Ultimate Brake Pedal Fix

[Aus Rotten]

Hi, like some other people I did have the ghost brakeing problem. I did the taping of the wire connector/electric pod thing on the end of the pedal shaft to the plastic base and it held for a while..... after the 3rd time unhooking the pedals from my sim set-up I figured there has to be a better way than tape to keep the pod from moving. Since my sim set-up is in my garage I was looking for any idea and came up with the best and last fix. If you take the bottem off and look at the pods you will see that there is enough room to do this. I took a drill and drilled a small hole through the base on both sides of the plastic, between the connectors and the round part of the pod, then I fed a zip tie through the top of the foot area, then around the plastic part of the pod, back up through the foot area and pulled it snug. You cut the long end off of the tie and your ready. The zip tie is not in the way at all.

 

[rsmithdrift]

Here's the ultimate brake pedal fix.........Put the damn pots in there slots like they're supposed to be. Holds them rock solid.

I have no clue why people think they are "floating" THEY ARE NOT!! There is a black ball on the end of each connector opposite the elect. plug. It goes in a little slot in the pedal case. Holds them good too. I've never had this "ghost pedal" problem, like you guys.

I think it's because when you take them apart they fly all over the place and if you're not paying 100% attention to the way it's designed you won't notice it. I think if you have a "ghost pedal" it's because the pot fell out of it's slot and needs to be put back in place. Not glued to the other one. If you're going to glue anything you should glue the black ball into it's groove so it stays there for a change.

Am I honestly the only one who's noticed this??

 

[atteiros]

Are there different versions of the pedal which came out? I'm not totally sure, but I heard somewhere that Logitech tried to correct this in later versions of the DFP. Mine doesn't have a ball to keep the pots in place. I had the same issues as Aus Rotten there. Believe me, they are really floating without those balls. Frankly I felt I spent too much time trying to fix them. But I decided to fix mine permanently by screwing the pots in place. I just had to add a good area to screw the pots in by using modeling/epoxy putty.

Anyway, that's a good suggestion there Aus. Got any pictures? 👍 👍

 

[rsmithdrift]

Are there different versions of the pedal which came out? I'm not totally sure, but I heard somewhere that Logitech tried to correct this in later versions of the DFP. Mine doesn't have a ball to keep the pots in place. I had the same issues as Aus Rotten there. Believe me, they are really floating without those balls. Frankly I felt I spent too much time trying to fix them. But I decided to fix mine permanently by screwing the pots in place. I just had to add a good area to screw the pots in by using modeling/epoxy putty.

Anyway, that's a good suggestion there Aus. Got any pictures? 👍 👍

Interesting......Because I got my DFP 2 weeks after it came out. I'm serious I must have gotten a needle in a hay stack because after being used or 2 years straight now for atleast 10 hours per week it works perfectly. I clean out the pedals (amazing amounts of dirt get in there) and pack the gears in the steering mech with grease about once every 6 months. No slack or whine (thanks to grease) force feedback is strong as ever and the only issue I have is the paddles and L2, R2 buttons will short out and quit for a few seconds every now and then.....odd, but not a real problem cause I don't really use them anyways, and it comes right back. Logitech really did a great job.

The P/N on my pedals is: 863202-0000
The S/N is: YED33903946

Call Logitech if you have what I will call the "Floating pot pedals" haha. They have great tech support and I'm sure they'll help you out. Probably a recall on the one's w/o the balls anyways. There should be if there isn't.

 

[Aus Rotten]

The first time i got the ghost brake prob I found a fix that said to put something between the pods so they use the pressure of each other to hold them from spinning. if they spin even a tiny bit the brake comes on. that worked for a very long time because i learned how to be easier on the pedal. it wasnt until the kid played the other day that messed it up again. i never heard of balls in there tho.