Fanatec Clubsport pedals CLUTCH SPRING ISSUE HELP!!

[soler]

Im hoping someone can guide me as to what i do in a situation like im stuck in.
basically i was trying to test out different settings of the spring on the clutch and what happend is quite bizzare, the big metal screw with the spring surrounding it - DETACHED from the metal piece which has a screw hole, how i did it is a mystery but maybe someone can hopefully guide me in the right direction.
do i open it up and try and fix it?
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[bumer]

Just screw it back in.

 

[soler]

Just screw it back in.

I can't obviously.
The screw is long and is pressed against the pedal, the piece it needs to be screwed into is below it. See the photo

 

[bumer]

I can't obviously.
The screw is long and is pressed against the pedal, the piece it needs to be screwed into is below it. See the photo

Well then you'll have to take pedals apart a bit, which isn't that difficult. How did it come out in the first place? If it game out while your pedals were totally intact, then it should also go back in without taking pedals apart. You know that metal rod moves inside that black part when spring compresses? So it should be possible to screw back in without taking apart, but spring is usually strong enough that it is not easy to compress it with one hand, so taking apart is usually easier for some.

 

[soler]

the spring is way hard to push in but the problem is the screw and not the spring, the screw is impossible to move, my theory is that when untightened the screw, the piece rolled back
anyway I contacted fanatec to see what they can do.

 

[bumer]

anyway I contacted fanatec to see what they can do.

It is easier and a lot less time consuming to find some man around who is not afraid to pick up a screwdriver than let Fanatec fix that very simple thing.

 

[soler]

I don't mind doing it I just don't know what to do:/

 

[BLACK86]

The bolt furthest from the spring, screw that down to bolt that is touching the spring, then pull the whole shaft back either using your fingers on the bolts or threaded bit and then guide it into the metal threaded block it came out of. Once you have it there gently turn the bolt that is touching the spring with a spanner clockwise, this should turn the threaded shaft too.

 

[Carson79]

Yeah it can be put back in like Black86 said

 

[bumer]

then pull the whole shaft back either using your fingers on the bolts or threaded bit and then guide it into the metal threaded block it came out of.

Well, that is basically what I suggested, but as you see, he said that this shaft doesn't move. Probably it is at the light angle compared to a hole in that black part, not straight and that is why it may not move so easily, but fiddling with it a bit, it should be fine. Maybe he is afraid to break something and that's why it takes him so much time to fix it.

 

[BLACK86]

Ahh i see

Take the clutch pedal foot plate off and that other mechanism, then slide the metal shaft up into the open, re attatch the shiny block then put the flat head between the clutch leg and shiny block and force it down into position, then the only fiddly bit left is to get the pin back in the shiny block, again use the flat head to line the holes on the leg and shiny block up.

this happened to me with my v1's and brake pedal, its pretty fiddly to get back in without taking the pedals apart but can be done for sure.

 

[LeMansAid]

It is easier and a lot less time consuming to find some man around who is not afraid to pick up a screwdriver than let Fanatec fix that very simple thing.

Just so you know, this sentence comes across as very rude and insulting.

@soler It can be a bit awkward trying to compress the spring enough. The closer to the end of the shaft that you lock the nuts, the less pressure there will be from the spring. Try exposing just enough thread to get a decent way in to the pivot block.

 

[bumer]

Just so you know, this sentence comes across as very rude and insulting.

Maybe so if you are very faint-hearted or touchy or whatever word is appropriate to use. People should be more relaxed and not take things so seriously. But it seems not to be the case for so many people. I read daily in so many different places (whether in forums or news comments) 10times worse "insults" and it is quite amusing to read. People who take everything that hard should grow them a thicker skin or not use the internet.

 

[LeMansAid]

Interesting that I don't see @ericleroi @yegor @Eglan @Nick Moxley @eKretz @mrbasher and the like getting all uppity, and they're far more capable than most. They put me and most others to shame, but thankfully don't rub our faces in it. We're all at different levels, but we all started in a similar place at some point.

Oh, and you're on a very specific part of the internet. A part where official standards are high and people look after each other quite well in general. If that was your attempt at being humorous, I suggest you find some man who is not afraid to pick up a pen and ask him to write a better joke.

 

[bumer]

I suggest you find some man who is not afraid to pick up a pen and ask him to write a better joke.

Well yeah, you are absolutely right. I'm no Eddie Murphy or Conan even though their jokes are pretty cheap too. (I'm usually sarcastic not funny). I would call it an insult if I would have said something like: "Only an idiot couldn't do something as simple as that", but I didn't do this that way. To me, it is more insulting people who don't write as well as they could (it doesn't concern this topic or even a forum probably). People who don't start sentences with capital letter and end with punctuation mark, who use abbreviations like u, r, WTF, FTW and else that many don't probably even understand.

 

[Carson79]

Lol what a bunch of babies! lighten up! I thought the;
"It is easier and a lot less time consuming to find some man around who is not afraid to pick up a screwdriver than let Fanatec fix that very simple thing". Line was quite funny

 

[bumer]

@Carson, to me, it was a valid suggestion. To me, soler doesn't seem to feel very comfortable taking mechanical things apart. If he has a father or brother or whoever else around who is more comfortable doing such things, it is a quick fix. But it seems it is a insult for someone to ask somebody else do it .

 

[soler]

lol guys no need to be arguing, I was not insulted in the least of ways. I just want to fix this so I can enjoy the hell out of them.

 

[bumer]

lol guys no need to be arguing, I was not insulted in the least of ways. I just want to fix this so I can enjoy the hell out of them.

Well you are a top guy.
So you still haven't managed to fix it? Doesn't this rod still move? Just juggle it a bit, maybe press a pedal a bit while doing so, once you can get to move it back and forth you should be able to move it as much in and get it aligned with the part with screw hole. This part with screw hole also rotates. So when you get this rod with screw end to move, it should be pretty easy to align them and screw back in.

 

[LeMansAid]

Lock the nuts together with at least a few millimetres of thread showing, compress the spring with one hand, line up the pivot block with the other. You should be able to screw the shaft in by hand initially at least. Once you have screwed the shaft back in, unlock the nuts and tighten the end nut against the pivot block so that when you turn the other nut (to change spring tension) the shaft won't turn with it.

 

[eKretz]

By the general cadence of his sentences, I get the impression that bumer is not a native English speaker. I think maybe the earlier issue was just a little misunderstanding due to that. I would guess it's more a grammar issue than an insult.

 

[bumer]

I get the impression that bumer is not a native English speaker.

You are absolutely correct. There are over a million words in English, few or maybe even many times more than in my language probably. I just say the way it is quicker and easier for me although I often like to say things sarcastically too.

 

[LeMansAid]

Eesti!!!. As it so happens I am of Estonian heritage. Not many of us in Australia.

 

[bumer]

Eesti!!!. As it so happens I am of Estonian heritage. Not many of us in Australia.

Well there are actually very many Estonians working there just as in Finland, Sweden and Canada. Last two have due to WWII and occupation by Russians. First two are more in recent years due to 4+ times better salary. But it is getting off-topic.

 

[LeMansAid]

WWII version here. I think @soler would surely appreciate that you and I are currently not at, dare I say.... war.

 

[soler]

Alright guys so I fixed the issue and the only way of doing so was to detach the frame from the pedals and reattach the spring and screw to the pivot block. took some time to know what is where but I got it eventually, learned something useful, take an alen key and cut it with a cutter so that you have a straight piece, next put that piece in a drill and now you have an alen drill, might be known to some but it actually saved me because the screws were way tight.
Thanks to all of you for the help.
See you on the tracks!