Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781133612315
Author: Jack Erjavec, Rob Thompson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 38, Problem 3ASRQ
Technician A says that the countergear or cluster gear is actually several gears machined out of single piece of iron or steel. Technician B says that the countergear is driven by the clutch gear and drives the mainshaft speed gears. Who is correct?
a. Technician A only
b. Technician B only
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B
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Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 38 - What determines whether a conventional...Ch. 38 - Name the three drive configurations that a gearset...Ch. 38 - True or False? A reverse idler gear changes the...Ch. 38 - Define the purpose of the final drive gears.Ch. 38 - Explain the role of shift rails and shift forks in...Ch. 38 - True or False? In most transmissions and...Ch. 38 - The number of gear teeth per unit of measurement...Ch. 38 - Which of the following gear ratios indicates an...Ch. 38 - Which type of gear develops gear whine at high...Ch. 38 - When an idler gear is placed between the driving...
Ch. 38 - The component used to ensure that the mainshaft...Ch. 38 - In a transaxle, the pinion gear on the pinion...Ch. 38 - True or False? The cone on a synchronizers...Ch. 38 - Which of the following gear ratios provides the...Ch. 38 - What does a shift blocking system do, and how does...Ch. 38 - Technician A says that most transaxles have a...Ch. 38 - While discussing the various types of...Ch. 38 - Technician A says that the countergear or cluster...Ch. 38 - Technician A says that reverse lamp switches are...Ch. 38 - Technician A says that if a single idler gear is...Ch. 38 - Technician A says that in a conventional...Ch. 38 - While discussing the power flow through a...Ch. 38 - Prob. 8ASRQCh. 38 - Prob. 9ASRQCh. 38 - While discussing shift mechanisms: Technician A...
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