ASE A2 · Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
In-Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Repairs done with the transmission in the car: linkage and range sensor, seals and pans, coolers, valve bodies, servos, electronic components, mounts, and fluid and filter service.
- Questions on the A2 test
- 12
- Share of the test
- 27%
- GearheadPass questions
- 38
- With exhibits
- 6
What this area covers
ASE's task list for In-Vehicle Maintenance & Repair on the A2 Automatic Transmission/Transaxle test groups into these tasks. Expect diagnosis-first questions: what's the most likely cause, what should be checked next, and which technician is right.
- Shift linkage and range sensor
- External seals, pans and covers
- Cooler, lines and thermal bypass
- Valve body, servo and accumulator
- Electronic parts and module data
- Mounts and fluid/filter service
How to study it
- This area carries 12 of the A2 test's questions (27%). Give it study time in proportion.
- Work the free questions first, then read every explanation, including the ones you got right; the reasoning is what transfers to new questions.
- 1 of the 5 free questions here are Technician A/B items. Judge each statement on its own before you pick A only, B only, Both or Neither.
- 1 free question uses an exhibit. Read the exhibit's numbers before the answer options.
- Always confirm specifications in the vehicle manufacturer's service information. Test questions assume you would.
Free practice quiz
5 In-Vehicle Maintenance & Repair questions with explanations
All 38 In-Vehicle Maintenance & Repair questions are in the app
Plus a full-length A2 mock, flash cards, and English or Spanish on every question.
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