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MAINE STATE INSPECTION CLASS A ADMIN TEST ACTUAL EXAM
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"Hydraulic system components that must be free of leaks and structural rust - CORRECT
ANSWER Master cylinder, Reservoir, brake lines/hoses, ABS hydraulic unit, Calipers, Wheel
Cylinders"
"Power Assist Braking System Check - CORRECT ANSWER Engine off- push pedal until it
becomes firm. Start engine and ensure brake pedal drops slightly."
"How to test vacuum assist check valve - CORRECT ANSWER After checking Power assist
operation, shut engine off. Press brake pedal several times ensuring that 2 or 3 applications are assisted before pedal becomes stiff again."
"Exterior body component requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Vehicle must have solid
attached hood, doors, fenders, etc."
"Vehicles required to have splash guards - CORRECT ANSWER 6000 lbs GVWR and up"
"License Plate Requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Must be current, horizontally mounted so
as to be easily read, and be displayed front and rear."
"Exhaust Components Required - CORRECT ANSWER The exhaust system includes the exhaust
manifold, the piping leading from the flange at the exhaust manifold to and including the mufflers, the tail piping, and the catalytic converter."
"Exhaust system must be free of: - CORRECT ANSWER Leaks, holes, unsupported/clamped
components, loose baffles."
"Horn - CORRECT ANSWER Must be operational, activated easily by the driver, securely
mounted to vehicle"
"Exterior lights NOT required to operate - CORRECT ANSWER Any auxiliary lights not
prohibited by law or regulation that are added to the vehicle or installed as optional equipment by the manufacturer are not required to function (e.g. fog lights, lights on an off road roll bar, etc)."
"Lamp colors allowed in front of vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER Amber, White, Clear"
"Lamp colors allowed in rear of vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER Red, Clear, Amber"
"Tail lamps must be visible from ______feet - CORRECT ANSWER 100"
"Tail lights must produce a - CORRECT ANSWER Red light"
"Reject vehicle if any auxiliary light emits a beam that is - CORRECT ANSWER brighter than,
has a greater candlepower than or distracts from the visibility of standard lighting equipment." "Reject vehicle if it is not equipped with at least ____ adequate reflector securely attached to the
rear. - CORRECT ANSWER 1"
"Method used to test steering components (Tie rods, Pitman Arms, Idler Arms) - CORRECT
ANSWER Dry Park method"
"Dry Park Method - CORRECT ANSWER leave the weight of the vehicle on its suspension. Have
an assistant rock the steering wheel back and forth while the Inspection Technician watches for any play or movement in the steering linkage."
"How NOT to test a tie rod - CORRECT ANSWER Pliers or any other means than hands"
"Allowed amount of Tie Rod Play allowed: - CORRECT ANSWER NONE"
"Steering Lash Testing - CORRECT ANSWER Measure movement of steering wheel necessary
before vehicle wheels begin to move side to side"
"Power Steering Hydraulic system must be free of ANY: - CORRECT ANSWER Leaks, rusted to
failure hoses"
"Ball joints with wear indicators must be checked in the ________ position - CORRECT
ANSWER loaded"
"a vehicle that has a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less is what class - CORRECT ANSWER
Class A"
"if a vehicle is 10,001-26,000 pounds can it be class A - CORRECT ANSWER yes if it does not
have air braking"
"class A and D stations must also be licensed as - CORRECT ANSWER class D"
"any station may become a class... - CORRECT ANSWER class E station"
"Class A may inspect trailers and semi trailers if - CORRECT ANSWER they are not equipped
with air brakes"
"class B is the inspection of - CORRECT ANSWER school buses"
"class C is the inspection of - CORRECT ANSWER motorcycles"
"class D is the inspection of - CORRECT ANSWER trailers and semi trailers, anything with a
weight rating over 26,001lbs except school buses, 10,000-26,000lbs if engaged in commerce, vehicles used to transport hazardous materials, transporting more then 15 passengers,"
"class E inspection is - CORRECT ANSWER enhanced inspection of vehicles registered in
cumberland county"
"what year are vehicles not subject to enhanced inspection of class E - CORRECT ANSWER
"vehicles with less than how many miles are exempt from readiness test - CORRECT ANSWER
1,000 miles"
"for 1996-2000 how many monitors on would fail it - CORRECT ANSWER 3 or more"
"for 2001 or newer how many monitors on would fail a vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER 2 or more"
"if you fail a vehicle what should you do - CORRECT ANSWER provide the customer with a
written list of the reasons why and diagonally cut the sticker and remove the portion without the month on it"
"agents who replace windshields are only to write a new sticker if - CORRECT ANSWER the old
one is damaged to the point where it cannot be transferred"
"if a agent replaces a sticker on a windshield they are to write what on the back - CORRECT
ANSWER "replacement""
"agents shall copy what information from the old sticker - CORRECT ANSWER all the
information plus the new sticker station number"
"brakes inspection - CORRECT ANSWER depress pedal using moderate force
there should be approx. 1/3 available pedal travel remaining fail vehicle if less then 1/3 of total available pedal travel remains when pedal is depressed"
"how much of a brake lining can be cracked - CORRECT ANSWER 50%"
"reject vehicle if master cylinder is less then how full - CORRECT ANSWER 50% full"
"what year requires seatbelts - CORRECT ANSWER 1966 or later"
"what year requires retractable seatbelts - CORRECT ANSWER 1980 and later"
"reject vehicle if it is registered for 6,000lbs and does not have what - CORRECT ANSWER
splash guards"
"which way should a license plate be mounted - CORRECT ANSWER horizontally"
"reject vehicle is it does not have catalytic convertor after - CORRECT ANSWER 1982 or if it
was made with one prior and doesnt have it on"
"what words should windshield glazing have - CORRECT ANSWER "American Standard" or
"AS" followed by a number indicating the position in the vehicle where that glass can be used AS-1 must be used on a windshield AS-1 or AS-2 can be used on back windows"
"All windshield laws apply to vehicles after - CORRECT ANSWER Dec. 31, 1937"
"Reject vehicle if the inside diameter of the drum is: - CORRECT ANSWER larger than the
discard thickness stamped on the drum"
"Reject vehicle if any brake disc thickness is: - CORRECT ANSWER Thinner than the discard
thickness stamped on the disc"
"Reject vehicle (Exterior) - CORRECT ANSWER Rust holes in passenger area or structure.
