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sob! Sidewinder brake pedal broken

Jim

sob! Sidewinder brake pedal broken

by Jim » Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:37:54

My brake pedal is playing up - the first half of the travel don't seem to
make any difference in either GPL or in the wheel properties test thingy.
After half travel the brakes come on OK but I don't get full braking power.
It was working fine just two hours ago and I haven't changed *anything*
since.

Don't really want to open it up so is there anything I can do before I have
to resort to the screwdriver?

Cheers
Jim

MS Sidewinder Precision Racing Wheel [no FF]
Win 98

Jim

sob! Sidewinder brake pedal broken

by Jim » Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:22:02

no matter it's mysteriously fixed itself...


Simon Brow

sob! Sidewinder brake pedal broken

by Simon Brow » Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:40:15

Just a thought, but check the wire between pedals and wheel is definitely in
properly at both ends.


Larr

sob! Sidewinder brake pedal broken

by Larr » Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:52:22

Restart ?

Seriously...

If you were holding down the brake pedal when the drivers initialized at
startup, the entire calibration will be skewed until you restart again.

That little 'wiggle' you feel in the wheel during a startup is the system
calibrating.

-Larry


Larr

sob! Sidewinder brake pedal broken

by Larr » Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:52:35

I bet you restarted :)

-Larry


> no matter it's mysteriously fixed itself...



> > My brake pedal is playing up - the first half of the travel don't seem
to
> > make any difference in either GPL or in the wheel properties test
thingy.
> > After half travel the brakes come on OK but I don't get full braking
> power.
> > It was working fine just two hours ago and I haven't changed *anything*
> > since.

> > Don't really want to open it up so is there anything I can do before I
> have
> > to resort to the screwdriver?

> > Cheers
> > Jim

> > MS Sidewinder Precision Racing Wheel [no FF]
> > Win 98

Jim

sob! Sidewinder brake pedal broken

by Jim » Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:54:40

Yep I did :0)


> I bet you restarted :)

> -Larry



> > no matter it's mysteriously fixed itself...



> > > My brake pedal is playing up - the first half of the travel don't seem
> to
> > > make any difference in either GPL or in the wheel properties test
> thingy.
> > > After half travel the brakes come on OK but I don't get full braking
> > power.
> > > It was working fine just two hours ago and I haven't changed
*anything*
> > > since.

> > > Don't really want to open it up so is there anything I can do before I
> > have
> > > to resort to the screwdriver?

> > > Cheers
> > > Jim

> > > MS Sidewinder Precision Racing Wheel [no FF]
> > > Win 98


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