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INSPECT AND SERVICE

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AURTTB101

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Student Guide for Short Answers Assessment

Overview of This is a written assessment task you will be assess on your knowledge of inspect and service braking
Assessment systems.

The topics that will be covered in the assessment are:

1. Prepare to inspect and service braking system

2. Inspect braking system
3. Service braking system
4. Complete work processes
This assessment will ensure that the elements, performance criteria, performance evidence and knowledge
evidence required, and conditions are adhered to demonstrate competency in this unit assessment task.

• Read the assessment carefully before commencing.

• Your Assessor will use the assessment criteria in this document and will provide feedback /
comment.
• You MUST answer all the questions in the assessment tasks in your own words and own
handwriting.
This is an “Open Book” assessment, and students can use the resources listed in the “Resources Required”
section below.

Task/s to be To complete this written assessment, you will need to answer the 64 questions comprising of Multiple
assessed Choice, True and False, Fill-in the Gap and Short Answer questions.

The candidate MUST be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements,
Decision
performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
making rules
• Methods to locate and interpret information required to inspect and service brakes, including:
o Vehicle manufacturer specifications and procedures or equivalent documentation
• Workplace procedures required to inspect and service brakes, including:
o Inspecting and servicing brakes
o Establishing the serviceability of tools and equipment
o Documentation procedures
o Housekeeping procedures, including:
‒ Examination of tools and equipment
‒ Storage of equipment
‒ Identification, tagging and isolation of faulty equipment
‒ Disposal of excess materials
‒ Recycling procedures
• Workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements relating to inspecting and servicing braking
systems, including procedures for:
o Lifting and supporting vehicles or machinery
o Managing and controlling brake dust and brake fluids
• Environmental requirements relating to inspecting and servicing braking systems, including
procedures for:
o Trapping, storing and disposing of brake dust and brake fluid released from braking
systems
• Identification and function of major braking components, including:
o Discs, pads and callipers
o Drums, brake linings, wheel cylinders and hydraulic components
o Master cylinder
o Hydraulic and vacuum brake booster
o Diesel engine vacuum brake booster pump
o Electric and manual park braking systems
• Basic operation of braking systems, including:
o Hydraulic braking systems
o Mechanical braking systems
o Air over hydraulic systems
o Air braking systems
• Types, applications and testing of brake hydraulic fluids
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• Inspection procedures for braking system components, including:
o Component wear analysis
o Brake fluid testing
• Service and adjustment procedures for braking systems, including:
o Brake bleeding
o Brake adjustment
o Park brake adjustment
Post-service testing procedures for braking systems, including static and dynamic testing.

Assessment Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that accurately reflects
conditions performance in a real workplace setting.

Assessment MUST include direct observation of tasks.

Where assessment of competency includes third-party evidence, individuals MUST provide evidence that
links them to the braking systems that they have worked on, e.g., Repair orders.

Assessors MUST verify performance evidence through questioning on skills and knowledge to ensure correct
interpretation and application.

The following resources MUST be made available:

• Automotive repair workplace or simulated workplace

• Workplace instructions
• Manufacturer braking system specifications
• Two [2] different vehicles or machinery with disc and drum braking systems requiring servicing
• Tools, equipment and materials appropriate for inspecting and servicing braking systems.
Assessors of this unit MUST satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and
training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Resources Learning Resources available to students include:

required
• Automotive Technology (A System Approach) 7th Edition – Chapters 2, 5, 7, 50, 51 & 52
• Websites –
Trainer Handouts
There are two outcomes of assessments: S = Satisfactory and NYS = Not Yet Satisfactory (requires more
Assessment
training and experience).
Outcomes

You will be awarded C = Competent on completion of the unit when your assessor is satisfied that you have
completed all assessments and have provided the appropriate evidence required to meet all criteria. If you
fail to meet this requirement you will receive the result NYC = Not Yet Competent and will be eligible to be
re-assessed in accordance with the VCI’s policies and procedures.

Re-assessment

Students will be allowed to sit for up to two further attempts at a practical assessment item or test question
for which the outcome is Not Yet Satisfactory within the timeframe of a course (unit of competency).
Students judged as NYS in an assessment will be allowed to resubmit if they have attended all practical
classes for the related unit.

Student Access to Records

Students have the right to access current and accurate records of their participation and results at any time.
You may request to see your results or attendance sheets from Administration on request. You will be
required to show proof of identification.

