Excellent video, I wanted to ask you a question regarding my DFGT, I think it is burned due to a power failure in my house, the source is OK, but the steering wheel does not respond when connecting it to the pc (Although it recognizes it as a device usb does not recognize it properly as a steering wheel) I don't know what indication I should look for or what to change in it. Thanks in advance!
Can you please tell me how that small black box that you open @8:12 is called? I wanted to get rid of the nasty motor (it pisses me off due to sounds and friction as I don't ever want FF) and in-between removing the big yellow gear, I've accidentally turned the small gear entering that black box and it made some weird clicking sounds when it turned. I'm afraid I've broken something inside it now as the wheel axis is no longer responding. I really need to know what's that small box called (I believe it's the one giving axis inputs for steering) and try to buy it from somewhere. Regards!
Just found out what the problem was after opening it. It has a sensor that acts like an old mouse axis with a wheel and sensor. It was simply detached. Reattached it and it works normally now.
Is it possible to disassemble the stick-shifter without taking the casing apart? Like to unscrew the bolts at the top, as none of my hex wrenches seem to fit it and I can't seem to yank the plate off the top like you can with the horn plate
In my Driving Force Pro (similiar or same mechanics) you just have to turn whole knob left. It unscrews in a part with a long bolt, which is inside. Bolts at the top are fake
perfect your friend video. I have some questions and I hope you can help me. ! 1st my exchange is in trouble, how do I change this little bit of click of the sequential exchange? 2nd How did you make your steering wheel brighter and cleaner, with aesthetics again? passed any product ?? great video friend !!!
1.if the click is not good. you can replace by dosoldering and change the micro switches if the gear box 2.I use Waxy Leather & Vinyl polish after cleaner
I am getting the thrustmaster t300 rs gt next week and its gonna retire my good old driving force gt. I was just wondering that is it possible to mod the Driving force gt's shifter to be a handbrake?
Hey Mate I’m using Driving Force GT too 2 weeks ago I bought an steel encoder and change broken one 2 weeks later my Paddle Shifter (F1 Paddle ) on the left side for using down the gear is broken I Mean I press One time to down gear 5 to 4 but its makes to 5 to suddenly 3 and its makes me to a spinning I dont know what to do How can I fix that
@@EasternBloodUSA sorry no tutorial . but you can see micro switches at 13:03 (the yellow spot) you need to desolder it and find new switches to replace.
@@Reachels Motor size RS-555 with 24V and idle rpm at 24V of around 1800. Original motor is likely Johnson HC685LG-011, see spec. Problem is you'll have trouble finding the identical motor. You may be able to use a stronger motor, for example motors with 3500rpm are more easily available; but the power supply might buckle or turn off. If you also replace the power supply by a much stronger one, you can try, you're going to need a 24V PSU with current of 2A or more, preferably above 3A. You can have a problem with fuse triggering on the DFGT mainboard then as well, it will need to be uprated or bypassed. You should also observe temperatures on the motor and board MOSFETs, if they are too high, you need to foresee additional cooling. So using a different motor can have consequences. It may be cheaper and easier to buy another wheel with different damage for parts. Mind you motor failure should be rare, you expect optical encoder slit disc to fail first. With time it shrinks and the force of the metal shaft cracks it. It's a part you can get aftermarket or 3d-print, it sits in the black box right-hand side of the wheel. Encoders could be different, you'll need to inspect yours and count the number of slits. I also expect that the board suffers failure before the motor as well. I have not tried but i expect that stock motors can be reconditioned, by uncrimping them and then replacing contact brushes with ones from a similar 550/555 type motor and bushings at shaft ends by roller bearings of suitable size.
By step counting. It rams the wheel against the two travel ends during calibration and it knows how many steps there are in between there, it's a fixed number by design, then it just walks half the number of total steps to put it in the middle. An optical step encoder (black box in the right hand side of the wheel) registers the steps as the wheel is turned. It is a slit disc, an infrared LED on one side of the disc, and two phototransistors on the other side of the disc. So when the two phototransistors receive light in one order, it means there was one step of rotation clockwise, and in the opposite order counter clockwise. Either you have Spring force set up in the profiler, which applies proportional feedback motor current to the difference between desired position and current position in number of steps, or the games perform similar calculation themselves.
It's the problem with every Logitech wheel, even the G29, with them all having a 20-30° area from the middle before the FFB motor engages. Alteast that's how I understand it from a video I saw.
I'm still using my DFGT to this day, i can't believe how sturdy this wheel is! :) nice video!
Hey dude, my dfgt's break pedal is working a little bit when i do not press it. If i clean it, can i handle the situation ?
@@ataberkkaraoglan7834 I have the same problem
@@cornish_farmed210 just open the pedals and spray some Isopropyl alcohol or electronic contact cleaner inside the potentiometers. Worked with my DFGT
@@rubeniltonfilho9398 pog
I have been using it from like 2012 or 2013 to now but its finally getting retired next week
Cat in 0:40
I took apart the pedals to clean the pots but forgot to note the values. As I see, potentiometers are 10K ohm and 80 millivolts. Thanks!
I love this steering wheel, i was thinking about buying logitech g27 or g25, but i dont want to now, because I love it
Cool
@@sparkz343 ok
Hey, what kind of cleaner did you use to clean this wheel? The after result is really suprised me though.
My driving force gt is really hard to turn, its like stiff.
Hey man, what screwdriver did you use to remove the cover?
Excellent video, I wanted to ask you a question regarding my DFGT, I think it is burned due to a power failure in my house, the source is OK, but the steering wheel does not respond when connecting it to the pc (Although it recognizes it as a device usb does not recognize it properly as a steering wheel) I don't know what indication I should look for or what to change in it. Thanks in advance!
