Fanatec GT2 wheel - broken

[gt_fan]

I got this Fanatec GT2 wheel second hand and used it for about 4 months before if stopped working.

This is what it does now (not my video)

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Contacted Fanatec support and was told that the wheel is unrepairable. They would have replaced it if it was still under warranty but without an invoice - no deal.

Can someone tell me if it really is unrepairable - the wheel turns but gets stuck going counter clockwise. I can't help thinking that some electronic part is faulty and if you replace that, it will work again.

I've opened it up and can't see any obvious signs of faulty parts eg. burn marks, etc.

Any help will be much appreciated.

While it was working it was a big step up from my DFGT.

Will I buy another Fanatec - probably not if they don't last more than a year and are declared unrepairable.

 

[VBR]

They probably told you that it was unrepairable because they no longer have the part to repair it themselves. Sounds like yours has a faulty code wheel sensor imo. This guy was selling replacements on ebay a while ago, but is out of stock at the moment.


EDIT: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/fanatec-wheel-problem.261615/

 

[Blue028]

I could be wrong but I have a feeling it's to do with the 'zero' sensor, I have seen it cause a similar issue in my CSR-Elite

 

[gt_fan]

Thanks guys. I'll contact Fanatec support about getting a code wheel sensor.

Fingers crossed that this will fix it.

 

[VBR]

I hope you manage to find one.


👍

 

[gt_fan]

I hope you manage to find one.

👍

Yes thanks, I was lucky to get one. Contacted Fanatec support and they are sending me one (at a price). Awaiting delivery...

 

[gt_fan]

Received a new Code Wheel sensor from Fanatec yesterday. Replaced it and powered up the wheel - no difference at all. Wheel rotates to right then full left and stops there, does not return to centre.

 

[Blue028]

I would have tried the zero sensor first to be honest, it's the sensor that reads the small metal strip on the main pulley

 

[gt_fan]

I would have tried the zero sensor first to be honest, it's the sensor that reads the small metal strip on the main pulley

Thanks for that - I didn't even know about the zero sensor - (or thought that the zero sensor and the code wheel sensor were one and the same). Ordering parts from Fanatec is expensive...

 

[VBR]

Sorry that it didn't work for you. Maybe the Zero Sensror will work.

 

[rigeswamp]

I have a same thing...
So what will wee do?.. F....ing fanatec
i got well 2 days and it broken

and nonfixable

 

[gt_fan]

I have a same thing...
So what will wee do?.. F....ing fanatec
i got well 2 days and it broken

and nonfixable

I have been getting help from this thread. Have a read and see if it might help you as well.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...e-february-2014.274631/page-113#post-11332493

 

[rigeswamp]

I would have tried the zero sensor first to be honest, it's the sensor that reads the small metal strip on the main pulley

I have been getting help from this thread. Have a read and see if it might help you as well.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...e-february-2014.274631/page-113#post-11332493

Thanks for reply bro)
read it all
so now you waiting for new zero/s.
I have a very very big hope that it will fix your problem and get right way to fix it of me and others lucky duds)

 

[rigeswamp]

interesting what kind of sensor is it
some whith magnet or something ...
How it can be broken i mean... there is no mechanical friction as i see on pic

 

[gt_fan]

interesting what kind of sensor is it
some whith magnet or something ...
How it can be broken i mean... there is no mechanical friction as i see on pic

This is a picture of it that I found on the net

 

[rigeswamp]

demagnetize or something...
((((((
so cool wheel and so creepy staff(( i use it just several times on PrCars on ps4 - it going just
sumptuously
then it just broken

like a old jaguars ))

 

[gt_fan]

like a old jaguars ))

Yes exactly...

And they're a b...h to fix...

 

[rigeswamp]

i thinking now:
why it see right side point but didn't see left?

maybe there is 2 magnets with different polarity
on turning plate endrotation points mark other magnets
in that way it can understand where last left or right points
and center can be market in 3 way - so it can understand where left right or center
something like that way i think...

is it any way to see what kind and how many markers or something exactly on rotation plate?
maby problems there?

tomorrow will
disassemble my GT2 to see it inside own eyes)

seem to me that problem is that it didn't see CENTRAL point on rotation plate...

seem to me that problem is that it didn't see CENTRAL point on rotation plate...

or not (

video of my staff...
fanatec porsche gt2 crash
fanatec porsche gt2 selfcentering sensor
gt2 wheel sensor

Received a new Code Wheel sensor from Fanatec yesterday. Replaced it and powered up the wheel - no difference at all. Wheel rotates to right then full left and stops there, does not return to centre.

