% I use a Thrustmaster Supersport to play Nascar3, Nascar Legends, and
% GPL. For some reason there is a "sticky spot" (for lack of a better
% description) in the wheel when I turn it to the right. The wheel
% turns great to the left, but as I pass the centerpoint (when the wheel
% is straight) and begin to turn right, it suddenly jerks to the right
% hard and then turns normally to the right afterward. I've calibrated
% it several times in both Windows 98 and in all of the above mentioned
% games and can't shake it. I've also downloaded drivers and all that
% stuff too. Is it the wheel itself? I read somewhere that it may have
% something to do with the "pots" in the wheel. If anyone knows what I
% need to do or has any info on a solution (other than buying a new
% wheel), it would be greatly appreciated....thanks!!!
To clean the pots on Thrustmaster products, get some Tuner/Switch
Cleaner and Lubricant from an electronics supply store. Open up the
housing on the unit and spray the insides of the pot (short for
potentiometer). I usually direct the spray (via the tube extenstion for
the spray nozzle) into the openings of the pot where the solder lugs
are. Then move the wheel or pedal through its full range 4-6 times to
work the cleaner over all the contacts. If the unit was acting up quite
a bit, you may want to give it a second "cleaning" before sealing up the
unit and heading back out to the track.
There are pots for each pedal and for each lever on the back of the GP1
wheel. The latter can usually be cleaned by finding a "squarish" hole on
the pot and directing the spray through the hole. You should be able to
clean the pots for the levers without disassembling anything on your
GP1, however to get to the steering wheel pot you will need to remove
the housing cover of the wheel.
[For the non-electronics or non-mechanical racers out there, the pot is
the "silver" cylinder that the is directly behind the wheel inside the
housing. It should have some wires connected to it and the wheel is
connected its plastic shaft. There should be a "shaft" coming out of one
end of the cylinder.]
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