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Fix for loose steering wheel on a new Logitech g pro wheel, no disassembly:
My new g pro wheel developed play in the steering wheel after only 3 days of use. The end of the wheelbase shaft could wobble in the up/down direction without the wheel on, and with the wheel attached the sound would be amplified to a knocking sound when rocking the tilt of the wheel between 6 and 12 o'clock, just like in the videos here:
Another reddit post mentioned the black screw on the bottom of the shaft holding on the quick release hub. The front of the wheelbase housing blocks tools from reaching it. I was able to get the screw to turn by pressing into the hex socket sideways with a small flat blade screwdriver, which helped, but I couldn't get it to tighten. Then I realized I could cut down a 3mm allen wrench to fit in the gap around the shaft, and I was able to tighten the screw, which fixed the loose wheel. After playing for a few hours the wheel is still tight. So the screw must have vibrated loose, and needs better loctite?
My last wheel, which still works, is the red Logitech Momo from 2000. I used it on Gran Turismo 3, 4, 5, 6, and sport. For GT4 I had to unsolder the USB microcontroller chip and replace it with one from a cheaper Logitech wheel, because GT4 would only allow the cheaper wheel to work. In 2016 the plastic steering shaft broke in a spiral fracture, and my neighbor was able to print me a replacement in ABS on his new 3D printer. For GT sport I had to use GIMX freeware that a french guy wrote, that tricks the PS4 into thinking the momo is a G29, by plugging the momo and a dualshock controller into a laptop and plugging the laptop into the ps4 through a USB microcontroller and serial port adapter.
My new g pro wheel developed play in the steering wheel after only 3 days of use. The end of the wheelbase shaft could wobble in the up/down direction without the wheel on, and with the wheel attached the sound would be amplified to a knocking sound when rocking the tilt of the wheel between 6 and 12 o'clock, just like in the videos here:
Another reddit post mentioned the black screw on the bottom of the shaft holding on the quick release hub. The front of the wheelbase housing blocks tools from reaching it. I was able to get the screw to turn by pressing into the hex socket sideways with a small flat blade screwdriver, which helped, but I couldn't get it to tighten. Then I realized I could cut down a 3mm allen wrench to fit in the gap around the shaft, and I was able to tighten the screw, which fixed the loose wheel. After playing for a few hours the wheel is still tight. So the screw must have vibrated loose, and needs better loctite?
My last wheel, which still works, is the red Logitech Momo from 2000. I used it on Gran Turismo 3, 4, 5, 6, and sport. For GT4 I had to unsolder the USB microcontroller chip and replace it with one from a cheaper Logitech wheel, because GT4 would only allow the cheaper wheel to work. In 2016 the plastic steering shaft broke in a spiral fracture, and my neighbor was able to print me a replacement in ABS on his new 3D printer. For GT sport I had to use GIMX freeware that a french guy wrote, that tricks the PS4 into thinking the momo is a G29, by plugging the momo and a dualshock controller into a laptop and plugging the laptop into the ps4 through a USB microcontroller and serial port adapter.
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