G29 Brake too stiff

[Xavier9805]

Every time i press the brake, i can't get it to 100% without going back a little with my chair. I tried to increase the brake sensitivity, but it's not very realistic.
I wanted to get a GTEYE/Nixim brake mod, but they say that the pedals are acually MORE stiff. What should i do to make the brake pedal more linear without increasing much the stiffness?

 

[DesertPenguin]

Best thing you can do is open it up and take out the rubber piece that's in there. They feel great without it and you can get 100% more easily. There are plenty of how-to videos on how to safely open it up, and it's honestly not that complicated/worrisome. Just some screws and careful opening it so the wires stay connected. They don't have much slack, that's all.

 

[Outspacer]

Yeah, it isn't the spring that is stiff - there's a rubber block in there as well. It can be removed, cut down a bit, or replaced.

The problem with removing it is that the G29 wheelbase does not calibrate the brake pedal, so you end up with a deadzone at the end. That can be resolved by fitting a resistor although it might take some trial and error to find a value that works well:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...ch-g-wheel-owner.279149/page-15#post-11771763
This is the only solution that lets you use the full travel of the pedal, as any of the bung solutions reduce it by about 1/4.

Cutting the rubber block is the easiest, but it's destructive I'd guess that about 3/4 of its length should be about right to just feel it at the end of travel and not have it giving much stiffness, but I haven't tried this.

For taking it all apart, this is the best and safest way which won't damage any of the wires:

 

[Xavier9805]

Are there any aftermarket rubber blocks?

 

[Outspacer]

There might have been some back when people were modding G25/G27 pedals by adding them, not sure. Most people would just use something else, like a pencil eraser or rubber hose cut to size.

For example, these look quite good to try: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002IRKE9A/?tag=gtplanetuk-20

The G29 block is 0.5 x 0.5 x 1 inch, so you'd get about 10 tries out of that pack!