MOMO Wheel

[Bill Hart]

Alright, this last Sunday I started to experience the standard MOMO throttle pedal problem. I was able to race after restarting my computer, but the problem seemed to get worse that night and Monday night. So, tonight I did the tape fix, and all is good now... or so I thought?

For the last couple of weeks I have noticed I have had to re-calibrate my wheel a couple of times before it centered correctly. I thought this was normal... no big deal, it only took me 2 or 3 times to get the cal correct... well, the last 2 nights I have been practicing my qual at Talladega, and have noticed a BIG problem. It only seemed to happen when I was coming out of turns, and the wheel passes a certain point. But, all of a sudden, even though I am not moving the wheel, the cars wheel, shown on my screen, jerks to the right, and the car hits the wall hard. I started to mess around, and found that 3 out of 5 times I moved the wheel past that point, the car jerks to the right hard, and then the cal seems to be off after that point. From then on, the cal is so far off, I can hardly keep the car straight! It happens on other tracks, as well as straight aways, so I know it's not my car setup or the track causing it.

I have tried re-starting, un-plugging the wheel, and re-calibrating in game, but it continues to happen.

So, my questions are... Has anyone else ever had this problem with the MOMO, if so, is there an easy fix? If not, how do I go about sending this one back and getting a new one or a replacement. The last part of this, this is directed more towards the guys here in Abilene, if I need to send my wheel back, does anyone have an extra MOMO, or something close to that. I really don't want to go back to my old PS2 wheel, as it's complete sh*t, and I might as well not race.

Any help at all would be great! Thanks guys.

Bill

[J Cummins]

Sorry Bill, no help here. I have been running mine for 1.5 years with NO problems.

[Larry Walters]

Bill, contact Logitech for a replacement. The wheels have a 1 year warranty, and they've already replaced my wheels twice, and I have another in the garage that needs to be sent in.

The sad truth is eventually all of them have the pedal problem. The wheel problem you're having I've only seen on my first Momo, and by the time it did that it also had the pedal problem.

As far as proper care, never use the pedals with shoes on, and always wear socks. The socks will reduce side to side stress on the pedal shafts, and they will also help you make smooth pedal transitions.

Good luck!

[Jimmy Jones]

depending on the wheel and if you race on carpet the pods may have dust and carpet fibers in them .just take the base apart and clean it.Q-tip works good and get some vaseline and put back on it for grease. that worked for my old black momo and my red one

[Larry Walters]

Trust me that there is a documented problem with all black momo pedals. I've had a few of them that lasted longer than others, but they all eventually go bad. There's a fix posted here in the forums somewhere.

[tdexter]

Bill it sounds like the wheel jerk problem is a potentiometer going bad. If you are out of warranty, you might want to open the wheel and spray the pot (for short) with tuner cleaner. They sell the cleaner at Radio Shack. While your there you could see if they can match up your pot, and just replace it.

Good luck!!

[Larry Walters]

Call Logitech before you work on any of them. Usually, they'll send you a new one.

The key is to tell them you've owned it less than a year. They don't even ask for proof of purchase.