DFP emits rattling noise

Hi folks, since yesterday my Momo DFP makes a rattling noise like a loose gear inside when I turn the wheel right. It still appears to work (FF and all) and "whirrs" the normal way when I turn it left quickly, but it rattles when I turn the wheel the other direction, both during slow and quick rotation. Has anyone seen / heard this before from a DFP, and is there something that can be done about it? Cheers, uwe -- GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

Uwe Schürkamp wrote:

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> Hi folks, > > since yesterday my Momo DFP makes a rattling noise like a loose gear > inside when I turn the wheel right. It still appears to work (FF and > all) and "whirrs" the normal way when I turn it left quickly, but it > rattles when I turn the wheel the other direction, both during slow and > quick rotation. > > Has anyone seen / heard this before from a DFP, and is there something > that can be done about it?

Wow, my Momo wheel (the red one) started to do that about a week ago... ;) I already decided to upgrade to the G25, but if there are any hints at fixing that rattle, I could kick out the cheap Thrustmaster wheel I bought as a "stand in" until the G25 is available. l8er ronny

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:05:41 +0200, Ronald Stoehr wrote:

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> > Wow, my Momo wheel (the red one) started to do that about a week ago... ;) > > I already decided to upgrade to the G25, but if there are any hints at > fixing that rattle, I could kick out the cheap Thrustmaster wheel I bought > as a "stand in" until the G25 is available. >

Please report back on the quality and feel of the G25. What turns me off a bit is the lack of buttons on the wheel, I actually like the playstation like layout on the dfp which is great for chat, pitstops, brake balance and the like. I'm a bit anxious about opening up the dfp (did it all the time with my old TSW), as I don't know if something can be done about the noise (and for now, the wheel still works). Cheers, uwe -- GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

Uwe Schürkamp wrote:

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> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:05:41 +0200, Ronald Stoehr wrote: > >>Wow, my Momo wheel (the red one) started to do that about a week ago... ;) >> >>I already decided to upgrade to the G25, but if there are any hints at >>fixing that rattle, I could kick out the cheap Thrustmaster wheel I bought >>as a "stand in" until the G25 is available. >> > > > Please report back on the quality and feel of the G25. What turns me off > a bit is the lack of buttons on the wheel, I actually like the > playstation like layout on the dfp which is great for chat, pitstops, > brake balance and the like. I'm a bit anxious about opening up the dfp > (did it all the time with my old TSW), as I don't know if something can > be done about the noise (and for now, the wheel still works).

Well, I worried about the lack of wheel buttons, too. OTOH, in a turn the wheel buttons are not easy to push, so getting one hand on the shift console should be okay. And with speed limiter and pit stop request on the wheel, I think I could get used to that. I will report, if I get the wheel. If I feel adventurous (sp?), I'll open my red Momo just to take a look. But I guess, some special plastic part is broken. Replacements, prob. not. l8er ronny

"Ronald Stoehr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:eek2am$mv4$[email hidden]...

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> Uwe Sch�rkamp wrote: >> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:05:41 +0200, Ronald Stoehr wrote: >> >>>Wow, my Momo wheel (the red one) started to do that about a week ago... >>>;) >>> >>>I already decided to upgrade to the G25, but if there are any hints at >>>fixing that rattle, I could kick out the cheap Thrustmaster wheel I >>>bought >>>as a "stand in" until the G25 is available. >>> >> >> >> Please report back on the quality and feel of the G25. What turns me off >> a bit is the lack of buttons on the wheel, I actually like the >> playstation like layout on the dfp which is great for chat, pitstops, >> brake balance and the like. I'm a bit anxious about opening up the dfp >> (did it all the time with my old TSW), as I don't know if something can >> be done about the noise (and for now, the wheel still works). > > Well, I worried about the lack of wheel buttons, too. OTOH, in a turn > the wheel buttons are not easy to push, so getting one hand on the > shift console should be okay. And with speed limiter and pit stop request > on the wheel, I think I could get used to that. I will report, if I get > the wheel. > > If I feel adventurous (sp?), I'll open my red Momo just to take a look. > But I guess, some special plastic part is broken. Replacements, prob. not. > > l8er > ronny

Guys, The MOMO wheels are not hard to disassemble, normal tools will do it, and in the case of my red MOMO, there was a known issue of one of the motor retaining screws backing off, leaving the wheel a bit growly and loose in the center....I took mine apart, and sure enough, one of the motor screws was loose. May not be your exact problem, but it sure helped mine. Good Luck, Ed

Looks like my DFP knows about self-healing, too ;-) Everything works fine again now, very weird. Purring normally again now left, right and center, let's hope it holds up! Cheers, uwe -- GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

Uwe, The G25 has all that, and more, it's just located on the shifter module instead. Since I always have a hand of the shifter it works ok for me. -Larry "Uwe Sch�rkamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:05:41 +0200, Ronald Stoehr wrote: >> >> Wow, my Momo wheel (the red one) started to do that about a week ago... >> ;) >> >> I already decided to upgrade to the G25, but if there are any hints at >> fixing that rattle, I could kick out the cheap Thrustmaster wheel I >> bought >> as a "stand in" until the G25 is available. >> > > Please report back on the quality and feel of the G25. What turns me off > a bit is the lack of buttons on the wheel, I actually like the > playstation like layout on the dfp which is great for chat, pitstops, > brake balance and the like. I'm a bit anxious about opening up the dfp > (did it all the time with my old TSW), as I don't know if something can > be done about the noise (and for now, the wheel still works). > > Cheers, uwe > > > -- > GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61