Exam 41: Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles

Technician A says Teflon seals are harder and wear the seal surface faster than metal seals. Technician B says scarf-cut Teflon seals require special tools for installation. Who is correct?

At coupling speed, the overrunning clutch in the torque converter is ______.

When the pressure regulator valve begins to operate, the line pressure first flows to the ______.

A transmission band assembly is used to drive a planetary member.

Today's transmissions have at least one ____________________ gear to reduce fuel consumption, lower emission levels, and reduce noise while the vehicle is cruising.

Hypoid final drive gear assemblies are normally found in vehicles with a longitudinally placed engine.

All automatic transaxles use a simple planetary gearset.

A Belleville spring is commonly found inside a _____.

A CVT transmission uses _____ to provide speed reduction and torque multiplication.

Which of the following is NOT a type of pump used in an automatic transmission?

Technician A says devices that control radial loads are called thrust washers. Technician B says devices that control axial loads are called bushings. Who is correct?

Automatic transmissions use a fluid clutch known as a ____________________ to transfer engine torque from the engine to the transmission.

The ____________________ clutch located within the stator assembly allows the stator to rotate in one direction only.

_____ bearings are thrust washers fitted with roller bearings.

Which of the following pressures increases as road speed increases?

Technician A says the transmission oil pump is driven by the converter shell and continually delivers transmission fluid under pressure into the torque converter through a hollow shaft at the center axis of the converter assembly. Technician B says transmission fluid leaving the turbine is directed out of the torque converter to an external oil cooler and then to the transmission's oil sump or pan. Who is correct?

The function of the throttle valve in the valve body is to ______.

There are two common designs of compound gear sets: the ____________________ gearset and the Ravigneaux gearset.

Which of the following torque converter components connects to the transmission input shaft?

Identify three common configurations used as the final drives on front-wheel drive vehicles.