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any cure for a squeaky sidewinder pedal?

bria

any cure for a squeaky sidewinder pedal?

by bria » Sat, 21 Sep 2002 20:50:38

  Microsoft sidewinder wheel (non FF) - squeaky accelerator pedal.

  Anyone had this problem and resolved it?

  TIA.

Jussi 'Igor' Koukk

any cure for a squeaky sidewinder pedal?

by Jussi 'Igor' Koukk » Sat, 21 Sep 2002 22:53:13


wrote somtehing like this:

I opened up the pedals and lubricated them... it helped only for a
while, but then again I used bicycle chain oil =)  Maybe some sort of
vaseline would do a better job.
--
- Igor -

Larr

any cure for a squeaky sidewinder pedal?

by Larr » Sun, 22 Sep 2002 03:02:14

Try spray silicone.

It isn't 'wet' and doesn't pick up dirt and whatever like other oils.

Graphite powder is good too, but it's damned messy and could end up on your
carpets.

-Larry




> wrote somtehing like this:

> >  Microsoft sidewinder wheel (non FF) - squeaky accelerator pedal.

> >  Anyone had this problem and resolved it?

> I opened up the pedals and lubricated them... it helped only for a
> while, but then again I used bicycle chain oil =)  Maybe some sort of
> vaseline would do a better job.
> --
> - Igor -

bria

any cure for a squeaky sidewinder pedal?

by bria » Thu, 26 Sep 2002 21:56:53

Did you open the footpedals to spray the stuff in?

I had difficulty trying to open my pedals.  I removed the screws but it
still wouldn't come apart easily,
and i didn't want to break it.  How much force can I use?

( this post somewhat delayed as I replied to sender rather than to the
group - doh -
  and John Bull didn't seem be a valid e-mail address)

Jim Seamu

any cure for a squeaky sidewinder pedal?

by Jim Seamu » Thu, 26 Sep 2002 22:23:58


doesn't need much force at all, but you do first have to remove the screws
that are hidden in recessed holes under the silver sticker.......

bria

any cure for a squeaky sidewinder pedal?

by bria » Fri, 27 Sep 2002 00:02:22

Yeah, those extra screws do help - thanks very much :)

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