Can i ask you to do detail foto of new code sensor that they sold you?
It very help me to understand in what condition is my
Didn't wont to bother you)

 

[gt_fan]

Can i ask you to do detail foto of new code sensor that they sold you?
It very help me to understand in what condition is my
Didn't wont to bother you)

My old and new code sensor pictures are in this post. hth

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...e-february-2014.274631/page-113#post-11333538

 

[gt_fan]

My wheel is sort of working now, I don't know how long it will keep on working but I'm just happy it is working.

I'm putting my notes on how it got to a working state - this may or may not work for anyone with a Fanatec GT2 wheel.

1. Post 1 wheel not working.
   
2. Google and this forum recommended changing the code wheel sensor.
3. Ordered part from Fanatec Aust.
4. Replaced new code wheel sensor and got it working after a couple of days of trying. Used it for a day and then it stopped working.
5. On power on, the wheel oscillates left and right and left non-stop.
6. I didn't know at that time that the wheel was sort of working but with help from seth francis and blue028, I kept going at it trying various things to see if it would work.
7. Finally tried grabbing hold of it while it was oscillating, it stopped moving and I could switch it to pc and ps3 modes and use it. I could not do this before replacing the code wheel sensor.
8. It was still oscillating at power on but with step 7, I could use it.
9. seth francis suggested that the drift setting was causing the oscillation.
10. Turned DRI (drift) setting to OFF.
11. Powered on and no oscillation.
12. Wheel now does not show any problems.

 

[rigeswamp]

My wheel is sort of working now, I don't know how long it will keep on working but I'm just happy it is working.

I'm putting my notes on how it got to a working state - this may or may not work for anyone with a Fanatec GT2 wheel.

1. Post 1 wheel not working.
   
2. Google and this forum recommended changing the code wheel sensor.
3. Ordered part from Fanatec Aust.
4. Replaced new code wheel sensor and got it working after a couple of days of trying. Used it for a day and then it stopped working.
5. On power on, the wheel oscillates left and right and left non-stop.
6. I didn't know at that time that the wheel was sort of working but with help from seth francis and blue028, I kept going at it trying various things to see if it would work.
7. Finally tried grabbing hold of it while it was oscillating, it stopped moving and I could switch it to pc and ps3 modes and use it. I could not do this before replacing the code wheel sensor.
8. It was still oscillating at power on but with step 7, I could use it.
9. seth francis suggested that the drift setting was causing the oscillation.
10. Turned DRI (drift) setting to OFF.
11. Powered on and no oscillation.
12. Wheel now does not show any problems.

HI
how did you switch it to pc mode?
did it plugged to pc in the moment?

 

[gt_fan]

HI
how did you switch it to pc mode?
did it plugged to pc in the moment?

After calibration, Back button (Select) will enter PC mode. Connect and Back button will enter PS3 mode.

I use PS3 mode if I connect directly to PS3.

With the Fanatec drivers on PC, you can use this on a PC if you wanted to.

I have also used GIMX on a PC to use this wheel on a PS4, but that's another story
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...e-gt-g27-with-ffb.336625/page-5#post-11164165

Also works with Forza M4 and Horizon on xbox360.

 

[VBR]

I'm glad that your wheel is now working, & that getting a new Code Wheel Sensor was not a total bust.

Did you end up getting a new Zero Sensor as well?

 

[gt_fan]

I'm glad that your wheel is now working, & that getting a new Code Wheel Sensor was not a total bust.

Did you end up getting a new Zero Sensor as well?

Yes I am waiting for one now. No harm in keeping it as a spare. I suspect my zero sensor may go anytime.

 

[rigeswamp]

After calibration, Back button (Select) will enter PC mode. Connect and Back button will enter PS3 mode.

I use PS3 mode if I connect directly to PS3.

With the Fanatec drivers on PC, you can use this on a PC if you wanted to.

I have also used GIMX on a PC to use this wheel on a PS4, but that's another story
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...e-gt-g27-with-ffb.336625/page-5#post-11164165

Also works with Forza M4 and Horizon on xbox360.

i use it on PS4
esterday after long break i go about 20 laps in project cars new nordshlife VLN (comb.) - it feels just great

interesting how it feels with T300RS or T500RS)