US ARMY LIGHT WHEEL VEHICLE MECHANIC MOS 63B SKILL LEVEL 3 COURSE WHEELED VEHICLE CLUTCHES, TRANSMISSIONS, AND

TRANSFERS SUBCOURSE NO. OD1005 US Army Ordnance Center and School Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland Five Credit Hours GENERAL The Wheeled Vehicle Clutches, Transmissions, and Transfers Subcourse, part of the Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic MOS 63B course, is designed to teach the knowledge necessary to develop the skills for servicing and maintaining clutches, transmissions, and transfers. Information is provided on the construction, use, and types of clutches, manual transmissions, automatic transmissions, and transfers. Information is also provided on gears and gear trains as they apply to transmissions and transfers. The subcourse is presented in five lessons, each lesson corresponding to a terminal objective as indicated below. Lesson 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF GEARS TASK: Describe the fundamentals of gears and gear trains. CONDITIONS: Given information on the construction, use, and types of gears and gear trains and the principles of operation of a simple planetary gear set. STANDARDS: Answer 70 percent of the multiple-choice items covering fundamentals of gears. Lesson 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF CLUTCHES TASK: Describe the fundamentals of friction-type clutches. CONDITIONS: Given information on the construction and operation of friction-type clutches. STANDARDS: Answer 70 percent of the multiple-choice items covering fundamentals of clutches.

Lesson 3: FUNDAMENTALS OF MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND POWER TAKE-OFFS TASK: Describe the fundamentals of manual transmissions and power take-offs. CONDITIONS: Given information on the construction, operation, and lubrication of transmissions and power take-offs. STANDARDS: Answer 70 percent of the multiple-choice items covering fundamentals of transmissions and power take-offs. Lesson 4: FUNDAMENTALS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS TASK: Describe the fundamentals of automatic transmissions. CONDITIONS: Given information on the operation, drive train, and hydraulic system of the automatic transmission. STANDARDS: Answer 70 percent of the multiple-choice items covering fundamentals of automatic transmissions. Lesson 5: FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSFER CASES TASK: Describe the fundamentals of transfer cases. CONDITIONS: Given information on the construction, lubrication, and operation of transfer cases. STANDARDS: Answer 70 percent of the multiple-choice items covering fundamentals of transfer cases.

*** IMPORTANT NOTICE *** THE PASSING SCORE FOR ALL ACCP MATERIAL IS NOW 70%. PLEASE DISREGARD ALL REFERENCES TO THE 75% REQUIREMENT.

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