Chapter 19 Parking Brake Service 343
Review Questions—Chapter 19
Please do not write in this text. Write your answers on
a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is the most common parking brake complaint?
2. If the parking brakes are not holding, what should you
check first?
3. If the vehicle moves forward from rest with the
parking brake applied, is the parking brake working
properly?
4. When removing trim pieces to gain access to the park-
ing brake lever mechanism, treat them gently because
they may be ______.
5. What are the two main types of parking brake warning
light problems?
6. The parking brake ______ should be checked for
loose strands.
7. After adjusting the parking brake, make sure that the
brakes do not ______ with the lever fully released.
8. Before a cable can be replaced, all ______ must be
removed from the cable.
9. True or False? To remove play from the rear caliper
pistons after brake service, the pedal may have to be
pumped.
10. True or False? There are no disc parking brakes that
have provisions for manual adjustment.
ASE Certification-Type Questions
1. Technician A says that worn out service brakes are a
common cause of parking brake problems. Technician B
says that parking brakes stick when they are not used
frequently. Who is right?
(A) A only.
(B) B only.
(C) Both A & B.
(D) Neither A nor B.
2. A hand parking brake is fully applied on a car with an
automatic transmission. When the shifter is moved to
the drive position, the car moves forward. This means
that the parking brake is ______.
(A) sticking
(B) binding
(C) not holding
(D) not releasing
3. All of the following statements about warning lights
are true, EXCEPT:
(A) if the light does not come on, the bulb may be
burned out.
(B) if the light does not go off, the fuse may be
blown.
(C) if the switch is out of adjustment, the light may
not go off.
(D) if the switch is out of adjustment, the light may
not come on.
4. Technician A says that disc type parking brake units
cannot be adjusted. Technician B says that self-
contained drum brakes cannot be adjusted. Who is
right?
(A) A only.
(B) B only.
(C) Both A & B.
(D) Neither A nor B.
5. When adjusting drum brakes, there should be a mini-
mum of ______ of lining on the shoes.
(A) .059” (1.5 mm)
(B) 1” (25.4 mm)
(C) .001” (.025 mm)
(D) .030” (.76 mm)
6. Technician A says that you may need to adjust the rear
disc brake calipers after brake pad service. Technician B
says that this is never needed. Who is right?
(A) A only.
(B) B only.
(C) Both A & B.
(D) Neither A nor B.
7. If a rear caliper piston fails to move during adjust-
ment, what can be done?
(A) Rebuild the caliper.
(B) Tap on the caliper with a ball-peen hammer.
(C) Bleed the brakes.
(D) Both A & B.