The Clevis

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Virtual Wall where clevis will mount on the chassis Image Removed Axial and radial cylindrical face fixture on bolt holes Image Removed and on the area of the bolt head Image AddedImage Added Flat faces fixtures on those same faces to restrict planar motion Image Added

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This clevis is used at different nodes, similar to the bearing housing cap Front and Rear UCA Front and Rear LCA The greatest resultant force (Fr) at any of those nodes will be used to test that case Fr = sqrt(Fx^2 + Fy^2), angle = atan2(Fx,Fy) The force is applied on the inner portion of the clevis on the face corresponding to the direction of that force Case Max Fr Magnitude Corresponding Fr Angle (direction) Fz 1 2998.354 5.567396 (+x, +y) -46.68294 2 2895.989 1.998102(+x, +y) +451.2532 3 5860.942 1.146276(+x, +y) +422.6246 4 3659.031 1.998102(+x, +y) -490.0617 5 7548.976 1.115539(+x, +y) -652.2919 Special Cases(where the max Fz doesn't occur where max Fr does) Case Max Fr Magnitude Corresponding Fr Angle Fz 2 2283.921 168.9904(-x, +y) 629.1468 4 2962.945 169.1073(-x, +y) 891.2083

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Image RemovedImage RemovedImage RemovedImage Removed Case Max Stress Model 1 156100.26 Image RemovedImage Added 2 1,452 109.3 Image Added 3 2,900 204.5 Image Added 4 1,832 134.2 Image Added 5 3,742 266.1 Image Added Special Cases Case Max Stress Model 2 17219.762 Image RemovedImage Added 4 22726.185 Image RemovedImage Added

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Improvements can be made to the sim, i think i should have a virtual wall fixture where the bolt head would be, that would probably improve the accuracy. Anytime a stress goes over 10^8 in the sim i dont really trust it. The virtual wall on the back of the part isnt really doing anything except in the special cases.

I also guessed the size of the Fz contact area, but will redo once i have confirmation or a better estimate. -MPClevis passes all sim cases well under the yield strength of the part, so there is room to remove material if needed.