Support

You may seek clarification about any assessments at any time from your assessor. Your assessor will only
assist or intervene during an assessment if there is a risk of injury to yourself or one of your class members.

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Students who have special needs may be allowed reasonable adjustment in line with the VCI’s Policies and
Reasonable
Procedures. This means that there may be modifications to the way in which evidence of your competence
Adjustment
is gathered. However, it will not change the standards or outcomes you must achieve. It could include
alternate methods of assessment the assist the student.
If you consider that you need any special considerations in relation to assessment of the unit, please contact
the Course Coordinator.
If you are not happy with your results:
Appeals
1. Your assessment may be reassessed upon appeal
2. Your assessor/trainer may provide you with alternate options of assessment in order to gain
competency depending on initial results
3. If you are still unhappy about your assessment results after following the steps mentioned above, you
may submit a formal complaint in accordance with VCI’s Complaints and Appeals Policy.

The Vocational Careers Institute (VCI) is committed to ensuring that all students behave with integrity when
Plagiarism
undertaking an assessment. Therefore, it is essential that you understand the principles underlying
and
assessment integrity and behave in a manner according to these principles.
Assessment
Dishonesty
Please read the following information and please ensure you have access to and have read the plagiarism
Policy
and assessment dishonesty policy. This policy can be found on the VCI’s website and is also discussed in your
orientation prior to commencing the course.

What is Plagiarism and Assessment Dishonesty?

Plagiarism is copying, paraphrasing or summarising, without appropriate acknowledgement, the words,
ideas, scholarship and intellectual property of another person. This remains plagiarism whether or not it is
with the knowledge or consent of that other person. Plagiarism has also taken place when direct use of
others' words is not indicated, for example by inverted commas or indentation, in addition to appropriate
citation of the source.

Each individual student is responsible for ensuring that they are fully informed about methods of
acknowledgement appropriate to any piece of assessable work that they submit.
Assessment dishonesty includes plagiarism, collusion, the fabrication or deliberate misrepresentation of
data, and failure to adhere to the rules regarding examinations in such a way as to gain unfair assessment
advantage.

Collusion is the involvement of more than one individual in an instance of assessment dishonesty. All parties
involved in such collusion are in breach of the principles of assessment honesty (unless there is good
evidence of innocent involvement). "Collusion" needs to be distinguished from "collaboration", defined for
the purposes of this document as work jointly undertaken and produced.

Incidence of Plagiarism or Assessment Dishonesty

If the Vocational Careers Institute believes any act of plagiarism and assessment dishonesty has occurred,
the student/s will be contacted and will be given an opportunity to explain their case. Should this be
repeated the student will be penalised. Penalties include re-submitting the assessment task or unit and for
repeated offences, re-sitting the unit at student’s own cost or cancellation of enrolment.

How information will be handled: All information regarding an incident of plagiarism or assessment
dishonesty will be recorded as per VCI’s Plagiarism and Assessment Dishonesty Policy. Only relevant staff
members will be given access to the information as required by state and federal privacy laws.

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Assessment Cover Sheet
ASSESSMENT 1: Short Answers
For Student Use

Student Name

Student ID

Unit(s) of Competency and Code(s) AURTTB101 Inspect and service braking systems

Trainer/Assessor Name

Due Date

Student Declaration
• I acknowledge that I understand the requirements to complete the assessment tasks
• The assessment process including the provisions for re-submitting and academic appeals were explained to me and I
understand these processes
• I understand the consequences of plagiarism and confirm that this is my own work and I have acknowledged or
referenced all sources of information I have used for the purpose of this assessment
• I have made a photocopy or electronic copy or photograph of my assessment task, which I can produce if the original
is lost.

Manual Submission

If handing in this assessment in a paper or a physical form, sign here to indicate that you have read this form, filled it in
completely and that you certify the above student declaration.

Student Signature Date

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that you have read this form and filled it in completely and you certify the above student declaration. Any response to this
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Feedback:

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I declare that I have conducted a fair, valid, reliable and flexible assessment with this student, and I have provided appropriate
feedback. I also declare that I have undertaken the indicated assessment integrity checks.

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Short Answers
Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.
1. What items of personal safety are needed when carrying out inspecting and servicing on vehicles or
machinery braking systems?

Safety glasses and shields.

Footwear.
Clothing.
Skin protection.

✔ All these answers are correct.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

2. What should you be aware of before using a jack and jack stand to Isolate, stabilise, lift and support the
vehicle or machinery?

