight negative change in camber on an SLA.

Who is correct?

A vehicle begins pulling to the left while driving straight. The possible cause of this problem is:

A vehicle starts wandering with an SLA suspension. Technician A believes the worn relay rod ball socket might be the issue. Technician B believes the tie rod adjusting limit is out of specification.

Who is correct?

While talking about front cradle alignment, Technician A claims that the cradle can be measured from various locations to determine if it is bent.

Technician B believes that some cradles have an alignment hole that must be aligned with another hole in the chassis. Who is correct?

Technician A believes the rear camber determines thrust angle. Technician B believes that the rear toe angle determines thrust angle. Who is correct?

All of these statements about tire inflation are true EXCEPT:

Two technicians discuss excessive wear on the inside tire tread. Technician A states that out of specification caster angle causes this kind of wear.

Technician B states that out of specification camber angle causes this kind of wear. Who is correct?

Technician A asked Technician B for help performing a “dry park test”. They are inspecting for which of the following?

A customer complains of having a crooked steering wheel. They say the vehicle drives perfectly straight, but only when the wheel is off center.

To adjust the steering wheel’s angle, which component will you adjust?