PA MOTOR VEHICLE PHYSICAL DAMAGE APPRAISER -

PA MOTOR VEHICLE PHYSICAL DAMAGE APPRAISER -

PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL / WITH

QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY ANSWERED

3 Types of suspensions: - ----Answers----a) MacPherson

(uses 1 lower control arm)

b) SLA (uses 2 control arms, upper and lower)

c) I-Beam (uses an i-beam shaped bar - only used in trucks)

Name component in a ball joint suspension assembly (SLA) - - ---Answers----a) Upper control arm

b) Tie Rod

c) Spring

d) Lower control arm

e) Sway bar

f) Upper plate

g) Coil spring

h) Strut

i) Drive shaft

What keeps tire on the rim? - ----Answers----Bead (know what the bead is since the description is in the question)

What does the camshaft do? - ----Answers----Operates the valves in an internal combustion engine

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What does the crank shaft do? - ----Answers----Mechanical part that moves the pistons in a rotational motion

What is the serpentine belt? - ----Answers----Single, continuous belt used to drive multiple devices in an engine.Drives the alternator, power steering pump, water pump, A/C compressor, air pump, etc.

What component controls the movement of a door glass - ---- Answers----Regulator

What holds the body to frame of vehicle? - ----Answers---- Anchors

What can you use to see if a car has clear coat? - ---- Answers----Sandpaper

What does the "B" in B code on tires stand for? - ---- Answers----Bias

Why do you blend a panel (why is it important)? - ---- Answers----for color match

What are the following? (match)

a) Run channel (drip channel) 1. runs below window/window

rests in sash channel 2 / 4

b) Sash channel 2. molding on the outside of window ( at belt

height) - not the body side molding which is lower on the door for decoration

c) Belt molding 3. rubber strip that runs along the top of the

door to prevent water from getting in and reduces sound - creates a tighter seal between door and roof - ----Answers-- --a) 3.

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What cars have B pillars - ----Answers----4 door cars

What type of vehicle construction uses the core and body panels for structural support? - ----Answers----Unibody

What structural part does the floor tie into? - ----Answers---- Rocker panel

Which is not a structural support that the roof ties into? - ---- Answers----Headliner (roof rails, windshield and roof bows are structural)

What is another name for an in-line engine? - ----Answers--- -Straight line engine

What is mounted at the front and rear of the roof panel? - ---- Answers----Glass seal 3 / 4

How can radiator fins be repaired? - ----Answers----Combing (a special plastic comb is run down the fins to straighten them out)

EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) - what it does and how it's different from PCV? - ----Answers----recirculates a portion of the engine's exhaust back to the engine cylinders. Reduces nox gas.

What connects the pistons to the crank shaft? - ----Answers- ---Connecting rod

What does the computer of the vehicle do? - ----Answers---- Runs the car sensors (brain of the car)

Where are the crush zones? - ----Answers----Front / rear (look for dimples, dents, buckles) - not on sides of vehicle.Areas that can be crushed in front end or rear end accidents with little to no impact to the passengers.

What sends a message to the air bag module? - ----Answers- ---Impact sensor

What can be used to measure frame damage? - ----Answers- ---Tape measure (measure diagonal from strut towers to corners and compare the measurements. If number isn't equal, frame has sway)

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