Always check the capacity of the jack before lifting a vehicle. If the end of the vehicle or machinery is
heavier than that, or if the vehicle or machinery is loaded, you will need to use a vehicle or machinery jack
with a larger lifting capacity.
Make sure the stands are in good condition and that their size and capacity are adequate before you use
them to support the vehicle or machinery.
Always use matched pairs of jack stands.
✔ All these answers are correct.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

True or False question

3. The correct lifting points for raising a vehicle or machinery can be found in the manufactures workshop
manual.

☐ True or ☐ False

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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Fill in the Missing Words
4. Place the missing word to complete the following statement about lifting and supporting vehicles or machinery
using the following words?

Missing Words: contact, evenly, points, Shake, vehicle

vehicle
Always be careful when raising a _______________ on a lift or a hoist. Adapters and hoist plates must be

positioned correctly on lifts to prevent damage to the under-body of the vehicle. There are specific lift

points
_______________. evenly
These points allow the weight of the vehicle to be _______________ supported by the

adapters or hoist plates. Once the lift supports are properly positioned under the vehicle, raise the lift until the

contact
supports _______________ the vehicle. Then, check the supports to make sure they are in full contact with

Shake
the vehicle. _______________ the vehicle to make sure it is securely balanced on the lift, then raise the lift to

the desired working height.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

5. There are two special types of equipment used to safely contain asbestos while inspecting and servicing
brakes? A negative-pressure enclosure and high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuum system and briefly
explain how they work?

1 You may clean and check brake components with a negative-pressure enclosure and a
high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuum system without worrying about asbestos fibres
being released into the air.
2 The brake assembly is cleaned using two low-pressure wet cleaning systems, which also catch
the contaminated cleaning chemical in a basin. In this system, water is combined with an organic
wetting agent or solvent. To keep any brake dust that may contain asbestos from becoming
airborne, the brake system is softly flooded.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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True or False question

6. The supply, sale, storage, use, re-use, installation and transport of asbestos-containing products are
prohibited. Replacement brake pads, brake shoes and clutch plates fitted to vehicles in Australia must be
asbestos free.

☐ True or ☐ False

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

7. Removing the air from the closed hydraulic brake system is very important. This is done by bleeding the
system. Bleeding can be safely done manually, with a ________, or with a pressure bleed?

✔ Vacuum pump.
Mop bucket.
Storm water drain.
Funnel.
S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

8. When handling, trapping, storing and disposing of asbestos-containing products, new or waste brake fluid,
which document should you use to find this information?

Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

True or False question

9. Brake fluid and chlorinated solvents can be drained into the workshop’s waste oil container.

☐ True or ☐ False

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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10. Identify the seven [7] parts of the disc brake assembly below in the image, especially the disc, pad and
caliper.

1 Brake pads
2 Caliper
3 Dust boot
4 Piston seal
5 Piston
6 Rotor
7 Anti rattle clips

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

11. The disc brake rotor has two [2] main parts: the hub and the braking surface. Briefly the function of the hub
and the braking surface on the disc.

The hub, which may also house the wheel bearings, is where the wheel is mounted. The
machined surface on either side of the rotor serves as the braking surface. To provide the brake
pads a friction surface, it is properly machined.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

12. A brake caliper function is convert hydraulic pressure into?

Electrical force.
✔ Mechanical force.
Chemical reaction.
Frictional force.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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True or False question
13. The function of the brake pads and shoe lining’s provide friction against the disc or drum to stop the car.

☐ True or ☐ False
S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

14. Identify the twenty-four [24] parts of the drum brake assembly below in the image, especially the drum, brake
linings, wheel cylinder and hydraulic components

1 Pin 13 Rear brake drum

2 Bleeder plug 14 Cotton pin
3 Piston cup 15 Bellcrank
4 Boot 16 Cup
5 Piston 17 Shoe hold down
6 Wheel cylinder 18 Brake return spring
7 Brake drum bar 19 Brake hold down spring
8 Brake return spring 20 Front shoe
9 Anchor spring 21 Dust cover
10 Parking lever 22 Bellcrank boot
11 Rear brake shoe 23 Backing plate assembly
12 Brake self adjusting kit 24 Brake hold down pin
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Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

15. In a typical drum brake, which component provides a foundation for the brake shoes and associated
hardware?

✔ Backing plate.
Drum.
Lining.
Wheel cylinder.

