rec.autos.simulators

Nascar Pro Wheel

Kenneth R. Blac

Nascar Pro Wheel

by Kenneth R. Blac » Tue, 22 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I have a Nasar Pro Wheel for a little over a year now.  Does anyone know
how often you need to change out the pots or do they not wear out?  Can
you get better ones?  How about other maintenance?  I've changed out the
springs a couple of times already.
Ken
McKafr

Nascar Pro Wheel

by McKafr » Tue, 22 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I ve mine a year ago too...

I ve never changed anything, only pots cleaning every 2 or 3 months ...

I think I ve never broken a spring cause I play GPL ... you cant be rude
with that Eagle  :)

McKafre De La Rosa


Ken Bear

Nascar Pro Wheel

by Ken Bear » Tue, 22 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Had mine a year too, and never had to replace anything.  It is now gathering
dust with the Logitech Formula Force on my desk though :-)

--
Ken's Sig 3.0

"Who is the more foolish?  The fool, or the fool who follows him?" - Obi-Wan
Kenobi

Go #43 and #44!

volksy (at) geocities (dot) com
volksy (at) yahoo (dot) com


>I ve mine a year ago too...

>I ve never changed anything, only pots cleaning every 2 or 3 months ...

>I think I ve never broken a spring cause I play GPL ... you cant be rude
>with that Eagle  :)

>McKafre De La Rosa

>Kenneth R. Black escribi en mensaje


- Show quoted text -

Larr

Nascar Pro Wheel

by Larr » Tue, 29 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I've worn out 2 in one year :)

-Larry


> Had mine a year too, and never had to replace anything.  It is now gathering
> dust with the Logitech Formula Force on my desk though :-)

Marty U'Re

Nascar Pro Wheel

by Marty U'Re » Tue, 29 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I've had my TM Pro for about a 1 1/2 year now, used almost daily.

The biggest problem initially was the pedal springs. The latest springs from
TM are better (last longer) but will need replacement with heavy use, so
keep extras. They're free from TM for the asking.

I'm still on the original pots, but they do need to be cleaned periodically.
If you just spray them with contact cleaner you may dissolve the grease
inside creating a muck that coats the contact surfaces making the problem
worse. The best way to clean the pots is to take them apart and clean buy
hand with contact cleaner.

I had considered higher grade replacement pots but now believe them
unnecessary. My pots seem to get smoother with age and need cleaning less
often. Could be the contact surfaces are improving as they become polished
by friction.

I've replace the steering bungee twice with a couple tightenings in between.
Definitely a hassle but the steering has gotten smoother with age.

The shifter is a worry. I've had to resolder a broken trace on the downshift
switch circuit board twice. TM won't send shifter parts. They want you to
send the whole wheel to them for repair.

The Nascar Pro is far from bullet proof but TM is great about sending free
replacement parts, with the exception of shifter parts.

Marty


> I have a Nasar Pro Wheel for a little over a year now.  Does anyone know
> how often you need to change out the pots or do they not wear out?  Can
> you get better ones?  How about other maintenance?  I've changed out the
> springs a couple of times already.
> Ken


rec.autos.simulators is a usenet newsgroup formed in December, 1993. As this group was always unmoderated there may be some spam or off topic articles included. Some links do point back to racesimcentral.net as we could not validate the original address. Please report any pages that you believe warrant deletion from this archive (include the link in your email). RaceSimCentral.net is in no way responsible and does not endorse any of the content herein.