Understanding Automotive Technology and Repair Volume 5
Interactive Training Series

Audience:		Anyone interested in pursuing a career or furthering their career as an Automotive Technician.
Average Training Time:		2 to 3 hours per volume NOTE
Format/ Product Code:		CD-ROM (MPEG Video)/ DLMRATR
Produced by:		Delmar Thompson Learning

TOPICS
This volume presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

Understanding Automotive Air Conditioning Systems

• Refrigeration
• Refrigerants
• Thermostatic Expansion Valve
• AC System Components
• CCOT Systems
• Review of Air Conditioning Systems

How to Diagnose Automotive Air Conditioning Problems

• Visual Inspections
• Basic System Check
• Temperature Blend Door
• Leaks
• Service Equipment
• Review of Diagnosing Air Conditioning Problems

Understanding Automotive Drive Train Systems

• Clutch Systems
• Torque Converter
• Impeller and Turbine
• Stator
• Rear Wheel Drive Vehicles
• Review of Understanding Drive Train Systems

How to Diagnose Automotive Drive Train Problems

• Clutch Chatter
• Clutch Release Problems
• Noises
• Slipping or Hard Pedal
• Transmission Fluid Level
• Automatic Transmission Fluid Color
• Friction Modifiers
• Automatic Transmission Fluid Color

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Understand how any refrigeration unit works

1. Explain refrigeration.
2. Describe how refrigerants work.

Know how the TXV works

1. Explain how the compressor works.
2. Explain how the accumulator works.
3. Describe refrigeration in the TXV.
4. Identify the 'low side of the system'.
5. Explain how the receiver/drier works.
6. Identify the 'high side of the system'.

Know how the CCOT system works

1. Explain how the fixed orifice tube works.
2. Explain how the pressure cycling switch works.

Know how to diagnose air conditioning problems

1. Recall the first step to diagnosis.
2. Explain how the condenser and radiator work.
3. Compare output temperatures to ambient temperatures.
4. Recall how the low and high sides feel.
5. Identify common A/C problems.
6. Explain how the blend door works.
7. Identify where leaks occur.

Know how to use air-conditioning service equipment

1. Explain how a recovery-recycling machine works.
2. Recall how R-12 and R-13 refrigerants should not be mixed.
3. Explain how a refrigerant identifier machine works.

Know how power is transferred to a manual transmission

1. Understand how the clutch works.

Explain how power is transferred to an automatic transmission

1. Explain how the torque converter works.
2. Explain how the stator works.

Know how power is transferred in a rear drive vehicle

1. Explain how the differential works.
2. Recall rear axle ratios.

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