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About 6 weeks ago I purchased a Thrustmaster Ferrari Force Feedback Wheel and yesterday during an online league race the accelerator spring broke this would be an easy item to fix if I could find a replacement spring but I have already checked with local hardware and locksmith shops to no avail. One of the reasons I chose the Thrustmaster was because of their good reputation in online news groups for being willing to replace broken spring potentiometers e.t.c. but when I called their tech support today I was told that they will not be doing this with their new products and that I would have to send the entire unit back and wait 4 to 6 weeks for a new one effectively putting me out of contention in both of the leagues I run in ( not that my driving ineptness doesn't already ) If you have been considering buying this wheel based on the companies past reputation for service, be warned, they are resting on their laurels. If any one knows another source for a replacement spring please let me know. It is the spring which controls the angle of the accelerator pedal. Thank you for letting me vent Paul Tobias

Hi Paul, You can try making your own by wrapping a wire coat hanger around a broom stick :) You might try modifying it to use a typical long/summer door style spring. I have the same wheel and I love it (paddle shifters, normal shifter, nice wheel feel, splix-axis), but springs will be springs :( Jason. Paul Tobias wrote:

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> > About 6 weeks ago I purchased a Thrustmaster Ferrari Force Feedback Wheel > and yesterday during an online league race the accelerator spring broke this > would be an easy item to fix if I could find a replacement spring but I have > already checked with local hardware and locksmith shops to no avail. One of > [SNIP] > resting on their laurels. If any one knows another source for a replacement > spring please let me know. It is the spring which controls the angle of the > accelerator pedal. > > Thank you for letting me vent > Paul Tobias

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I've given up on springs for pedal return. I now use one of those bungee cords found in roofrack "spiders" ($5 at any autoparts store). Just drill a hole through the stem of the pedal... hook in one side "from behind" and secure with tie-wraps and hook the other end around the front of the base. Pull the cord through "out the front" and tie off at the desired resistance. 10 minute job. I converted my TM NasPro pedals about 1 1/2 years ago and the bungees are still going strong (springs lasted an average of 6 weeks before). I'm confident I'll never hear the dreaded "twang" sound while competing online again. Jan =-- Paul Tobias wrote... > <snip>

First Paul Thrustmaster is owned by Guillemot. I've got 10 new springs sitting right here & got them within a week for my Guillemot FF Ferrari Race Wheel. I also forgot to tell them I need new right&left shifter paddles and they are on there way right now! I don't know who you talked with but if you call the 800 number on the Guillemot site & ask for ElaSandro he is always quick to meet your needs.. Good Luck.. Thom_j. "Paul Tobias" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:r2HD6.1071$[email hidden]... | About 6 weeks ago I purchased a Thrustmaster Ferrari Force Feedback Wheel<snipped> | and yesterday during an online league race the accelerator spring brokethis | accelerator pedal. | Thank you for letting me vent | Paul Tobias

That is a great idea!! I was thinking along those lines but with a better spring. Sounds like a bungee would be easier to fit :) Jason. Jan Verschueren wrote:

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> > I've given up on springs for pedal return. > > I now use one of those bungee cords found in roofrack "spiders" ($5 at any > autoparts store). Just drill a hole through the stem of the pedal... hook in > one side "from behind" and secure with tie-wraps and hook the other end > around the front of the base. Pull the cord through "out the front" and tie > off at the desired resistance. 10 minute job. > > I converted my TM NasPro pedals about 1 1/2 years ago and the bungees are > still going strong (springs lasted an average of 6 weeks before). I'm > confident I'll never hear the dreaded "twang" sound while competing online > again. > > Jan > =-- > Paul Tobias wrote... > > <snip>

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In article <r2HD6.1071$[email hidden]>, Paul Tobias <[email hidden]> writes <snip>

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>If you have been considering buying this wheel >based on the companies past reputation for service, be warned, they are >resting on their laurels. If any one knows another source for a replacement >spring please let me know. It is the spring which controls the angle of the >accelerator pedal. > >Thank you for letting me vent

Aaargh, just bought one!!! Too late!!! Still bungees had occured to me too. Yeah, those springs on the pedal angle do look feeble. Not sure how bungees could fix that. Still my tennis balls feel good. :) -- Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington) Remove ALL_STRESS before replying No person's opinions can be said to be more correct than another's, because each is the sole judge of his or her own experience.

You can get Thrustmaster parts here! And their T2 springs WILL work on a T1. I know...I have tried it. ;-) http://shop.guillemot.com/cgi-bin/tmshop.filereader?3ae661ce029ab6e227430ac7675006e4+EN/catalogs/1026 On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:04:04 +0100, Peter Ives <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>In article <r2HD6.1071$[email hidden]>, Paul Tobias ><[email hidden]> writes > ><snip> > >>If you have been considering buying this wheel >>based on the companies past reputation for service, be warned, they are >>resting on their laurels. If any one knows another source for a replacement >>spring please let me know. It is the spring which controls the angle of the >>accelerator pedal. >> >>Thank you for letting me vent > >Aaargh, just bought one!!! Too late!!! Still bungees had occured to me >too. Yeah, those springs on the pedal angle do look feeble. Not sure >how bungees could fix that. Still my tennis balls feel good. :)

In article <[email hidden]>, Peter Ives <[email hidden]> writes: >Still my tennis balls feel good. :) Uh...nevermind...<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +28.67...F2 +151.26... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.