Brake I.P Review. Flashcards
The brake pedal on a vehicle with power assisted disc/drum brakes moves slowly to the floor during braking. Which of these could be the cause?
a. A leaking master cylinder primary cup
b. A leaking power brake booster
c. A leaking master cylinder residual check valve
d. An internal leak in the combination valve
a. A leaking master cylinder primary cup
Which of these would most likely happen if the measurements for disc/drums are undersized?
a. Noisy brake operation
b. Brake grab or pull
c. Pulsating brake pedal
d. Low brake pedal
c. Pulsating brake pedal.
On a vehicle with disc/drum brakes, the front brakes grab quickly when light pedal pressure is applied. This could be caused by a bad:
a. Proportioning valve
b. Pressure differential valve
c. Metering valve
d. Residual check valve.
c. Metering valve.
On a vehicle with single piston floating caliper disc brakes, the disc brake pad between the caliper piston and the rotor is badly worn. The other brake pad is only slightly worn.
Tech A says that too much rotor runout could be the cause.
Tech B says that a frozen caliper piston could be the cause.
Who is correct?
a. A only
b. B only
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B
d. Neither A nor B
When the brakes are applied, a vibration comes from the front of a vehicle with a disc/drum system. Which of these could be the cause?
a. Unequal tire pressure
b. Binding caliper slides
c. Excessive rotor run out
d. A frozen caliper piston
c. Excessive rotor run out.
The brakes on a vehicle with a disc/drum brake system are being bled with a pressure bleeder. The tech cannot get any fluid to come out of the disc brake caliper bleeder screws. Which of these is the most likely cause?
a. A bad proportioning valve
b. A bad pressure differential valve
c. Proportioning valve release button not activated
d. Metering valve release button not activated.
d. A metering valve release button not activated.
The brake pedal on a vehicle with power assisted disc/drum brakes moves slowly to the floor during braking. Which of these could be the cause?
a. A leaking master cylinder primary cup
b. A leaking power brake booster
c. A leaking master cylinder residual check valve
d. An internal leak in the combination valve
a. A leaking master cylinder primary cup
Which of these would most likely happen if the measurement of the discs/drums are undersized?
a. Noisy brake operation
b. Brake grab or pull
c. Pulsating brake pedal
d. Low brake pedal.
c. Pulsating brake pedal.
On a vehicle with disc/drum brakes, the front brakes grab quickly when light pedal pressure is applied. This could be caused by a bad:
a. Proportioning valve
b. Pressure differential valve
c. Metering valve
d. Residual check valve
c. Metering valve.
When the brakes are applied, a vibration comes from the front of a vehicle with a disc/drum system. Which of these could be the cause?
a. Unequal tire pressure.
b. Binding caliper slides.
c. Excessive rotor run out.
d. A frozen caliper piston.
c. Excessive rotor run out.
A hydraulic brake line is leaking. Which of these is the correct repair?
a. Cut out the bad section and replace with new steel tubing using compression fittings.
b. Replace the leaking line with double flared seamless copper tubing.
c. Cut out the bad section and replace with single fared steel tubing using flare nuts and unions.
d. Replace the leaking line with double flared steel tubing
d. Replace the leaking line with double flared steel tubing.
The term “friction” refers to:
a. The forces resisting movement between two surfaces in contact.
b. The rate at which work is done.
c. A force due to gravity.
d. A twisting motion.
a. The forces resisting movement between two surfaces in contact.
Brakes convert Kinetic energy into [blank] energy.
a. Chemical.
b. Potential.
c. Mechanical.
d. Heat
d. Heat.
Pascal’s law states that:
a. Brake fluid does not boil at low temperature.
b. A liquid can be compressed and can therefore be used to store energy.
c. A pressure exerted on a liquid is transmitted undiminished and is applied with equal force on equal area.
d. A pressure exerted on a liquid diminishes gradually, thereby allowing the liquid to dissipate energy.
c. A pressure exerted on a liquid is transmitted undiminished and is applied with equal force on equal area.
If 40 psi is applied against an area of 8 square inches, the output force exerted is:
a. 320 psi
b. 320 pounds
c. 5 pounds
d. 5 psi
b. 320 pounds
While road testing a vehicle, you notice a pull to the right when the brake pedal is first depressed and also even when the brakes are not applied. What could be the issue?
a. Conical tire on the right side
b. Worn strut rod bushing on the right side
c. Seized caliper piston on the left side
d. Restricted brake hose on the left side
e. Contaminated lining.
a. Conical tire on the right side.
The customer complaint is a pull to the right during first brake application and also even when the brake are not applied. After road testing you notice that the pull is worse with heavy braking and seems to be worse on rough roads. This would most likely be caused by:
a. A conical tire on the right side
b. A worn strut rod bushing on the right side
c. A seized caliper piston on the left side
d. A restricted brake hose on the left side
e. A contaminated lining.
b. A worn strut rod bushing on the right side.
