T2 sliding

Just got a T2. Will not stay clamped in one spot, slides across the table. Tried attaching Velcro strips to clamps and table, sorta works. Anyone have a good solution to keep from sliding off table at critical moment? Thanks,

> Just got a T2. Will not stay clamped in one spot, slides across the > table. Tried attaching Velcro strips to clamps and table, sorta works. > Anyone have a good solution to keep from sliding off table at critical > moment? > Thanks, I used an old mouse pad. Peel the fabric off, cut it in half longways. Place one on top of the table underneath the unit. Place the other under the table so that you can tighten the clamps on it. Alan

>Just got a T2. Will not stay clamped in one spot, slides across the >table. Tried attaching Velcro strips to clamps and table, sorta works. >Anyone have a good solution to keep from sliding off table at critical >moment? I can assume you found the *** suction cups in the bottom of the box, right? They took 15 minutes to get on, but they keep mine from sliding. Maybe your table is too thin, need to put a piece of wood between clamps and wheel. Good luck

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>> Just got a T2. Will not stay clamped in one spot, slides across the >> table. Tried attaching Velcro strips to clamps and table, sorta works. >> Anyone have a good solution to keep from sliding off table at critical >> moment? >> Thanks, > I used an old mouse pad. Peel the fabric off, cut it in half longways. >Place one on top of the table underneath the unit. Place the other >under the table so that you can tighten the clamps on it.

And a variation on a theme... I found the exact same problem so I bought a small 6mm thick sheet of glass, stuck four *** feet on the glass, stuck the T2's suckers to the glass and the whole lots clamps down just great. The weight of the glass stops the front of the T2 rising and losing suction in those tricky moments. -- Derek James

sayeth unto thee... I took off a cover and stuck bolts down through the two holes near the back. I don't remember how I attached the bolt heads. Welded maybe? Then I drilled holes in my desk for the bolts to go through. I use wing-nuts to clamp the whole thing to the table. Never EVER moves at all. -Steve -- ***************************************************************************** Steve Owen "While you sleep, I am plotting world domination." http://members.aol.com/StevenOwen/steve.htm NASCAR, Concerts, Counters & More *****************************************************************************

I used some industrial strength velcro strips. Two across the front lip of my desk and one on the bottom side of the T2 wheel. The suction cups are of limited use because they don't hold real well on my desk. The velcro and the clamps seem to do a decent job of holding everything. I suspect if I really torqued on the wheel, it would move around while I was driving. But if I was that *** it, I probably would break the wheel itself. The problem I had was with the pedals. Every time I would step on the brake, the whole pedal unit would simply flip up & forward. I had to clamp the whole pedal unit to a piece of plywood to stop this from happening. Now I only need to move the brake pedal into the empty slot on the left. The brake and gas pedal are simply too darn close together. I'm surprised ThrustMaster built it this way. Their other devices are pretty well designed.

I have a desk with a 1" Formica top so the clamps and suction cups work real good. When I first got my T2 I couldn't keep it from sliding across the table. I have to really crank the clamps down. If you are using the washers or suction cup are not sticking your going to have a problem. You can go to the hardware store and buy to stick on *** bumpers. They are about 1/4" thick and are usually square and in a package of four. Put two of them in the seam under the base of the unit one each end. And if it don't work you can always take them off. It worked for me on my other desk. Hope this helps. Stephen D. Jenkins

Glenn, I remember seeing a post here a while back about someone taking a piece of "gripper" *** - kinda like the stuff you use to open a stuborn jar lid - and they attached it to the bottom surface of the T2 with contact cement and that provided some extra grip on their desktop surface. It sounds like it might be worth a try. Good luck! Tim

>I can assume you found the *** suction cups in the bottom of the >box, right? They took 15 minutes to get on, but they keep mine from >sliding. How many suction cups did you get/ I got two and have tried them in front and in rear and still have trouble keeping it still. I bought 2 more cups at the local hardware store but unfortunety they don't haave the right size "head" and pop out of the base. I think I am gonna get some velcro. That or I'm gonna weld it. Gene

