Brakes Development

Drafting New Lines

• For our new car in 2025, we needed to transplant the existing brake system into the new car. 

• This requires new lines as the dimensions of the body have changed.

• I explored revamping the brake system but found at most we might only save 1 kg maximum from switching to a dual circuit master cylinder over the existing two single cylinders.

• Led and taught a team of 2 other students about the parts of a braking system and went over drafting lines in SolidWorks

Maintenance

• Rear Line Leaks

  • Before our 2024 competition, the braking system was found to be leaking and wasn't providing enough force to pass the incline hold test.

  • Known leak location was cut off and I performed a pressure test to identify any hidden leaks which revealed one at the parking brake handle.

  • Both parking brake and right rear tee valves were replaced, lines were bleed to fix a soft pedal, and there have been no leaks since!