Exam 5: Wheels and Tires

The _______ seat is the area of the wheel that creates a seal between the tire bead and the wheel.

The part of the tire that makes contact with the road is the:

Cords of synthetic strands or fabric have high ________ strength.

Which of these tires require an inner polyurethane support ring and specialized equipment and specially trained personnel to perform service and repair?

Because tires do not come perfectly round and balanced, most tire manufacturers indicate the tire's highest point with a _______ dot and the tire's lightest point with a _______ dot.

________ is an abbreviation used for a double-extended hump design rim for a run flat tire .

The height of the vehicle center of gravity is determined by the _______ of the center of mass above the road surface.

The height of the center of gravity is determined by the ______ of the center of the mass above the road surface.

Technician A says that the tread of a tire is made mostly of natural rubber. Technician B says that 98% of the tires now sold are of the radial design. Who is correct?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a tire tread design?

The diameter of wheel rims is universally measured in:

The static weight distribution is changed laterally by ________ when the vehicle is turning and in a fore-and-aft direction during acceleration or braking.

________ tires are designed so that they can still be driven for a reasonable amount of time when the tire pressure is low or empty.

________ feature a lining that serves as a puncture sealant that can permanently seal most punctures from nails, bolts, or screws up to 3/16" (5 mm) in diameter.

In the United States, most states have stipulated a minimal tire tread depth of:

When both the front and the rear tires have equal amounts of slip angle, the vehicle is said to have ________, in which case the vehicle tends to go in the direction that the front tires are pointing.

Because the tire's construction makes it elastic, it exerts a force, called ________ force, that acts between the tread and the road surface.

A green valve stem cap on tires on recent model-year vehicles means that the tires are:

The tire's sideways distortion makes the vehicle follow a path at an angle to the direction the road wheel is pointing in what is called the ________.

Tech A says that tires are marked with a date code indicating the date the tires should be discarded. Tech B says that any tires with a three-digit date code should be discarded. Who is correct?