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

16. The function of the wheel cylinder is to ________.

✔ Convert hydraulic pressure to a mechanical force at the drum brakes.

Maintain correct shoe position and clearance.
Prohibit the shoe from following the movement of the rotating drum.
Provide the rubbing surface area for the linings.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

True or False question

17. Modern automotive brake drums are made of heavy cast iron (some are aluminium with an iron or steel
sleeve or liner) with a machined surface inside against which the linings on the brake shoes generate friction
when the brakes are applied.

☐ True or ☐ False

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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18. Identify the seven [7] parts of the two different master cylinder types below in the image.

1 Reservoir cover
2 Cover retainer
3 Reservoir
4 Outlet ports
5 Piston stop bolts
6 Filler cap
7 Reservoir

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

19. The purpose of the master cylinder is to ________.

Generate the hydraulic pressure needed to apply the brake mechanisms.

Automatically pump the brakes during panic stops.
Supply mechanical force to the brake mechanisms.
✔ All the answers are correct.

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

20. An aluminium master cylinders.

Has a plastic fluid reservoir.

Has an anodised bore.
Is often called a composite master cylinder.

✔ All answers are correct.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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21. What is a tandem Master Cylinder?


By inserting two different pistons and fluid reservoirs onto one cylinder bore, a tandem master
cylinder is basically two master cylinders. Two wheels are under hydraulic pressure from each
piston.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

22. What are the two [2] basic types of power-assist mechanisms (booster) are used in today’s vehicles or
machinery?

1 Vacuum assist
2 Hydraulic assist

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

23. Explain how the two [2] basic types of power-assist mechanisms (booster) used in today’s vehicles or
machinery operate?

Vacuum assistance is the first. To assist in applying the brakes, these systems employ the
engine vacuum or, occasionally, vacuum pressure created by an external vacuum pump.
Hydraulic aid is the second sort of power assistance. The power steering pump or another
external pump generates hydraulic pressure that is used by this system to assist in applying the
brakes.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

24. Both vacuum and hydraulic assist act to ________ the force exerted on the master cylinder pistons by the
driver. This increases the hydraulic pressure delivered to the wheel cylinders or calipers while decreasing
driver foot pressure.

Reduce.
✔ Multiply.
Depress.
All the answers are correct.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

True or False question

25. Vehicles with diesel engines cannot use manifold vacuum and so they are fitted with an engine-driven vacuum
pump.

☐ True or ☐ False
S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

26. Explain the basic function of the electric and manual park brake system on vehicle or machinery?

When parked, a car's parking brake prevents it from rolling

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

ultiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

27. All of the following statements about some electric parking brakes are true EXCEPT?

When the caliper is fitted with a motor, there is no need for parking brake cables and linkages.
✔ They apply when the vehicle is placed in drive.
The electric caliper motor is controlled by the PCM.
All the answers are correct.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

28. On the image below, what does the switch on the console control?

Engages and disengages the park brakes.

✔ Engages and disengages the automatic

transmission from park position.
Engages and disengages performance mode.
All the answers are correct.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

29. Name the five [5] parts of the manual park braking systems in the image below.

1 Handbrake lever
2 Parking brake equaliser
3 Cable system
4 Pedals
5 Parking Brake lever

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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30. Explain the basic operation of hydraulic braking systems.


Brake fluid is used in a hydraulic system to transmit pressure from the brake pedal to the shoes
or pads. Since liquids cannot be compressed, this pressure transmission is dependable and
consistent. This means that every component of a closed system receives an identical amount of
pressure applied to a liquid in the system.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

True or False question

31. Drum brakes with internal-expanding shoes were operated mechanically by levers and linkage.

☐ True or ☐ False

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

32. Pneumatic brake systems, otherwise called ________ brake systems, use compressed air as an energy
source to actuate service brakes and release parking brakes?

✔ Air.
Hydraulic.
Mechanical.
All the answers are correct.
S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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33. There are several variations of air-over-hydraulic brakes used on trucks. Explain how air-over-hydraulic
brakes operate?

In general, air pressure controls the control circuit, and hydraulics controls the application circuit.
The application valve plunger is moved when the brake pedal is depressed. Quick-release valves
can then be opened, allowing modulated air to pass through and be directed towards the booster
assembly. For the front and back brakes, different booster assemblies are employed. An
actuating piston is moved by air pressure delivered to the booster, which generates hydraulic
pressure.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

34. What colour is brake fluid?

✔ Clear or amber.
Red.
Black.
Brown.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

35. Brake fluid is specially blended to perform a variety of functions. Brake fluid must be able to flow freely at
extremely high temperatures (500 °F [260 °C]) and at very low temperatures (−104 °F [−75 °C]). Brake fluid
must do three [3] important functions. What are they?