Hmm, I've had no trouble with the steering wheel moving on my T2. Sometimes the clamp loosens a bit and I just tighten it more. No problem. I am using the thinner of the "washer" spacer thingies. The problem I had was with the whole pedal unit lifting up when wanting to apply the brake. Finally deciding I'll never train myself to stamp down with my right foot when left-foot braking, I found a solution: I move one of my videotape libraries and set it down on the left corner of the pedal unit. Plenty of weight to keep it down now! -- http://members.cruzio.com/~keeper/toons.html - Contemporary WB cartoons info http://www.armory.com/~keeper/midi.html - My own MIDI music and arrangements

-Steve I did the same thing. I used washers in the unit and under the desk with wing nuts. Definitely doesn't move now! When you want to take your T2 off, the keyboard now covers the holes. -Don

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>>I can assume you found the *** suction cups in the bottom of the >>box, right? They took 15 minutes to get on, but they keep mine from >>sliding. >How many suction cups did you get/ I got two and have tried them in front >and in rear and still have trouble keeping it still. I bought 2 more cups >at the local hardware store but unfortunety they don't haave the right >size "head" and pop out of the base. I think I am gonna get some velcro. >That or I'm gonna weld it.

I have 4 suction cups. Thrustmaster is notoriously *good* with their customer support, so I am pretty sure they'll send you some suction cups very quickly, for free.

<edited> I don't know if it would help, but you might want to see what happens if you put a 2-by-4 flat on the floor between the pedal unit and the wall. It seems to keep my pedals much more stable, and restricts the rather extreme limits on the pedal movement, which I prefer- faster getting on and off.

> writes: > > >I can assume you found the *** suction cups in the bottom of the > >box, right? They took 15 minutes to get on, but they keep mine from > >sliding. > > How many suction cups did you get/ I got two and have tried them in front > and in rear and still have trouble keeping it still. I bought 2 more cups > at the local hardware store but unfortunety they don't haave the right > size "head" and pop out of the base. I think I am gonna get some velcro. > That or I'm gonna weld it. > > Gene I have a knitting maching table set up in front of my computer. It is about three and a haklf feet long and a foot wide.When I set up my T1 wheel on it I loop an old belt under the table and up over the wheel base. I wedge Wyndham Lewis' "Apes of God" under the belt to take up the slack. Roy

>I have 4 suction cups. Thrustmaster is notoriously *good* with their >customer support, so I am pretty sure they'll send you some suction >cups very quickly, for free. Do you know thier Email address? Thanks. Gene

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> <edited> > >The problem I had was with the whole pedal unit lifting up when wanting to > >apply the brake. Finally deciding I'll never train myself to stamp down > >with my right foot when left-foot braking, I found a solution: I move one of > >my videotape libraries and set it down on the left corner of the pedal unit. > >Plenty of weight to keep it down now! > I don't know if it would help, but you might want to see what happens > if you put a 2-by-4 flat on the floor between the pedal unit and the > wall. It seems to keep my pedals much more stable, and restricts the > rather extreme limits on the pedal movement, which I prefer- faster > getting on and off.

I found that getting an office mat (clear plastic about 40" X 60") has helped with sliding tremendously. Got for like $15.00 at local OfficeMax.

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>sayeth unto thee... >>Just got a T2. Will not stay clamped in one spot, slides across the >>table. Tried attaching Velcro strips to clamps and table, sorta works. >>Anyone have a good solution to keep from sliding off table at critical >>moment? >>Thanks,

Hi, I had the same problem! All I did was take the top off, and then bolt the bottom to a piece of wood about 6" x 20". I Then put it back together. When I use the wheel now, all I do is use a G-clamp or two to clamp the piece of wood to my desk. It doesn't move now! Something else to consider though is technique. If the wheel is moving around a lot, then maybe you are being too rough on the wheel. I'm not saying that you are (I've never seen you drive!), just presenting another possibility. When I'm playing F1GP, I find that I am quickest and most consistent while trying to keep my steering inputs to a minimum. i.e. Try to just turn into the corner, and then unwind the wheel to straighten up. Now wrenching of the wheel is required. Most slides can be controlled with judicious use of the throttle, and the steering used as a last resort to catch the big ones :-). Like I said, this technique works very well for me, but your mileage may vary. Hope this helps John Robinson -------------------------------------------------------------- Programmer, Car Nut, and beginner wood-worker --------------------------------------------------------------

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