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Threaded Insert

Subteam: ChassisSubsystem: SteeringAssembly: Tie Rod AssemblyCars: CR21

Purpose

CR21 threaded insert used in tie rod tube ends.

Function

The steel-era equivalent of the bonded aluminium insert used in the CFRP rods.

Design Process

No part-specific design process is documented. The Steering subsystem design process applies: 1. Kinematics sets steering geometry, Ackermann targets and rack travel. 2. Size the column and shafts for torsional stiffness and for the bearing housing that supports them. 3. Calculate static steering force from the tire and geometry, and check it against anthropometric limits. 4. Design the wheel shell around the button and switch layout and the dash sightline; prototype grips and take driver feedback. 5. Validate steering effort and Ackermann on track, using the alternate tie rod mounts to sweep setups.

Manufacturing Process

Machined, then bonded or welded into the parent part.

Full Material List

Steel. From the cost report drawings and CAD: From the cost report drawings: AISI 4130 Alloy Steel (CR25_SUS_RLowerThreadedRodInsert).

Reoccuring issues

None recorded. This part has no entry in Knowledge_Transfer/Issue Logging/Fault Vault.xlsx, in either Issue Log.xlsx, in CR22/Issue Tracking/Shakedown 7-15-23.xlsx, or in any design review issue list found in CrimsonStorage or Box.

Properties

Dimensions called out on the cost report drawings. These are the figures printed on the drawing, not a labelled specification; open the drawing itself for what each one refers to. CR25_SUS_RLowerThreadedRodInsert (as drawn): 6.35, 0.64, 25.42, 2.54, 10.21, 1.02 Source: Cost report drawings: CR25/Suspension/Management-Comp/Cost Report/Drawings/Sus Shocks - Rear A-Arms/CR25_SUS_RLowerThreadedRodInsert.pdf Quantity per car, as costed: 8

Still to document

Nothing in CrimsonStorage covers these yet.