1 A lot of parts are lubricated with brake fluid to ensure smooth and equal functioning.
2 Brake fluid must also combat rust and corrosion in the brake lines and other assemblies and
components.
3 The ability to withstand evaporation is yet another crucial characteristic of braking fluid.

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True or False question
36. DOT 3 brake fluid has a higher boiling point than DOT 4 fluid.

☐
✔ True or ☐ False
37. All brake fluids hygroscopic – that is, they readily absorb water.

✔ True
☐ or ☐ False
S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

38. From the image below, the technician is using a test strip to check for ________?

Water content.
Oil contamination.
✔ Copper contaminants.
All the answers are correct.

39. From the image below, the technician is using a brake fluid tester to check the brake fluid ________?

Water content.
Boiling point.
✔ Copper contaminants.
All the answers are correct.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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True or False question
40. Always use the brake fluid recommended by the vehicle or machinery manufacturer.

☐ True or ☐ False

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

41. When carrying wear analysis on the brake rotors, what should you be checked for.

Thickness.
Parallelism.
✔ Runout.
All answers are correct.
S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Fill in the Missing Words

42. Place the missing word to complete the following statement about brake pad inspection using the following
words?

Missing Words: inspection, measure, pads, replaced, service

inspection
Disc brake pads should be checked periodically. Some calipers have _______________ holes in the caliper

pads
body. If they do not, the _______________ can be inspected from the outer ends of the caliper. If you are not

measure
sure the pads are worn enough to warrant replacement, _______________ them at the thinnest part of the

service
pad. Compare this measurement to the minimum brake pad lining thickness listed in the _______________

manual and replace the pads if needed. Typically, if the friction material remaining on the backing plate is less

replaced
than 1/8 inch (3.175 mm), the pads should be _______________.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.
43. Drum brake linings should be replaced when linings are?

Worn to within 1/32 inch (.8mm) of the rivet head.

Contaminated with oil or grease.
Contaminated with brake fluid.

✔ All answers are correct.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Fill in the Missing Words

44. Place the missing word to the brake drum surface condition images below.
Missing Words: bell-mouthed drum, Concave drum, Convex drum, Hard spots, Scored drum, Threaded drum

Scored drum Bell-mouthed drum Concave drum

Convex drum Hard spots Threaded drum

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45. What three [3] ways can indicate a wheel cylinder is leaking?

1 Fluid is discovered when the dust boot is removed.

2 The interior of a tyre, the cylinder, the linings and the backing plate could all be damp.
3 The amount of fluid in the master cylinder reservoir could decrease.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

True or False question

46. Most automotive manufacturers recommend charging the brake fluid periodically.

☐
✔ True or ☐ False

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

47. When bleeding a diagonal split hydraulic brake system, the bleeding sequence is usually _____.

✔ LR-RR-RF-LF.
RF-LF-LR-RR.
RR-LF-LR-RF.
LR-RF-RR-LF.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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Fill in the Missing Words
48. Place the missing word to complete the following statement about drum brake adjustment using the following
words.

Missing Words: brake, centre, drum, expanding, installed, specified, supported

supported on a hoist or stands and off the ground
Perform manual brake adjustments with the vehicle _______________

adjustment
so that the wheels can rotate during adjustment. Exact _______________ procedures are different for

expanding
different brake designs, but all are based on the principle of _______________ the shoes until they contact

drum specified
the _______________ and then backing off the adjustment a _______________ amount. With the brakes

installed centre
adjusted and the drum _______________, pump the pedal once or twice to _______________ the shoes.

Recheck the brake adjustment.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

49. After brake pad replacement, what is the first thing the technician should do when the vehicle is lowered?

Until the pedal is firm, repeatedly pump the brakes. As a result, when the car is first driven,
accidents are avoided and the pads come back into mild contact with the rotors.

S NYS Assessor to indicate how this professional judgement was made:

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Fill in the Missing Words
50. Place the missing word to complete the following statement about park brake adjustment using the following
words.

