Overview
Due to the pandemic, the formula Mk.5 car was left unfinished. On return to in-person school, the school formula team decided to finish Mk.5 for the FSAE competition.
Being the cockpit subteam lead, I was in charge of finishing the steering and brake systems. While the parts were already designed from the previous year, the parts were either not manufactured completely or assembled incorrectly.
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The steering column rods needed a few features to be machined. They required a double-D feature and a blind hole which I made with the mill and lathe. I also worked on the steering rack mount which was off-center. This required the old mounts to be ground off and new mounts to be welded onto the correct position.
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The brake system needed to be bled and assembled. There were some minor fixes to the brake pressure sensor and brake over travel switch which were positioned incorrectly.