A customer complaint is of a pull to the left on light braking and then a pull to the right when braking hard. What could be the cause?
a. Conical tire on the right side
b. Worn strut rod bushing on the right side
c. Seized caliper piston on the left side
d. Restricted brake hose on the left side
e. Contaminated lining.
c. Seized caliper piston on the left side.
A customer complains of a “spongy” pedal since having her front brake pads replaced on her car. The pedal was fine before the work was performed. What MIGHT be wrong?
a. A normal condition
b. Air in the hydraulics
c. Insufficient rear drum brake adjustment
d. Defective master cylinder
a. A normal condition.
A vehicle with a complaint of a “spongy” brake pedal comes in. It is low and spongy and “firms up” when the pedal is “pumped” 2 or 3 times. What could be wrong?
a. A normal condition
b. Air in the hydraulics
c. Insufficient rear drum brake adjustment
d. Defective master cylinder
c. Insufficient rear drum brake adjustment.
A vehicle has a low and “spongy” brake pedal that does not improve particularly when the pedal is “pumped”. This could be caused by:
a. A normal condition
b. Air in the hydraulics
c. Insufficient rear drum brake adjustment
d. Defective master cylinder
b. Air in the hydraulics.
A vehicle has a brakes pedal which “sinks” slowly to the floor on light brake application; however, the pedal seems to return to normal when the pedal is “pumped”. This could be caused by:
a. A normal condition
b. Air in the hydraulics
c. Insufficient rear drum brake adjustment
d. Defective master cylinder
d. Defective master cylinder.
A motorist states that he has had to replace the brake linings on his car several times in the past year. The cause of this could be:
a. Insufficient master cylinder “free play”
b. Driver “riding” the brake pedal
c. Trouble with the power brake booster
d. Any of the above
d. Any of the above.
A motorist states that his car requires excessive brake pedal effort to stop the car and that the engine idle is rough. The most likely cause is:
a. Insufficient master cylinder “free play”
b. Driver “riding” the brake pedal
c. Trouble with the power brake booster
d. Any of the above
c. Trouble with the power brake booster.
While performing a brake inspection on a vehicle equipped with Delco Morraine drum brakes, you notice that the right primary brake shoe is almost worn out but that all other brake linings have plenty of life remaining. The component that you should check first is:
a. Parking brake equalizer strut
b. Parking brake cable
c. Retracting spring
d. Star wheel adjuster.
b. Parking brake cable.
Excessive disc rotor run out will result in:
a. An oscillating steering wheel on brake application
b. A whistling noise during braking
c. Glazed linings
d. Reduced brake pad wear
a. An oscillating steering wheel on brake application.
The reason for minimum rotor thickness is:
a. The rotor will warp too readily below the “discard” spec
b. An allowance must be made for rotor wear through the life of the brake job
c. A safe tolerance for “vented” rotor wear through the life of the brake job
d. All of the above
b. An allowance must be made for rotor wear through the life of the brake job.
A spongy brake pedal is most often caused by:
a. Soft linings
b. Compressing the fluid
c. Air in the system
d. Improper pedal clearance.
c. Air in the system.
When bleeding the brakes on a vehicle, which wheel brake should be bled first?
a. Either front wheel brake
b. Either rear wheel brake
c. The closest cylinder on the primary side of the master cylinder
d. The farthest cylinder on the primary side of the master cylinder
d. The farthest cylinder on the primary side of the master cylinder.
A low brake pedal could be caused by:
a. Worn primary cup in the master cylinder
b. Linings out of adjustments
c. Overheated brake drums
d. Any of the above
b. Linings out of adjustments.
A customer complains that when stopped at a street light while holding the brakes applied the brake pedal “sinks” slowly to the floor. The most probable cause is:
a. Compensating port plugged
b. Secondary seal leaking
c. Primary seal leaking
d. Low on brake fluid.
c. Primary seal leaking.
A customer complains that when stopped at a street light while holding the brakes applied, the brake pedal “sinks” slowly to the floor. Brake fluid is found to be leaking into the brake booster. The most likely cause is:
a. Compensating port is plugged
b. Secondary seal is leaking
c. Primary seal is leaking
d. Low brake fluid.
b. Secondary seal is leaking.
A vehicle experiences front disc brake engagement prior to rear drums. The most probably cause is [blank] valve failure.
a. Proportioning
b. Metering
c. Differential
d. Quick take up.
b. Metering.
You are servicing rear brakes that are “locking up” during medium to hard braking. The most probable cause is [blank] valve failure.
a. Proportioning
b. Metering
c. Differential
d. Quick take up.
a. Proportioning.
When applying brakes on a car equipped with vacuum assist brakes, there is no assist and the engine runs rough. The cause could be:
a. Vacuum valve stuck open
b. Atmosphere valve stuck open
c. The diaphragm is leaking
d. Both A and B
c. The diaphragm is leaking.