Inoperable door latches, Trunk area unsealed, Hood latch fails to operate."
"Exterior door handle removal requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Must be able to manually
open from inside of vehicle"
"Reject vehicle (Exterior) - CORRECT ANSWER Fenders do not cover tire tread, front or rear
fenders removed, bumper replaced with less robust parts, missing bumpers."
"Minimum Brake Fluid level in reservoir - CORRECT ANSWER 1/2 full"
"Reject Vehicle (Fuel System) - CORRECT ANSWER Missing fuel fill cap, Evaporator hose
disconnected/broken"
"Reject Vehicle (Fuel System) - CORRECT ANSWER Fuel line rusted to near failure"
"Seat Belts required in this year and newer - CORRECT ANSWER 1966"
"Seat Mounting Requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Mounted to floor, adjustable seats must
stay in position"
"Retractable Seat Belts required in this year and newer - CORRECT ANSWER 1980"
"Battery requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Must have functioning hold down system, not
located in passenger compartment without proper cover"
"Exhaust system must exit where? - CORRECT ANSWER Completely to side or rear of the
enclosed passenger portion of the vehicles body."
"What year Catalytic Converters are required - CORRECT ANSWER 1982 and newer"
"Maximum size of un-repaired bullseye windshield fractures allowed in Critical Vision Area -
CORRECT ANSWER 1 Inch"
"Maximum length of Windshield cracks allowed anywhere on the windshield - CORRECT
ANSWER 6 inches"
"What passenger windows are required to function in the up and down direction? - CORRECT
ANSWER Front Driver and Passenger Windows"
"What windows are NOT allowed to be tinted without a certificate? - CORRECT ANSWER Front
driver and passenger windows"
"No window may be covered with: - CORRECT ANSWER Reflective Materials"
"What Windshield wipers must work? - CORRECT ANSWER Front only"
"Any mirror must provide the driver with _______ feet of vision to the rear - CORRECT
ANSWER 200"
"Side mirrors must be able to maintain: - CORRECT ANSWER Adjustment"
"Reject vehicle if any exterior light is covered by: - CORRECT ANSWER Anything that reduces
any amount of light emitted by the lamp"
"Minimum/Maximum height of headlights measured from pavement to center of lens -
CORRECT ANSWER Min 22 Max 54"
"Required portion of LED bulbs required to function when equipped - CORRECT ANSWER 50%
or more"
"Exterior light housings are allowed to have this inside. - CORRECT ANSWER Moisture"
"Headlight Aiming Process - CORRECT ANSWER Technician expertise and judgement
(no aiming machine required)"
"Vehicle Stop Lamps must emit - CORRECT ANSWER Steady or Pulsating Red Light"
"Turn Signals/Stop lamps may not be repaired with: - CORRECT ANSWER Colored Tape"
"How to test ball joints without wear indicators: - CORRECT ANSWER Hoist the vehicle either
by the lower control arm when the spring is supported by the lower control arm, or by the frame when the upper control arm supports the spring."
"where should stickers be kept - CORRECT ANSWER under lock and key or other locking
mechanism"
"who can have access to stickers - CORRECT ANSWER only those with a license or those who
handle ordering, maintaining or other"
"how should sheets and stubs be kept - CORRECT ANSWER kept intact with individual stickers
removed from sheet in numerical order"
"what should a station do if they move locations - CORRECT ANSWER file for a new inspection
station license with new information"
"if you buy a location that was an inspection station, is it still one - CORRECT ANSWER no you
need to refile for a license"
"gasoline vehicles manufactured in or after 1974 are subject to what - CORRECT ANSWER a
gas cap pressure test in cumberland county"
"vehicles manufactured in 1996 or after are subject to - CORRECT ANSWER gas cap pressure
test and on board diagnostic test" "if a station is located in cumberland county but not registered in that county does it need a class
E sticker - CORRECT ANSWER yes"
"after what year do you need a catalytic converer - CORRECT ANSWER 1983"
"if a vehicle has a OBD II system that monitors the evap. of the engine does it need a gas cap
pressure test - CORRECT ANSWER no"
"reject vehicle if the malfunction indicator light does not illuminate when - CORRECT ANSWER
the ignition key is turned to on with engine off"
