after about 6 months, i have a sticking brake pedal, and at certian times
the car cuts sharp right.
i was going to open it up and clean it out, but before i did so, wanted to
run it by the group.
any issues or pitfalls to doing this?
any suggested methods?
thanx in advance.
> after about 6 months, i have a sticking brake pedal, and at certian times
> the car cuts sharp right.
> i was going to open it up and clean it out, but before i did so, wanted to
> run it by the group.
> any issues or pitfalls to doing this?
> any suggested methods?
Use Radio Shack Contact and Head cleaner for the steer pot. Just spray some
in the hole and move the steering wheel from lock to lock. You might need to
repeat. As for the sticking brake pedal, I can't help you there.
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Jason Monds
"My other car is a Ferrari"
http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups
(Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)
My GP1 had a problem with the gas, so I cleaned it with Radio Shack TV
Tuner Clearer. Same with the wheel pots.
On Thu, 08 Jul 1999 13:19:11 -0600, Jason Monds
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>> after about 6 months, i have a sticking brake pedal, and at certian times >> the car cuts sharp right. >> i was going to open it up and clean it out, but before i did so, wanted to >> run it by the group. >> any issues or pitfalls to doing this? >> any suggested methods? >Use Radio Shack Contact and Head cleaner for the steer pot. Just spray some >in the hole and move the steering wheel from lock to lock. You might need to >repeat. As for the sticking brake pedal, I can't help you there. >> thanx in advance. >-------- >Jason Monds >"My other car is a Ferrari" >http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups >(Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)% after about 6 months, i have a sticking brake pedal, and at certian times
% the car cuts sharp right.
% i was going to open it up and clean it out, but before i did so, wanted to
% run it by the group.
% any issues or pitfalls to doing this?
% any suggested methods?
The only problem that may occur with cleaning your pots with the contact
cleaner, is that over time this may gunk up the works. If after
repeated cleanings, nothing seems to help, it's time to take the pot
apart and wipe the insides dry and re-assemble. It's a fairly easy job
and shouldn't take more than a 1-/2 hour.
The sticking brake pedal could be caused by a busted spring (some TM
units have 2 springs per pedal). Or it may have become loosened and
needs have the assembly retightened. Or you may be referring to how the
pot is being read, in which case a good cleaning should help.
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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