rec.autos.simulators

>I recently got one of the Yellow Logitech wheels, its the non FF model. I
>bought this wheel to replace my non working Thrustmaster T2 from the old
>days. I also bought this one because it was USB and I thought it would be
>nice to have that. All was fine for the first couple weeks, then I notice
>the wheel seems to jiggle on its shaft... oh well, not as tough as the T2
>was but I will just baby it.... except I installed the game Driver and since
>then the wheel has been... well... ***ED! Won't work in any game except
>Nascar3 , won't calibrate, thought I fixed it when I patched driver... nope
>just as bad if not worse. SO I unistall Driver and give it back to my
>friend, try to calibrate... nope, so I lose the USB connector and go back to
>gameport in back of soundcard style... worked fine yesterday.... today one
>of the two lights on the wheel won't light up and the wheel acts as though
>its not there in Win98.... DAMMIT!!! This is starting to***me off... so I
>screw with it some more and decide to try the USB in a different port ( one
>of the extras on the MB not the ones on my KB ) this makes both lights light
>up but still have the calibration trouble. So I got here a wheel that when
>its detected is useless and when its not useless is detected.... ***ing EB
>had to stop selling Thrustmaster products... grumble, ***, whine...
>dammit.  I just wanted a nice wheel for a fair price... I could even live
>with the shitty cheap pedals... Can someone please tell me if there is
>something I forgot to do? I don't feel like reformatting just for this
>either.

>Thanks and if you could email me I would appreciate it.

>Gene Gagne

>I recently got one of the Yellow Logitech wheels, its the non FF model. I
>bought this wheel to replace my non working Thrustmaster T2 from the old
>days. I also bought this one because it was USB and I thought it would be
>nice to have that. All was fine for the first couple weeks, then I notice
>the wheel seems to jiggle on its shaft... oh well, not as tough as the T2
>was but I will just baby it.... except I installed the game Driver and since
>then the wheel has been... well... ***ED! Won't work in any game except
>Nascar3 , won't calibrate, thought I fixed it when I patched driver... nope
>just as bad if not worse. SO I unistall Driver and give it back to my
>friend, try to calibrate... nope, so I lose the USB connector and go back to
>gameport in back of soundcard style... worked fine yesterday.... today one
>of the two lights on the wheel won't light up and the wheel acts as though
>its not there in Win98.... DAMMIT!!! This is starting to***me off... so I
>screw with it some more and decide to try the USB in a different port ( one
>of the extras on the MB not the ones on my KB ) this makes both lights light
>up but still have the calibration trouble. So I got here a wheel that when
>its detected is useless and when its not useless is detected.... ***ing EB
>had to stop selling Thrustmaster products... grumble, ***, whine...
>dammit.  I just wanted a nice wheel for a fair price... I could even live
>with the shitty cheap pedals... Can someone please tell me if there is
>something I forgot to do? I don't feel like reformatting just for this
>either.

>Thanks and if you could email me I would appreciate it.

>Gene Gagne

>Unfortunately, due to the short length of the bearing, some shaft play is
>unavoidable without ball bearings at least. I've had mine for a year now,
>with heavy GPL use, and it hasn't gotten noticeably worse. I've had
>absolutely no pot problems at all.

>It is easy to take apart, although there are a lot of screws. Pop the center
>of the wheel off, unplug the connector, take the nut off (usually loose, and
>tightening it helps), and slide the wheel off. Undo all the silver screws in
>the bottom, and the top of the housing will come off. The rest is pretty
>easy to see.

>Kevin Caldwell
>Calgary, Canada

>> Glad your problem was solved.

>> But regarding the "jiggle at the shaft" issue- I've also noticed that
>> it has more play in it that the T2. How has this wheel stood up over
>> time for you guys? Have the pots gone on anyone's yet? Any special
>> maintainence tips? (Like- how in god's name do you get the thing apart
>> if you do need to change a pot!)