March 2008
  First Design Mechanical Caliper Mount

1st Design Mechanical Caliper Mount
March 2008

A first brake system design used go-cart mechanical calipers, rear axle mounted disc, and a sheathed steel cable. The cable was attached to a brake handle made from bicycle handle bars and steering tube. The cable stretched too far to effectively activate the calipers when the handle was pulled back.

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The second design replaced the rear mechanical calipers with a hydraulic set. These are actuated by a hand lever mounted to the original brake handle. A new disc and the mechanical calipers were moved to the primary jack-shaft. The mechanical calipers are actuated through a solid rod when the brake handle is pulled back.

 

  Hydraulic Caliper & Disc Detail

Hydraulic Caliper & Disc Detail

June 2008   Brake Handle Under-Seat Mounting	August 2009   Brake Handle Detail	August 2009   Brake Handle Detail
August 2009   Primary Jack-Shaft Mechanical Calipers & Disc	August 2009   Primary Jack-Shaft Mechanical Calipers & Disc	August 2009   Hydraulic Caliper & Disc

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