Exam 41: Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles

When a sun gear is the input member and the planetary carrier is held, the ring (internal/annulus) gear will be driven at a forward overdrive speed.

________________ control the axial movement of rotating transmission components.

Transmission gaskets are made of rubber, cork, paper, synthetic materials, or ____________________.

Lip seals are sometimes built into ball bearings to retain lubricants.

What manufacturer makes automatic transaxles that do not use planetary gears and are similar in construction and operation to manual transaxles?

A tapered roller bearing is designed to accept ______ loads.

A Ravigneaux planetary carrier contains both long and short planet pinions.

Technician A says the names of the components inside an automatic transmission are based on their function; namely what gear are they used to control. Technician B says the names of the clutches, bands, and servos are based on their location in the transmission. Who is correct?

A ____________________ gear train is an arrangement of two separate planetary gearsets with a common sun gear, two ring gears, and two planetary pinion carriers.

Technician A says vortex flow is the flow of transmission fluid from the center to the outside edge and back. Technician B says rotary flow is the oil flow around the circumference of the torque converter. Who is correct?

In addition to conventional snap rings, some are wave shaped and some are available in different thicknesses to adjust multiple-disc clutch pack clearance.

Single wrap and double wrap are types of ______.

A check ball is a simple hydraulic valve.

Butt-end, open-end, and hook-end are types of ______.

The function of automatic transmission fluid is to ______.

Lepellietier gearsets rely on a combination of ________________ and _________________ gearsets.

To achieve a slow forward overdrive in a simple planetary gearset, the ______.

Overrunning (one-way) clutches can be either roller-type or ____________________type clutches.

The transmission for many hybrid vehicles uses _____to drive and hold planetary gearset elements.

The multiplier of torque converter fluid power is the ______.