MOMO question

I did the squash ball modification to the MOMO pedals and it really helps the feel of the brake pedal. However I used plain Scotch tape to hold the squash ball in place while I close and screwed shut the case. Now I hear a little crinkle as the tape gets clamped between the pedal and the squash ball. Not a big deal, but kind of annoying. Is there any better to do this? Thanks

I cut a squash ball in half (still leaving the spring in) and filled it with tissue paper so I would get the spongy feeling without the annoying noise. It also doesnt need to be held in place. -- __________ Steve Levett "Neil Kanterman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I did the squash ball modification to the MOMO pedals and it really > helps the feel of the brake pedal. However I used plain Scotch tape > to hold the squash ball in place while I close and screwed shut the > case. Now I hear a little crinkle as the tape gets clamped between > the pedal and the squash ball. Not a big deal, but kind of annoying. > Is there any better to do this? > > Thanks

"Steve Levett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aan761$c3f20$[email hidden]... > I cut a squash ball in half (still leaving the spring in) and filled itwith > tissue paper so I would get the spongy feeling without the annoying noise. > It also doesnt need to be held in place. > Steve Levett > uhhhh I hope that was new/unused toilet paper!!! dave henrie

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:S_Gz8.83701$[email hidden]... > > "Steve Levett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:aan761$c3f20$[email hidden]... > > I cut a squash ball in half (still leaving the spring in) and filled it > with > > tissue paper so I would get the spongy feeling without the annoyingnoise. > > It also doesnt need to be held in place. > > Steve Levett > > > uhhhh I hope that was new/unused toilet paper!!! Well, if it's spongy you're looking for... Ice D

I took a big kitchen sponge, cut it in half (each piece is abt. 4"x5"x2"), cut a 1x1 hole in each, and stretched them over the pedals. The feel is very progressive, there is no noise, and they don't even look so bad. --Steve Smith "Neil Kanterman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I did the squash ball modification to the MOMO pedals and it really > helps the feel of the brake pedal. However I used plain Scotch tape > to hold the squash ball in place while I close and screwed shut the > case. Now I hear a little crinkle as the tape gets clamped between > the pedal and the squash ball. Not a big deal, but kind of annoying. > Is there any better to do this? > > Thanks

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> I did the squash ball modification to the MOMO pedals and it really > helps the feel of the brake pedal. However I used plain Scotch tape > to hold the squash ball in place while I close and screwed shut the > case. Now I hear a little crinkle as the tape gets clamped between > the pedal and the squash ball. Not a big deal, but kind of annoying. > Is there any better to do this? > > Thanks

Turn unit upside down, remove screws, turn complete unit around again and place on table/whatever, lift off top by holding the pedals in place, replace brake spring with ball (ball will stay in spring recession of bottom), replace top (hang on to the pedals..), hold complete unit together (can let go of the pedals now) and turn upside down again to replace the screws. No need for tape :-) _ Mats Lofkvist [email hidden]

Actually... Just opened the case, kept the top of it upside down, and held the ball in place as I put the bottom back on. Once you squeeze the case closed, just start putting the middle screws in and it stays in place fairly easily. Cool. Much better. Thanks for your replies all.. Mats Lofkvist <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> [email hidden] (Neil Kanterman) writes: > > > I did the squash ball modification to the MOMO pedals and it really > > helps the feel of the brake pedal. However I used plain Scotch tape > > to hold the squash ball in place while I close and screwed shut the > > case. Now I hear a little crinkle as the tape gets clamped between > > the pedal and the squash ball. Not a big deal, but kind of annoying. > > Is there any better to do this? > > > > Thanks > > Turn unit upside down, remove screws, turn complete unit around again > and place on table/whatever, lift off top by holding the pedals in > place, replace brake spring with ball (ball will stay in spring recession > of bottom), replace top (hang on to the pedals..), hold complete unit > together (can let go of the pedals now) and turn upside down again > to replace the screws. > > No need for tape :-) > > _ > Mats Lofkvist > [email hidden] >

Is that a natural sponge or a synthetic? What color? ;-) I can see a new cult being born. Squash ballers vs spongers! It's actually a damn good idea Steve, I'm going to try it out this weekend. Sponge Bob Racing Team! -- don ------------------------------------- BAPOM Alternative Program Covers for GPL http://www.trilon.com/bapom/ "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:eWPz8.7423$[email hidden]... > I took a big kitchen sponge, cut it in half (each piece is abt. 4"x5"x2"), > cut a 1x1 hole in each, and stretched them over the pedals. The feel is > very progressive, there is no noise, and they don't even look so bad. > > --Steve Smith

On Wed, 1 May 2002 06:46:27 -0700, "don hodgdon" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Is that a natural sponge or a synthetic? What color? ;-) > >I can see a new cult being born. Squash ballers vs spongers! > >It's actually a damn good idea Steve, I'm going to try it out this weekend. > >Sponge Bob Racing Team! > >-- >don

