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Sinoco · (This post was last modified: 2012-06-23 08:32 by Sinoco.)

Hello all,

So here I was this morning, playing Scania Truck Driving Simulator when all of a sudden my wheel starts making these horrendous noises. So - I stop what I'm doing, and unplug it. I turn it around and I have noticed that at two spots it makes these 'scratching' noises. It sounds like not so friendly plastic parts are rubbing together. Has anybody ever dealt with this before?

I really don't want to call it in as this was a warranty replacement for my last wheel that broke. And I don't particularly want to open it up because the reason I'm using a DFGT is because I opened up my G25 and let's just say - it never got put back together. I feel as though the gears have chipped or something to that effect. I'm not sure - so I wanted to get some one else's opinion on the matter. Let me know what you think the problem is/what I should do.

Thanks!

EDIT: BTW I can only hear it when turning left, not right. And the faster the turn the more loud and painful the noise sounds. Maybe I should stop playing with it.

Sadie · 2012-06-23, 11:29

Have you tryed to turn off Force Feedback? That help me. I was have same problem.

Sinoco · 2012-06-23, 20:35

In case anybody gets this problem again I'll let you know what fixed it. So - I took it all apart, got some grease, lubricated all of the gears. Did nothing, if anything, made it worse. But, as I was watching Lost and it was sitting on my sliding keyboard tray, it accidentally fell a metre to the ground. Afterwards - problem was gone. It didn't make the screeching noise anymore. I have no faith that it won't come back, but we'll see!

Vee · 2012-06-23, 20:44

So you suggest that if someone gets this problem with theirs, they should just drop it from a height of 1 meter?

**KaraK [T]** · 2012-06-23, 21:01

Well, hitting your tv used to fix it, so why not? Tongue

Nipper · 2012-06-23, 21:23

(2012-06-23 21:01)KaraK Wrote: Well, hitting your tv used to fix it, so why not?

Literally. http://www.break.com/usercontent/2009/1/...bat-646478

Sinoco · 2012-06-23, 21:26

(2012-06-23 20:44)Vee Wrote: So you suggest that if someone gets this problem with theirs, they should just drop it from a height of 1 meter?

No - I don't suggest it. But it's worth a shot if all else fails. Tongue

Zipppy · 2012-06-24, 03:17

I shorted my Momo's FFB motor out by smashing my fist into it in anger, lol. Maybe doing it again will fix it.