G27 shifting problem

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[mrbasher]

The wire should be ok as long as the connections are good.

I hate to ask this but... Could you take your first post and restate it as separate items? I am NOT trying to be a jerk, at all. I'm sorry to even ask it to be honest. However, it would make narrowing down what is happening much simpler

 

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ok cool, much easier.

So, the shifter is working but the light is off. That's odd and could lead to other problems... The first thing I would try is playing with no shifter connected.. Just shift using the paddles. If it does not fail after awhile, the shifter wiring is probably at fault. If it does fail, the shifter is probably not at fault. Failing that... continue

The wheel situation is a little more odd. It almost sounds as though you may have a loose connection inside the wheel. Did you see any loose wires in there when you had it apart? They may not be completely loose, just hanging on by a thread.

Check that first. I know the last thing you wanna do is take apart the wheel again, but it sounds like that is in the cards. While it's apart, for the heck of it, refer to this website http://www.macnetwork.co.uk/logitech/English PDF.html just read through that and see if anything jumps out. Take a look at the mosfets when you are in there... (you'll read about it on that page)

That is NOT my page, just a good resource, more info than you need right now, but good info.

Let us know what you find, if you do. Check connections by gently wiggling them.

Best I can do to help for now.

 

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[mrbasher]

Crazy as it sounds.. I think it may be the shifter. That light should be on. It not being on makes me wonder if something is shorting.

 

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I'll start by soldering the new wire in and post my results from there

 

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How fast was the light blinking? fast, Super fast or randomly?

 

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Not blinking super fast, but really consistently, like every other second or so.. so yeah actually, pretty quickly.

 

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If you still have the shifter open. Can you take a photo of the wires that were disconnected and you fixed? Try to get the board in the shot.

 

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He really did a number on it... this happened with it closed? wow.

Anyhow, the soldering is fine, there's a first time for everything As well that is just for the left/right pot on the gear lever so as long as the wires aren't touching at all, you should be good there. Make sure to tape each solder joint separately.

The next step is just to try driving with no shifter and see what happens.

Last question for now... The wires going into the circuit board, those all look ok? What about where they enter the shifter itself?

 

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[mrbasher]

No problem at all bud. I know what it's like to have equipment in "non-working order" and scratching my head...

Worst case the shifter is totally borked. They are cheap, both used and new. Or someone could fix it for ya, possibly.

Let's just hope it's that and not the wheel. OR someone else with more smarts on G27 wheels arrives to save the day. I'm no expert on them, though I have one I could tear into if necessary.

 

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[mrbasher]

Is the support bracket metal? If so, then yeah, the plastic needs to be there

 

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The gauge of the wire won't matter...

When you were trying the wheel before and it was freaking out, was the plastic piece you are referring to in or not in the wheel?

 

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Sorry I was reading a saga on another forum from about 4 years ago, crazy stuff... Anyhow...

Ok I have all the info you need on the wiring. However, you may have a difficult time finding the connector necessary. I would suggest you take a break for now, unless you live somewhere that it's the middle of the day currently.

Then go to the electronics store and see if they have shrink tubing that will shrink to fit your wires. It'll probably be the smallest they have there. Get a little bit of wire that is the same size as the stock wires as well.

Put the unshrunk tubing around the wires, don't shrink it. (do this first) trust me

Solder things back up to the way you had them in the photo you sent. Make sure the wires are secure in the connector. Double check the solder joints.

Move the tubing so it covers the solder joints. Shrink the tubing with a lighter, carefully, it doesn't take much.

Now... I would bet that most of your the issues were caused by not having that piece of plastic in there. They wouldn't have it there for no reason. As well, if it's separating metal from the circuit board, it SURELY needs to be there. Even if it doesn't look like it needs to be. Hopefully the wheel is fine and nothing was damaged from any shorting.

I have a feeling that with the plastic back in there, everything will be back to normal.

I can help with the wiring sometime tomorrow evening probably, if necessary. Otherwise, I have to work at my day job tomorrow

 

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All will be fine as long as the connector still works and you can get wires soldered onto it.

Get things soldered back up like you had then in the pic you sent, check the wire colors to make sure they go to the right places. Cover up all the solder joints so they don't touch each other or something else. If you want to use tape, that's ok if it's what you have.

Put it all back together and you should be fine. Your light on your shifter will probably work as well. I have a feeling something was shorting when you had the plastic piece out of the wheel.

 

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[soups]

I have a excellent condition G27 shifter and wheel with the original wheel , aftermarket wheel with chilli coke adapter. I have the pedals which the pedals them selves are mint but the wiring is shredded by my dog. Selling it for 100.00 or 80.00 for wheel and shifter if interested please PM or email angeltheartist68@yahoo.com.

 

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Cool, PM sent.