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>I have owned my T2 since August of last year, and nothing has ever broken
>or gone wrong, until recently.  When coming out of a turn (specifically
>atlanta) the car is a little bit loose, so right before the front stretch I
>jerk the wheel to the right to keep the rear end behind me, then back to
>the left to steer straight down the straightaway.  The problem is whenever
>I turn quick right, then back left, it has a glitch when I cross the center
>on the way back, and it jerks right again, usually throwing me into the
>wall for a second, then I get control again.  Is this the pots getting
>finicky, and if so how much does it cost to fix it?

>Also, which thrustmaster e-mail account do they answer?  I thought there

>which nobody ever answered.  Which one should I use?

>Thanks.
>--
>Brian Fox

>Geocities' MotorCity Community Leader
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> I have owned my T2 since August of last year, and nothing has ever broken
> or gone wrong, until recently.  When coming out of a turn (specifically
> atlanta) the car is a little bit loose, so right before the front stretch I
> jerk the wheel to the right to keep the rear end behind me, then back to
> the left to steer straight down the straightaway.  The problem is whenever
> I turn quick right, then back left, it has a glitch when I cross the center
> on the way back, and it jerks right again, usually throwing me into the
> wall for a second, then I get control again.  Is this the pots getting
> finicky, and if so how much does it cost to fix it?

> Also, which thrustmaster e-mail account do they answer?  I thought there

> which nobody ever answered.  Which one should I use?

> Thanks.
> --
> Brian Fox

> Geocities' MotorCity Community Leader
> Get your own free homepage at http://www.geocities.com

> The Fox Den:  Nascar 1 and 2, ICR2, GP2 and my Streetrod.
> http://www.4w.com/pages/fox AND/OR
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1238

> >I have owned my T2 since August of last year, and nothing has ever broken
> >or gone wrong, until recently.  When coming out of a turn (specifically
> >atlanta) the car is a little bit loose, so right before the front stretch I
> >jerk the wheel to the right to keep the rear end behind me, then back to
> >the left to steer straight down the straightaway.  The problem is whenever
> >I turn quick right, then back left, it has a glitch when I cross the center
> >on the way back, and it jerks right again, usually throwing me into the
> >wall for a second, then I get control again.  Is this the pots getting
> >finicky, and if so how much does it cost to fix it?

> >Also, which thrustmaster e-mail account do they answer?  I thought there

> >which nobody ever answered.  Which one should I use?

> > I have owned my T2 since August of last year, and nothing has ever
broken
> > or gone wrong, until recently.  When coming out of a turn (specifically
> > atlanta) the car is a little bit loose, so right before the front
stretch I
> > jerk the wheel to the right to keep the rear end behind me, then back
to
> > the left to steer straight down the straightaway.  The problem is
whenever
> > I turn quick right, then back left, it has a glitch when I cross the
center
> > on the way back, and it jerks right again, usually throwing me into the
> > wall for a second, then I get control again.  Is this the pots getting
> > finicky, and if so how much does it cost to fix it?

> > Also, which thrustmaster e-mail account do they answer?  I thought
there

of
> > which nobody ever answered.  Which one should I use?

> > Thanks.
> > --
> > Brian Fox

> > Geocities' MotorCity Community Leader
> > Get your own free homepage at http://www.geocities.com

> > The Fox Den:  Nascar 1 and 2, ICR2, GP2 and my Streetrod.
> > http://www.4w.com/pages/fox AND/OR
> > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1238

> Yep, sounds familiar.  I think my Pot is also a bit flakey right around
> center.  I have been living with this for 3 or 4 months, but it hasn't
> hurt me in a Hawaii race yet.  The symptom is whenever I turn the wheel
> to the right coming out of a turn, sometimes it just rails to the
> right.  I seem to have the problem at only a few tracks, based on the
> lines I run.  I keep thinking I need to put some tuner cleaner in there
> and see if it fixes it.  If not, I have already changed the POT once, so
> it can be done.  Good luck.

> I have owned my T2 since August of last year, and nothing has ever broken
> or gone wrong, until recently.  When coming out of a turn (specifically
> atlanta) the car is a little bit loose, so right before the front stretch
I
> jerk the wheel to the right to keep the rear end behind me, then back to
> the left to steer straight down the straightaway.  The problem is
whenever
> I turn quick right, then back left, it has a glitch when I cross the
center
> on the way back, and it jerks right again, usually throwing me into the
> wall for a second, then I get control again.  Is this the pots getting
> finicky, and if so how much does it cost to fix it?

> > I have owned my T2 since August of last year, and nothing has ever
broken
> > or gone wrong, until recently.  When coming out of a turn (specifically
> > atlanta) the car is a little bit loose, so right before the front
stretch
> I
> > jerk the wheel to the right to keep the rear end behind me, then back
to
> > the left to steer straight down the straightaway.  The problem is
> whenever
> > I turn quick right, then back left, it has a glitch when I cross the
> center
> > on the way back, and it jerks right again, usually throwing me into the
> > wall for a second, then I get control again.  Is this the pots getting
> > finicky, and if so how much does it cost to fix it?

> I've got a friend who seem to got the same problems.
> I missed the reply / solution to it - would someone please re-post it.

> Thanks.

> --
> Ed_ - Norway

> "Early on, the cars were getting faster and faster.  And with
> good reason:  everybody was cheating."   -Richard Petty
> (Thanks Ron)

> I'm not sure of the problems stated previously but with Thrustmaster steering
> products 1 thing is neccessary.

> You need a greasless lubricant to spray the pots periodically on troubled
> units. I have now had 8 units and the problems I've exerienced were all pot
> related troubles.

> Usually the throttle, once in a while the steering pot. You can tell that you
> have a problem inside N2's calibration screen.  You should be able to press
> and derpess either brake, thtottle of wheel and watch the down arrow move baby
> smooth across the bar. If it acts eractically then you need a lub job on that
> pot. The arrow should move smoothly and logically.....

> Simply get to the outside of the pot a squirt a tad, go back to recalibrate
> and watch the miracle.

> I finally figured out this was the only fix for it as I've returned 4 of the
> units at first due to this problem. I finally settled for what they give ya.
> Sooner or later your thrustmaster will need a squirt and it does the trick
> 100% and is really no biggy. I wonder how many people have settled for a
> twitchy sterring wheel since this problem isn't brought up around here very
> often and I figure that the current rate of wheels being released atleast 50%
> of the units will suffer this within two weeks of owning it. So it's a very
> widespread problem. It makes a big difference in your racing performance to.

> Q.B.M.