GT Forse Pro Wheel... the mechanical noise

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I'm pretty sure im not the only one whos experienced this w/ the gtfp, but every time I turn the gt force pro wheel fast from one side to another, the mechanical noise just makes me feel really guilty, somehow it makes me think its not good for the wheel. Does anyone know if its possible to break the wheel like that, like wear out the gears that way or something, or its just normal to sound like that and theres no danger of breaking the stuff inside?

Or better yet is there a way to make the noise go away?

Thanks
 
are you talking about the whine? like the sound your car makes when you go in reverse real fast? Or is it like your antilock brakes are pulsating?

If it's the whine, seems normal to me...
 
yeah i had that too, (guilt) i thought if i'm gonna do this its not good, but the the noise you hear is the forcefeedback, its a dynamo or a motor (i think) in the wheel, i'd rather break it on steering (drifting :odd: ) than on "removing the forcefeedback" i don't know if it can its just an idea, but i'd say wheel on! there's no problem, i'm slamming the wheel from left to right, ( i had a question about drifting and the wheel..
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i got me a driving force pro. i just dish out all i can at it. its never broken. or felt dammaged. if it does break it comes with a 2 year warranty doesnt it? well it does over here in New Zealand. :dopey: i got a problem with its accelleration and its breaks though. they dont work all the way. they only go to some "maximum" which isnt the maximum. are you having the same problem? its doing the same thing with pc games like NFSU2
 
the pedals are a known problem . you can either get in touch with logitech and get replacements. or look around the net for a guide to fixing. as far as i can remember its no huge deal and just needs a bit of a tweak internally.
 
The wheel does wear out though, but you don't notice it because it happens very slowly. Anyway, I bought my wheel about 6 months after my friend did, and his wheel gives a lot less FF then my new one. So be careful...
 
MadduckUK
the pedals are a known problem . you can either get in touch with logitech and get replacements. or look around the net for a guide to fixing. as far as i can remember its no huge deal and just needs a bit of a tweak internally.
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I received my new set today (replacement from Logitech) - and the new pedals are a HUGE improvement over the old ones.. With that said, the new wheel (and my old one wasn't that used) feels much more solid. The slack around the center of the wheel is completely gone, it feels somewhat "tighter" in need of a better word. The FF is just as strong but the whine is a lot more tolerable...

Thank you Logitech - you guys r0x0rs !...
 
I treat mine as best I can.. I do feel the guilt and get worried when I wrench it back and forth trying to drift in 900 degree mode..

But there isn't a lot of point having it if you don't get good use out of it.

My advice is never be overly rough with it, it's more a case of learning how to be graceful and achieve what you want to.
 
Mister E
What are the improvements on the new pedals?
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Here's a post where you can see the physical difference. First of all, notice the flimsy pots in the original model has been replaced by decent pots.. As far as I can feel, they precision has been improved as well as it feels like there's less slack... - And the brake pedal got a little stiffer...
 
sounds good, mine have stared to jump around a bit when pressed fully, i know were different countries but who did you contact and what did they reqire from you (as in reciepts, shipping pedals to them, etc). cheers! :)
 
MadduckUK
sounds good, mine have stared to jump around a bit when pressed fully, i know were different countries but who did you contact and what did they reqire from you (as in reciepts, shipping pedals to them, etc). cheers! :)
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Well.. I'm in Denmark, and we _usually_ have to deal with the local stores to get stuff replaced.. That's normally how it works... BUT - It went something like this :

I called Logitech on Monday morning - Spoke to a nice bloke called Mads - explaining the situation in details. That it was over a year old (std. warranty length in Denmark) but not used much until recently - GT4 obviously.. SO - He gives me a customer number and tells me to call the store where I bought it, bring the wheel to them and they'd replace it for me.. Coolies.. thanks a bundle mate... So I called the store, explained the situation to the clerk in complaints. And this ****STICK goes totally ballistic on me, even though I tell him the whole deal with Logitech and all... Wants me to bring in the wheel with description of faults, original receipt etc. etc. etc. etc... I told him to GFH and hung up...

