If I had to guess you would need to take à look at the positioning sensor on the back if you don't get any reading in the driver properties menu (where you set FFB and steering lock etc). Since thats where there is a direct read out for the device and testing the FFB.
The positioning sensor is either disconnected, broken code wheel or code wheel sensor. Or maybe it has just rattled loose over the years somehow. Screwing it tight with loctite would be a good idea then.
If there is no juice going to the motors then something on the circuit board gave way. Which might be hard to find let alone solder and find a replacement for.
However the strangest thing is that both things don't happen. And no feedback and no steering input.
Unless its calibrating itself in the same position 3 times due to the motors not getting juice/commands. One for center, utter left and utter right positions. All get the same center position of let's say 0 degrees when -450 degrees is left and +450 degrees right normally.
Last edited: Feb 24, 2012