Somehow I think using squashballs is more manly than using sponges :-/ Andre

Well, I don't want to admit to being a germfreak (biophobe?), but after my kitchen sponges (the Professional Maintenance model from Ace Hardware, $1.49 on sale) get even *slightly* discolored, I remove them from my spotless kitchen and stack them in the celler. Every few years, my wife uses them to paint the walls (it's some kinda chi-chi "blotting" technique she learned from Martha Stewart), but they pile up faster than I can find uses for them. I was thinking of a padded cell for those stressful moments when league racing defeats me, but if you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears.... "don hodgdon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aaorbg$293$[email hidden]... > Is that a natural sponge or a synthetic? What color? ;-) > > I can see a new cult being born. Squash ballers vs spongers! > > It's actually a damn good idea Steve, I'm going to try it out thisweekend.

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> > Sponge Bob Racing Team! > > -- > don > > ------------------------------------- > BAPOM > Alternative Program Covers for GPL > http://www.trilon.com/bapom/ > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:eWPz8.7423$[email hidden]... > > I took a big kitchen sponge, cut it in half (each piece is abt.

4"x5"x2"),

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> > cut a 1x1 hole in each, and stretched them over the pedals. The feel is > > very progressive, there is no noise, and they don't even look so bad. > > > > --Steve Smith > > >

Try eliminating Martha Stewart from your life. She's the source of this compulsion. Once you break her spell, you'll realize you can dump those sponges in the trash can and forever be free. 8-) -- Chris H. "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:CBaA8.11824$[email hidden]... > Well, I don't want to admit to being a germfreak (biophobe?), but after my > kitchen sponges (the Professional Maintenance model from Ace Hardware, $1.49 > on sale) get even *slightly* discolored, I remove them from my spotless > kitchen and stack them in the celler. Every few years, my wife uses them to > paint the walls (it's some kinda chi-chi "blotting" technique she learned > from Martha Stewart), but they pile up faster than I can find uses for them. > I was thinking of a padded cell for those stressful moments when league > racing defeats me, but if you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears.... > > "don hodgdon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:aaorbg$293$[email hidden]... > > Is that a natural sponge or a synthetic? What color? ;-) > > > > I can see a new cult being born. Squash ballers vs spongers! > > > > It's actually a damn good idea Steve, I'm going to try it out this > weekend. > > > > Sponge Bob Racing Team! > > > > -- > > don > > > > ------------------------------------- > > BAPOM > > Alternative Program Covers for GPL > > http://www.trilon.com/bapom/ > > > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:eWPz8.7423$[email hidden]... > > > I took a big kitchen sponge, cut it in half (each piece is abt. > 4"x5"x2"), > > > cut a 1x1 hole in each, and stretched them over the pedals. The feel is > > > very progressive, there is no noise, and they don't even look so bad. > > > > > > --Steve Smith > > > > > > > > >

It ain't me that's addicted, it's the, ah, Little Woman (and I use the term advisedly). "Chris H." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:k1dA8.23152$[email hidden]...

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> Try eliminating Martha Stewart from your life. She's the source of this > compulsion. Once you break her spell, you'll realize you can dump those > sponges in the trash can and forever be free. 8-) > -- > Chris H. > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:CBaA8.11824$[email hidden]... > > Well, I don't want to admit to being a germfreak (biophobe?), but after

my > > kitchen sponges (the Professional Maintenance model from Ace Hardware, > $1.49 > > on sale) get even *slightly* discolored, I remove them from my spotless > > kitchen and stack them in the celler. Every few years, my wife usesthem > to > > paint the walls (it's some kinda chi-chi "blotting" technique shelearned > > from Martha Stewart), but they pile up faster than I can find uses for > them. > > I was thinking of a padded cell for those stressful moments when league > > racing defeats me, but if you have any other suggestions, I'm allears....

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> > > > "don hodgdon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:aaorbg$293$[email hidden]... > > > Is that a natural sponge or a synthetic? What color? ;-) > > > > > > I can see a new cult being born. Squash ballers vs spongers! > > > > > > It's actually a damn good idea Steve, I'm going to try it out this > > weekend. > > > > > > Sponge Bob Racing Team! > > > > > > -- > > > don > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > BAPOM > > > Alternative Program Covers for GPL > > > http://www.trilon.com/bapom/ > > > > > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:eWPz8.7423$[email hidden]... > > > > I took a big kitchen sponge, cut it in half (each piece is abt. > > 4"x5"x2"), > > > > cut a 1x1 hole in each, and stretched them over the pedals. The

feel > is > > > > very progressive, there is no noise, and they don't even look sobad.

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> > > > > > > > --Steve Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Guys, I have figured out how to combine the "squash ball" and the "sponge" solution. I went to the sporting goods store and bought a tennis trainer ball. This is a very firm foam tennis ball and it compresses very nicely and progressively, so well that it feels nearly exactly like the brake pedal on my Porsche (:P) does... how's that hit ya?(btw, my pedals are a home made set up, but I have a set of the LWFF pedals and I believe that this would work there too!)