Week 4
This week, we replaced the brakes on the old practice car from last year.
This is a picture of the unattached brake. The to flaps in the middle are the brake pads, which help stop the wheel when the brakes are applied.
This is the wheel that the brake attaches to. It slows the tires when the brakes are applied.
This is the proper position of the brake pad on the wheel.
After replacing the brakes, we had to bleed the brake fluid in order to get rid of the air bubbles. One person opens the bleed valve while the other applies the brakes, and when a continuous stream of brake fluid spills out, the brake lines are free of air bubbles. This allows the brakes to smoothly and efficiently stop the car.
The reason that we were working on the old practice car was that a supplier of transmissions wanted to make them for Baja cars but didn't have a Baja car to test them on. The team gave them the old practice car in exchange for continuous variable transmissions for their Baja cars for life. Continuous variable transmissions (CVTs) are automatic transmissions that can change between a continuous range of gear ratios. They are very expensive, so this was a good deal for the Baja team.
This is a picture of the unattached brake. The to flaps in the middle are the brake pads, which help stop the wheel when the brakes are applied.
The reason that we were working on the old practice car was that a supplier of transmissions wanted to make them for Baja cars but didn't have a Baja car to test them on. The team gave them the old practice car in exchange for continuous variable transmissions for their Baja cars for life. Continuous variable transmissions (CVTs) are automatic transmissions that can change between a continuous range of gear ratios. They are very expensive, so this was a good deal for the Baja team.
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