Logitech MOMO Pedals?

I am preparing to purchase the Logitech MOMO wheel. I seem to recall some initial comments that the pedals, while not bad, could be made better with a couple of simple modifications, one of which I believe involved using a tennis or squash ball. Can anyone summarize for me the perceived quality of the MOMO pedals and the best ways to improve them? Many thanks for all helpful replies!

I have grown to like them, they are of a pretty good quality for the price, onviously not up to ECCI, BRD or TSW standards. I put half a squash ball filled with tissue paper under my brake pedal and it has become vitually impossible for me to lock my wheels now. -- Steve Levett "Scott Stoddard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c1Z28.237$[email hidden]... > I am preparing to purchase the Logitech MOMO wheel. I seem to recall some > initial comments that the pedals, while not bad, could be made better with a > couple of simple modifications, one of which I believe involved using a > tennis or squash ball. > > Can anyone summarize for me the perceived quality of the MOMO pedals and the > best ways to improve them? > > Many thanks for all helpful replies! > >

> I put half a squash ball > filled with tissue paper under my brake pedal and it has become vitually > impossible for me to lock my wheels now. Did you open up the pedal case and stick it in there, or slide it underneath the actual brake pedal?

"Scott Stoddard" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > I put half a squash ball > > filled with tissue paper under my brake pedal and it has become vitually > > impossible for me to lock my wheels now. > > Did you open up the pedal case and stick it in there, or slide itunderneath > the actual brake pedal? You remove the brake spring, and place the squasball on the bottom of the case (it fits nicely in the hole, where the spring touched the case before). I used some tape to stop the pots from falling out, when I closed the case up again. I use a whole squashball, by the way (blue one, but some use other colors). I think it's a big improvement over the spring, because the pressure increases as you push the pedal further. This means you have to push it hard in order to brake hard. It's much stiffer then the spring, but I soon got used to that. When I calibrate the brake pedal, I push it to a comfortable pressure (but not all the way through). Another advantage of the stiffness is that you can rest your left foot on the brake pedal, without having to worry about braking unintentionally. Ice D

Thanks - this is exactly what I was looking for. "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Wd138.3$[email hidden]... > You remove the brake spring, and place the squasball on the bottom of the > case (it fits nicely in the hole, where the spring touched the casebefore). > I used some tape to stop the pots from falling out, when I closed the case > up again. I use a whole squashball, by the way (blue one, but some useother > colors). > > I think it's a big improvement over the spring, because the pressure > increases as you push the pedal further. This means you have to push ithard

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> in order to brake hard. It's much stiffer then the spring, but I soon got > used to that. When I calibrate the brake pedal, I push it to a comfortable > pressure (but not all the way through). Another advantage of the stiffness > is that you can rest your left foot on the brake pedal, without having to > worry about braking unintentionally. > > Ice D

Scott, I have a one-week-used set if you are interested in saving some dough... -Larry "Scott Stoddard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c1Z28.237$[email hidden]... > I am preparing to purchase the Logitech MOMO wheel. I seem to recall some > initial comments that the pedals, while not bad, could be made better witha > couple of simple modifications, one of which I believe involved using a > tennis or squash ball. > > Can anyone summarize for me the perceived quality of the MOMO pedals andthe > best ways to improve them? > > Many thanks for all helpful replies! > >

Love the wheel, but I use the Actlabs performance pedals with the clutch, 100% percent better, makes an awesome combo. "Scott Stoddard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ME338.1685$[email hidden]... > Thanks - this is exactly what I was looking for. > > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Wd138.3$[email hidden]... > > You remove the brake spring, and place the squasball on the bottom ofthe > > case (it fits nicely in the hole, where the spring touched the case > before). > > I used some tape to stop the pots from falling out, when I closed thecase

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> > up again. I use a whole squashball, by the way (blue one, but some use > other > > colors). > > > > I think it's a big improvement over the spring, because the pressure > > increases as you push the pedal further. This means you have to push it > hard > > in order to brake hard. It's much stiffer then the spring, but I soon

got > > used to that. When I calibrate the brake pedal, I push it to acomfortable > > pressure (but not all the way through). Another advantage of thestiffness > > is that you can rest your left foot on the brake pedal, without havingto > > worry about braking unintentionally. > > > > Ice D > > >

"Scott Stoddard" <[email hidden]> writes: > > Can anyone summarize for me the perceived quality of the MOMO pedals and the > best ways to improve them? The squash ball modification (as described by others here) makes the brake pedal excellent. The throttle is ok, but has a to short throw imo. E.g. exiting parabolica in gpl is harder than necessarily because of this. Anyone tried to increase the throw of the throttle? _ Mats Lofkvist [email hidden]