So I called Logitech back - and - by luck, got Mads again... Explains to him how my call with the store went - so he asks for the name of the store and says nothing more thereof.. Then he asks if I have the wheel at hand - and since I'm at work, of course I don't.. So he explains that he'll need the SN and the PN number of my wheel, then he'll send me another complete package, all I have to do is send him a little something afterwards... So I get home, call Logitech, gets a hold of Mads, gives him the numbers - and what he wants me to do is - cut the USB cable and mail it to him when I get the new wheel... It arrived today, the USB cable is shipped out.. I'm calling him monday morning to tell him thanks....

Logitech SERIOUSLY owns in my book !....
 
Flerbizky
Here's a post where you can see the physical difference. First of all, notice the flimsy pots in the original model has been replaced by decent pots.. As far as I can feel, they precision has been improved as well as it feels like there's less slack... - And the brake pedal got a little stiffer...
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Interesting. It seems I've got the new pedals and very quickly ran into the not-quite-100%-throttle problem. I opened the pedals and followed the procedure outlined here under 'Accelerator Pedal Fix', and they've been fine ever since.

While I was in there, I also soldered the crimped wire connections onto the pot terminals - I don't think they were causing any problems but they felt really floppy. I noticed that the pots were still not secured terribly well, they're just held in place by tabs on each side of the pot slid into loose brackets molded into the pedal base. I'm prepared to go back in and stick them in place a little better if any problems arise.
 
Flerbizky
Here's a post where you can see the physical difference. First of all, notice the flimsy pots in the original model has been replaced by decent pots.. As far as I can feel, they precision has been improved as well as it feels like there's less slack... - And the brake pedal got a little stiffer...
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I think you might have linked the wrong post. I searched that thread and saw the momo pedals, but I'm pretty sure that's not what you were talking about..
 
Mister E
I think you might have linked the wrong post. I searched that thread and saw the momo pedals, but I'm pretty sure that's not what you were talking about..
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The thread is about using the Momo pedals with the DFP. In post 29 there's pictures of the new and the old DFP pedals for comparison....
 
i bought my DFP brand new in box 2 weeks ago. do my pedals use the blue plastic pots or the metal ones? is there any way i can physically tell without opening it and voiding warranty? so far so good, solid as a rock. the only problem i've had with my DFP thus far was the force feedback mysteriously shutting off while i was playing GT3 in arcade mode... 💡
 
911_gt3_rs
Why'd he want you to send him the usb cable? i assume you did all this without the original receipt then?
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So he knew the old wheel couldn't be used. You know, couldn't you just cut it off of some non-useful USB device and send it in instead? :dopey: That's wrong, though.
 
SkillRacer
...but every time I turn the gt force pro wheel fast from one side to another, the mechanical noise just makes me feel really guilty, somehow it makes me think its not good for the wheel.

...is there a way to make the noise go away?
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Yes, there is: Throw the Logitech POS into a landfill and get a Mad Catz.

I do not understand how all you Logitech fans out there can stand the ridiculously loud "Rrrrrrrrr!!!!" sound of the Logitech wheels. My son and I gave up on our DF after less than a half-hour of use. That monstrosity was so loud you could hear it from one end of the house to the other. The Mad Catz, on the other hand, is dead quiet. Force feedback, schmorse feedback. I'll take no FF over the scream of the Logitechs any day.
 
Zardoz
I'll take no FF over the scream of the Logitechs any day.
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Heh, you know that you can unplug the power to the DFP and make it very quiet (no feedback of course).

The grinding sound has never been a problem for me, not if the PS2 is connected to a decent sound system at normal-slightly loud levels.
 
well i think the mad catz wheel is a waist of time if u ask me, you will never get a better wheel than logitechs ones. the way i sorted out the noise of my dfp was , i bought a pair of good surroundsound head phones and pluged them in to my stereo hooked up to my ps2 and woooohoooo very good sound and no sqweeling noise from the wheel jst the sence of you in a race car doing 200 + mph........ any one who has done this will know exactly what i mean.. 👍
 

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