I have seen this before but do not remember what I need to do. Have had
T2 for about 3 years when going down the straight and I just put in a
bit of steering input the car moves straight into the wall. If I recall
correctly I need to clean something. Please help me stop looking like
Paul Tracy!
Brian
You need to clean the potentiometer (pot) at the end of the steering wheel
shaft. If it is as bad as you indicate, and you have had it three years, I
would call or email Thrustmaster support and they will send you a new one
free of charge along with instructions to install it.
Charlie
% You need to clean the potentiometer (pot) at the end of the steering wheel
% shaft. If it is as bad as you indicate, and you have had it three years, I
% would call or email Thrustmaster support and they will send you a new one
% free of charge along with instructions to install it.
For parts, the best bet is to use the following URL (sign-up and
"register" your T2 and then order a new pot).
http://www.thrustmaster.com/support/cs/customer/login.cfm
Here is the cleaning information:
To clean the pots on Thrustmaster products, get some Tuner/Switch
Cleaner and Lubricant from an electronics supply store. Open up the
housing on the unit and spray the insides of the pot (short for
potentiometer). I usually direct the spray (via the tube extenstion for
the spray nozzle) into the openings of the pot where the solder lugs
are. Then move the wheel or pedal through its full range 4-6 times to
work the cleaner over all the contacts. If the unit was acting up quite
a bit, you may want to give it a second "cleaning" before sealing up the
unit and heading back out to the track.
There are pots for each pedal and for each lever on the back of the GP1
wheel. The latter can usually be cleaned by finding a "squarish" hole on
the pot and directing the spray through the hole. You should be able to
clean the pots for the levers without disassembling anything on your
GP1, however to get to the steering wheel pot you will need to remove
the housing cover of the wheel.
[For the non-electronics or non-mechanical racers out there, the pot is
the "silver" cylinder that the is directly behind the wheel inside the
housing. It should have some wires connected to it and the wheel is
connected its plastic shaft. There should be a "shaft" coming out of one
end of the cylinder.]
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