Words: brake, holds, manufacturer, parking, spin

manufacturer
Parking brake testing and adjustment procedures vary with the vehicle _______________. A common test is

brake
to raise the vehicle off the ground and apply the _______________ a specific number of “clicks.” Once the

spin
brake is set, attempt to _______________ the rear wheels. If the wheels spin, release the parking brake and

parking
check the rear shoe-to-drum clearance and adjust if necessary. Recheck the _______________ brake. If the

holds
wheels still spin, adjust the parking brake until the brake _______________. Release the brake and make

sure the wheels spin and the brakes are not dragging.

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51. Consider the various checks that you would make after servicing brakes?


Following brake maintenance, the brakes are examined for fluid leaks, any noise, performance,
and cleanliness

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Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

52. Which source of information will give you the most detail about inspecting and servicing brakes on the vehicle
or machinery you are working on?

✔ Workshop manual.
Owner’s manual.
Google.
Textbooks.

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Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

53. You are servicing the brakes on 2006 Hummer H2. Referring to the 2006 Hummer H2 owner’s manual, locate
the brake fluid specification?

✔ DOT 3.
DOT 4.
DOT 5.
DOT 5.1.
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54. You are inspecting the brakes on 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. Referring to the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser workshop
manual, locate the procedure to inspect the brake lines pipes and hoses and write down the four [4] steps.

1 Inspect all brake hoses and lines for wear, deterioration, damage, cracks, corrosion, leaks,
bends, and twists.
2 Verify the tightness of each clamp and the connections for leaks.
3 Verify that the hoses, lines, and exhaust system are free of sharp edges, moving parts, and
other obstructions.
4 Verify that the lines inserted into the grommets flow through the grommets' centre.

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55. You are inspecting the brakes on 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. Referring to the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser workshop
manual, locate the front brake pads and disc rotor standard and minimum thickness.
Pad lining standard thickness: 11.5 mm (0.453 in.)
Pad lining minimum thickness: 1.0 mm (0.039 in.)
Disc rotor standard thickness: 28.0 mm (1.102 in.)
Disc rotor minimum thickness: 26.0 mm (1.024 in.)
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Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

56. When inspecting and servicing brake systems in your workplace, the workplace should have procedures to
dealing with asbestos, but they don’t what should you do?

Nothing and inspect and service the brake systems anyway.

✔ Follow the Guidance Note “Asbestos-containing products in the motor vehicle workshops”.
Inspect and service the braking system, then worry about following any information about handling
asbestos.
None of the answers are correct.

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True and False

57. An automotive technician must adhere to workshop safety guidelines and procedures when using all tools and
equipment to inspect and service braking systems.

☐ True or ☐ False

True and False

58. An automotive technician is required to document the work that was performed on a vehicle. Writing or typing
in the description of the steps performed during the inspection and servicing of the vehicle or machinery
braking system, including parts and lubricants used should be worded as if the technician is talking to the
customer.

☐ True or ☐ False
True and False
59. Inspect your tools for cracks, broken parts, or other dangerous conditions before you use them. Never use
broken or damaged tools.

☐ True or ☐ False

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True and False

60. For best results and long tool life, each tool used must be cleaned and checked before placing it back into the
toolbox or tool storage room.

☐ True or ☐ False

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Multiple Choice question. Select the correct answer.

61. Lockout/tagout practices and procedures are intended to reduce the risk of automotive technicians’
inadvertently using service tools, equipment or materials that have been determined to?

Be unsafe or potentially unsafe.

That are in the process of being serviced.
✔ Both “Be unsafe or potentially unsafe” and “That are in the process of being serviced”.
Neither “Be unsafe or potentially unsafe” and “That are in the process of being serviced”.

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True and False

62. Disposing of excess brake fluid, can be dispose into their correct sealed recycling drum separate containers
from other waste oils.

☐ True or ☐ False

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63. Waste products from the disassembly and maintenance on the brake system cannot be disposed of in
domestic waste and are allocated and disposed for recycling. For the following brake components, write down
how they should allocate and disposed for recycling.
Brake Pads: You can recycle brake pads, dispose of them alongside ferrous
metals, or dump them at a disposal site.

Brake Disc and Brake Ferrous metals are used for brake discs and drums. Metal scrap is
Drums: used for the disposal.

Brake Caliper and Wheel Completely empty brake cylinder parts can be disposed of as ferrous
Brake Cylinder: metals.

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True and False

64. An automotive technician must adhere to workshop safety guidelines and procedures and follow the
manufactures procedures in the workshop manual for inspecting and servicing vehicle or machinery braking
systems.

☐ True or ☐ False

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