Brake lock up with Logiteck FF

I just baught a Logiteck Wingman Formula Force and its a great wheel. Very precise steering and gear changing but the braking if horrible. Its as if it was an ON/OFF switch. The travel being very short, its almost impossible not to lock up the wheels. I've tried adjusting the brake bias in GPL and in the Wingman Profiler to no avail. As anyone got around this problem ? Thanks in advance for your help. =:-D Robert Hull, Qubec

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>I just baught a Logiteck Wingman Formula Force and its a great wheel. Very >precise steering and gear changing but the braking if horrible. Its as if >it was an ON/OFF switch. The travel being very short, its almost impossible >not to lock up the wheels. I've tried adjusting the brake bias in GPL and >in the Wingman Profiler to no avail. >As anyone got around this problem ? >Thanks in advance for your help. =:-D >Robert >Hull, Qubec

Bob, you can easily install heavier springs in the pedal unit which, IMO, makes a huge inprovement to the Logitech Pedals. Take out the ten screws on the bottom of the unit and seperate the two halves of the case, noting the position of the pedals, springs and wiring. As you will see, the springs are simple coils and replacements can be found in any decent hardware or plumbing shop. Look for a spring with slightly thicker wire, don't worry about the length, you can cut them to fit. I use a slightly thicker coil on the brake pedal to give a more natural feel. -don

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>I just baught a Logiteck Wingman Formula Force and its a great wheel. Very >precise steering and gear changing but the braking if horrible. Its as if >it was an ON/OFF switch. The travel being very short, its almost impossible >not to lock up the wheels. I've tried adjusting the brake bias in GPL and >in the Wingman Profiler to no avail. >As anyone got around this problem ? >Thanks in advance for your help. =:-D >Robert >Hull, Qubec

Hi Robert, You can reduce the sensitivity of any/all axes in the Wingman Profiler program. ...should be a "W" in your system tray--double click on that and adjust the axes (and map the buttons to keybrd functions) in the resulting window. I have my brake set at 50% and my accel at 75%. This suits me for most any game I run, including GPL. Good Luck! Brett