MTS SWIFT 30 Sensor - Manual (Page 82)

SWIFT 30 Sensors 82
Test Track Vehicle
Installing the Transducer
C. Measure, making bends as necessary, and cut the aluminum tube to
size.
MTS provides an extra long tube with a hinge welded at one end. After
fitting the tube to your test vehicle, cut off the excess length.
D. Tap the end of the aluminum tube 5/16-18 UNC X 1.00 inch deep.
E. Insert the low-head cap screw through the delrin ball.
F. Insert the aluminum tube into the steel sleeve.
G. Tighten the screws that attach the hinge joint to the slip ring assembly.
5. Attach the transducer output cable to the slip ring encoder connector and the
Slip Ring D-connector on the rear of the TI.
6. Secure the cable along its length so that ot will not become damaged during
data collection. (For example, tape it to the external mirror.)
Be sure to leave enough slack in the cable to allow for the full range of
wheel travel (jounce and steer).
Slip Ring
Assembly
Suspension/
Unsprung Mass
Minimum Clearance
Typically approximately
6 mm (0.25 in) depending
on tire uniformity. Tire
must not hit bracket when
loaded or rotating.
Anti-Rotate Bracket
must be Stiff (preferably steel
or stiff aluminum tubing), so as
not to move or rotate when
connected to unsprung mass
or spindle, which will allow the
slip ring assembly to move with
the tire as the vehicle is
moving or testing.
Center line
of Wheel
Anti-Rotate
Assembly
Transducer
5/16-18 UNC
Low-head Socket Screw
19 mm (0.75 in) long
Steel
Sleeve
Modified Delrin Ball
15.875 mm (0.625 in)
diameter
Vehicle
Fender
Bracket must not hit
fender at extreme end
of suspension travel Weld steel sleeve to
anti-rotate bracket
when assembly is
mounted on vehicle
S30-18
M4 X 0.7 mm
X10 mm long
or 8-32 X 3/8 in long
Socket Head
Cap Screw (qty 2)
Transducer
Output Cable