Ok. So yeah, it's annoying me.
I've had this issue on my TX/VG28 rim pretty much since I purchased new about 6 months ago. I can't say it really interferes with the control of the car, it's just really annoying to have this feeling all the time. It's just slightly to the right and left of the center, this little audible and physically felt 'click' or 'notch'. It happens every time the wheel passes by center. I've tried messing with every FFB setting under the sun, but can't get rid of it - I can minimize it, but at the expense of a lot of feel, a pointless solution. I've read that Pcars settings such as deadzone or relative adjust bleed could rectify, but I've had no luck.
Thrustmaster (and other owners I've spoken with) initially told me that it would go away after the wheel "breaks in". I think after hundreds of hours it's safe to say it isn't going away. It's still there in Dirt Rally, so I'm pretty sure it's not specific to Pcars .
I'm really considering having it replaced, but cautious that it's just an inherent problem with this product and I'll get another base with the same issue.
I've found very little information other than a couple of other posts that never followed up to say what happened. One post was clearly a serious issue with the wheel, which I'm sure was replaced, the other exactly the same as mine but the poster never bothered replying regarding resolution.
I guess I could dig out the 458 Italia wheel that came with the TX (never used it or the stock pedals - bought the V28 rim and T3pa pro pedals a month before they offered them all separately) to see if it still clicks. The VG28 rim is much more substantial than the 'toy' stock rim.
Hopefully one of you FFB experts can help me resolve this as I'm really not looking forward to being with a wheel for up to 6 weeks (awesome customer service thrustmaster!!)
I've had this issue on my TX/VG28 rim pretty much since I purchased new about 6 months ago. I can't say it really interferes with the control of the car, it's just really annoying to have this feeling all the time. It's just slightly to the right and left of the center, this little audible and physically felt 'click' or 'notch'. It happens every time the wheel passes by center. I've tried messing with every FFB setting under the sun, but can't get rid of it - I can minimize it, but at the expense of a lot of feel, a pointless solution. I've read that Pcars settings such as deadzone or relative adjust bleed could rectify, but I've had no luck.
Thrustmaster (and other owners I've spoken with) initially told me that it would go away after the wheel "breaks in". I think after hundreds of hours it's safe to say it isn't going away. It's still there in Dirt Rally, so I'm pretty sure it's not specific to Pcars .
I'm really considering having it replaced, but cautious that it's just an inherent problem with this product and I'll get another base with the same issue.
I've found very little information other than a couple of other posts that never followed up to say what happened. One post was clearly a serious issue with the wheel, which I'm sure was replaced, the other exactly the same as mine but the poster never bothered replying regarding resolution.
I guess I could dig out the 458 Italia wheel that came with the TX (never used it or the stock pedals - bought the V28 rim and T3pa pro pedals a month before they offered them all separately) to see if it still clicks. The VG28 rim is much more substantial than the 'toy' stock rim.
Hopefully one of you FFB experts can help me resolve this as I'm really not looking forward to being with a wheel for up to 6 weeks (awesome customer service thrustmaster!!)
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