Momo Pedals, advice on fixing methods needed.

I got my momo last week, really enjoying simming with it, except the damn pedal base keeps moving, rubber grippers have already come loose. I have tried it on both my laminate flooring and a rug. Neither works well. Any ideas? Trev

In message <AR_Z8.10115$[email hidden]>, Trev <[email hidden]> writes >I got my momo last week, really enjoying simming with it, except the damn >pedal base keeps moving, rubber grippers have already come loose. I have >tried it on both my laminate flooring and a rug. Neither works well. > >Any ideas? >I use a rubber car mat underneath mine, don't move at all. -- Sean Black

I use a *** car mat underneath mine, don't move at all. -- Sean Black

If you are using them at a desk that is close to a wall, set the pedals where you want them then measure the distance between the baseboard and the rear of the pedal base, they will never move again. You may have to cut notches in the wood for pedal travel. "Trev" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:AR_Z8.10115$[email hidden]...

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> I got my momo last week, really enjoying simming with it, except the damn > pedal base keeps moving, rubber grippers have already come loose. I have > tried it on both my laminate flooring and a rug. Neither works well. > > Any ideas? > > Trev > >

In article <AR_Z8.10115$[email hidden]>, "Trev" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I got my momo last week, really enjoying simming with it, except the damn >pedal base keeps moving, rubber grippers have already come loose. I have >tried it on both my laminate flooring and a rug. Neither works well. Get some of the "rubber mesh drawer liner" stuff they sell to line kitchen drawers (it looks sort of like a wide-weave rubber cloth with bumps - they also sell it to keep futons from slipping off the frame) - you can get this at Wal-Mart under several names. Cut out a piece just larger than the base of the pedals, place it on the floor, put the pedals on top of it. No need for adhesive and your pedals ain't going nowhere. Manuel A. McLure KE6TAW <[email hidden]> <http://www.mclure.org> ..for in Ulthar, according to an ancient and significant law, no man may kill a cat. -- H.P. Lovecraft

There are lot's of good suggestions here. I use a board, myself, but in the past have used Velcro. Just plaster the loop part of it all over the bottom of your pedals (it has a self stick backing). That'll stop them from moving on carpet. -- Slot Tweaks & Reviews www.slottweak.com "Trev" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:AR_Z8.10115$[email hidden]... > I got my momo last week, really enjoying simming with it, except the damn > pedal base keeps moving, rubber grippers have already come loose. I have > tried it on both my laminate flooring and a rug. Neither works well. > > Any ideas? > > Trev > >

Velcro, now theres a good idea > There are lot's of good suggestions here. I use a board, myself, but inthe > past have used Velcro. Just plaster the loop part of it all over thebottom > of your pedals (it has a self stick backing). That'll stop them frommoving > on carpet. >

You don't mention if your floors are hard, tile or carpeting. If they are carpet, get one of those big clear-plastic carpet protectors your chair sits on. Then, remove a few screws from the bottom of the pedal base, set the pedal base in the exact position you want it, and reinsert the screws up through the bottom of the carpet protector into the pedal base. You may have to get longer screws. I guarantee you it won't move now :) If your floors are non-carpeted, find something similar in a rubber or rubber-backed carpet and do the same thing. You will need to put something over the screw heads so they don't scratch your floor up, though. -Larry "Trev" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:AR_Z8.10115$[email hidden]...

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> I got my momo last week, really enjoying simming with it, except the damn > pedal base keeps moving, rubber grippers have already come loose. I have > tried it on both my laminate flooring and a rug. Neither works well. > > Any ideas? > > Trev > >

I haven't taken a set of these pedals apart, but if the screws go into stand-offs (or extrusions), not solid plastic, you could break the plastic if you push hard on the pedals. I'm pretty sure the screws are quite thin. If you're on a wood or vinyl floor, the screw heads on the bottom of the mat could scratch the floor. Just a thought. -- Slot Tweaks & Reviews www.slottweak.com "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:N74_8.100626$%%[email hidden]... > You don't mention if your floors are hard, tile or carpeting. > > If they are carpet, get one of those big clear-plastic carpet protectors > your chair sits on. > > Then, remove a few screws from the bottom of the pedal base, set the pedal > base in the exact position you want it, and reinsert the screws up through > the bottom of the carpet protector into the pedal base. You may have to get > longer screws. > > I guarantee you it won't move now :) > > If your floors are non-carpeted, find something similar in a rubber or > rubber-backed carpet and do the same thing. You will need to put something > over the screw heads so they don't scratch your floor up, though. > > -Larry > > "Trev" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:AR_Z8.10115$[email hidden]... > > I got my momo last week, really enjoying simming with it, except the damn > > pedal base keeps moving, rubber grippers have already come loose. I have > > tried it on both my laminate flooring and a rug. Neither works well. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Trev > > > > > >

I covered the scratch issue. As for the durability, that's a call he'll have to make. I haven't done it with the Momo pedals, but if they are constructed that cheap then another solution is in order. -Larry "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Zw5_8.5162$[email hidden]... > I haven't taken a set of these pedals apart, but if the screws go into > stand-offs (or extrusions), not solid plastic, you could break the plastic > if you push hard on the pedals. I'm pretty sure the screws are quitethin. > If you're on a wood or vinyl floor, the screw heads on the bottom of themat

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> could scratch the floor. > Just a thought. > > > -- > Slot > > Tweaks & Reviews > www.slottweak.com > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:N74_8.100626$%%[email hidden]... > > You don't mention if your floors are hard, tile or carpeting. > > > > If they are carpet, get one of those big clear-plastic carpet protectors > > your chair sits on. > > > > Then, remove a few screws from the bottom of the pedal base, set the

pedal > > base in the exact position you want it, and reinsert the screws upthrough

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> > the bottom of the carpet protector into the pedal base. You may have to > get > > longer screws. > > > > I guarantee you it won't move now :) > > > > If your floors are non-carpeted, find something similar in a rubber or > > rubber-backed carpet and do the same thing. You will need to put > something > > over the screw heads so they don't scratch your floor up, though. > > > > -Larry > > > > "Trev" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:AR_Z8.10115$[email hidden]... > > > I got my momo last week, really enjoying simming with it, except the > damn > > > pedal base keeps moving, rubber grippers have already come loose. I > have > > > tried it on both my laminate flooring and a rug. Neither works well. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Trev > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

I use a bath rom rug under mine. Its got the rubber backing up the carpet front. Holds just fine on my tile floor. MadDAWG