Nascar Heat brake LWFF pedal calibration problem...help please

I just bought Heat (great game!) a few days ago and I am having a problem with brake pedal calibration. I am using WIN98 and a Logi FF (original Red model) the wheel and pedals are recognized, but the range of the brake pedal between 0-100% braking is extremely short. I have tried adjusting the dead zone and the overshoot and I have also tried recalibrating in WIN with no help. When I press the brake pedal it goes from 0 to 100% braking in about 1/2 inch of pedal travel, making the brakes WAY too sensitive. The gas pedal works properly. Any ideas?

"Bruce Millar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I just bought Heat (great game!) a few days ago and I am having a > problem with brake pedal calibration. I am using WIN98 and a Logi FF > (original Red model) the wheel and pedals are recognized, but the > range of the brake pedal between 0-100% braking is extremely short. I > have tried adjusting the dead zone and the overshoot and I have also > tried recalibrating in WIN with no help. When I press the brake pedal > it goes from 0 to 100% braking in about 1/2 inch of pedal travel, > making the brakes WAY too sensitive. The gas pedal works properly. > Any ideas?

My solution was to use dxtweek2 and double the range for the pedals. so in dxtweek the #'s I use are: low: 0, center: 254, upper: 508. This smooths out the pedals quite a-bit. Now if you could tell ME how to dial out the tiny bit of deadzone my LWFF has even when everything is set to zero....I'd appreciate it :) dave henrie

Dave - I'd bet there is slack between the pot shaft, the plastic connecting collar and/or the steering shaft. It's a basic pricepoint/tolerance issue, and both Logitech wheels I've had suffered from it. The only solution is to take it apart and modify the collar where the pot and steerer plug into it to take up the slack. It's a pretty easy job, and there are still details on doing it in the "mods" section of my ancient LWF review at: http://eaglewoman.simracing.dk/gpl/controls-readers.htm Cheers, SB "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote... <snip> >>Now if you could tell ME how to dial out the tiny bit of deadzone my LWFFhas even when everything is set to zero....I'd appreciate it :)<<

"Steve Blankenship" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:fRyz8.249695$%[email hidden]... > Dave - > > I'd bet there is slack between the pot shaft, the plastic connectingcollar

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> and/or the steering shaft. It's a basic pricepoint/tolerance issue, and > both Logitech wheels I've had suffered from it. The only solution is to > take it apart and modify the collar where the pot and steerer plug into it > to take up the slack. It's a pretty easy job, and there are still details > on doing it in the "mods" section of my ancient LWF review at: > > http://eaglewoman.simracing.dk/gpl/controls-readers.htm > > Cheers, > > SB

Thanks Steve....this is becomming habit forming where you ride to the rescue.... dave henrie