ASE A2 · Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Unit Removal, Inspection & Installation
Removing, overhauling and reinstalling the transmission: converter and flexplate checks, measurements during teardown, clutch packs and bands, and relearn after install.
- Questions on the A2 test
- 7
- Share of the test
- 16%
- GearheadPass questions
- 36
- With exhibits
- 4
What this area covers
ASE's task list for Unit Removal, Inspection & Installation 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.
- Removal and converter installation
- Flexplate, cooler and routing checks
- Software updates and relearns
- Pump, shafts, bushings and end play
- Planetary, chains and final drive
- Clutch packs, bands and air testing
How to study it
- This area carries 7 of the A2 test's questions (16%). 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.
- Always confirm specifications in the vehicle manufacturer's service information. Test questions assume you would.
Free practice quiz
5 Unit Removal, Inspection & Installation questions with explanations
All 36 Unit Removal, Inspection & Installation questions are in the app
Plus a full-length A2 mock, flash cards, and English or Spanish on every question.
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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.