- 9,303
- Norwich,Norfolk
- GTP_DaxCobra
Ok, so I have owned my fanatec carerra wheel for about 2 months now, and at 1st it feeled really tight and lovely to use. Now, however, I find myself getting extremely annoyed everytime I use it.
It all started about a month ago when the wheel started to develop a loud metallic ticking noise when it was turned slowly. This didn't bother me too much, but it was off-putting.
About a week later, as I was using the wheel on GT5, I put my foot down on the clutch and there was a loud bang. The clutch then lost all rigidity, and upon further inspection (me opening it up) I found a shattered spring inside. Brilliant. I took the spring out and continued use of the wheel, planning to get a replacement spring later on.
Another problem arose less than a week ago. Everytime I put my foot down on the clutch to change gear, the brake comes on slightly. I am not touching the brake, yet its braking. This slows me down on straights and just annoys me. Also, my brake sometimes never goes down fully (the pedal is fully down yet the bar ingame is about 80%) and the bars that the shifter is attatched to slides through the wheel.
Is anyone else experiencing problems with this wheel?! It cost me 150euros, and although it is the cheapest gate shifter wheel, I expect it to last longer than 2 months without all these problems?!
It all started about a month ago when the wheel started to develop a loud metallic ticking noise when it was turned slowly. This didn't bother me too much, but it was off-putting.
About a week later, as I was using the wheel on GT5, I put my foot down on the clutch and there was a loud bang. The clutch then lost all rigidity, and upon further inspection (me opening it up) I found a shattered spring inside. Brilliant. I took the spring out and continued use of the wheel, planning to get a replacement spring later on.
Another problem arose less than a week ago. Everytime I put my foot down on the clutch to change gear, the brake comes on slightly. I am not touching the brake, yet its braking. This slows me down on straights and just annoys me. Also, my brake sometimes never goes down fully (the pedal is fully down yet the bar ingame is about 80%) and the bars that the shifter is attatched to slides through the wheel.
Is anyone else experiencing problems with this wheel?! It cost me 150euros, and although it is the cheapest gate shifter wheel, I expect it to last longer than 2 months without all these problems?!