I think you need to change the PCB.
@@SimRacerThailandRebirth What means PCB? All the board?
@@monitoreoayt9294 yes
@@SimRacerThailandRebirthIs there a possibility to repair it? It does not have any burnt capacitors nor does it smell burnt.
@@monitoreoayt9294 maybe yes, but its beyond my ability
Can you please tell me how that small black box that you open @8:12 is called? I wanted to get rid of the nasty motor (it pisses me off due to sounds and friction as I don't ever want FF) and in-between removing the big yellow gear, I've accidentally turned the small gear entering that black box and it made some weird clicking sounds when it turned. I'm afraid I've broken something inside it now as the wheel axis is no longer responding.
I really need to know what's that small box called (I believe it's the one giving axis inputs for steering) and try to buy it from somewhere.
Regards!
Just found out what the problem was after opening it. It has a sensor that acts like an old mouse axis with a wheel and sensor. It was simply detached. Reattached it and it works normally now.
@@Maverickf22flyer That's right. it's Optical Encoder
Is it possible to disassemble the stick-shifter without taking the casing apart? Like to unscrew the bolts at the top, as none of my hex wrenches seem to fit it and I can't seem to yank the plate off the top like you can with the horn plate
In my Driving Force Pro (similiar or same mechanics) you just have to turn whole knob left. It unscrews in a part with a long bolt, which is inside. Bolts at the top are fake
@@tetris014 there's one at the bottom that's holding it.. you can't turn the knob to be released ( driving force gt)
how to remove the rotary ring?
Excelente vídeo! Gracias.!
perfect your friend video. I have some questions and I hope you can help me.
!
1st my exchange is in trouble, how do I change this little bit of click of the sequential exchange?
2nd How did you make your steering wheel brighter and cleaner, with aesthetics again? passed any product ??
great video friend !!!
1.if the click is not good. you can replace by dosoldering and change the micro switches if the gear box
2.I use Waxy Leather & Vinyl polish after cleaner
Can you help me? I am now in 2023 and I cannot download the appropriate program for this game. I have Windows 7. Is there an update?
You have to download the driver by an unofficial source.
Did you use any type of lube for the wheel gears?
im curious abot that too
Use a Food Grade silicone grease it won't react with any of the plastic gears @@Reachels
I am getting the thrustmaster t300 rs gt next week and its gonna retire my good old driving force gt. I was just wondering that is it possible to mod the Driving force gt's shifter to be a handbrake?
dude did you love t300 or is it just meh
Hey Mate I’m using Driving Force GT too 2 weeks ago I bought an steel encoder and change broken one 2 weeks later my Paddle Shifter (F1 Paddle ) on the left side for using down the gear is broken I Mean I press One time to down gear 5 to 4 but its makes to 5 to suddenly 3 and its makes me to a spinning I dont know what to do How can I fix that
you can fix the Paddle Shiter by replace the old micro switches (You have to desolder it)
@@fahsaiproduction6835 Do you know any video or any tutorial thing about that ?
@@EasternBloodUSA sorry no tutorial . but you can see micro switches at 13:03 (the yellow spot) you need to desolder it and find new switches to replace.
@@fahsaiproduction6835 Okay Thank you mate
I have the same problem
Can someobe help me. I would love to know how I can replace the motor. Because I think mine is burned.
Any advice.
Same problem here
same here too i cant find which motor should i get
@@Reachels Motor size RS-555 with 24V and idle rpm at 24V of around 1800. Original motor is likely Johnson HC685LG-011, see spec. Problem is you'll have trouble finding the identical motor.
You may be able to use a stronger motor, for example motors with 3500rpm are more easily available; but the power supply might buckle or turn off. If you also replace the power supply by a much stronger one, you can try, you're going to need a 24V PSU with current of 2A or more, preferably above 3A. You can have a problem with fuse triggering on the DFGT mainboard then as well, it will need to be uprated or bypassed. You should also observe temperatures on the motor and board MOSFETs, if they are too high, you need to foresee additional cooling.
So using a different motor can have consequences. It may be cheaper and easier to buy another wheel with different damage for parts.
Mind you motor failure should be rare, you expect optical encoder slit disc to fail first. With time it shrinks and the force of the metal shaft cracks it. It's a part you can get aftermarket or 3d-print, it sits in the black box right-hand side of the wheel. Encoders could be different, you'll need to inspect yours and count the number of slits. I also expect that the board suffers failure before the motor as well.
I have not tried but i expect that stock motors can be reconditioned, by uncrimping them and then replacing contact brushes with ones from a similar 550/555 type motor and bushings at shaft ends by roller bearings of suitable size.
@@SianaGearz thanks for the info! ill try to find right motor
hey how can it automatically return the steering wheel to its original position? thank you
Its has optical sensor and motor for make steering whell can be rotation.
@@SimRacerThailandRebirth ohh is it a native feature of DFGT?
By step counting. It rams the wheel against the two travel ends during calibration and it knows how many steps there are in between there, it's a fixed number by design, then it just walks half the number of total steps to put it in the middle.
An optical step encoder (black box in the right hand side of the wheel) registers the steps as the wheel is turned. It is a slit disc, an infrared LED on one side of the disc, and two phototransistors on the other side of the disc. So when the two phototransistors receive light in one order, it means there was one step of rotation clockwise, and in the opposite order counter clockwise.
Either you have Spring force set up in the profiler, which applies proportional feedback motor current to the difference between desired position and current position in number of steps, or the games perform similar calculation themselves.
Its possible to upgrade it to 1080°?
Yes, With a belt drive mod
13:58 How can i change PS buttons to Xbox buttons (y,b,a,x) on this wheel?
Does your steering wheel also have a bit of downward and upward wobble movement by any chance?
Mine does a Little bit rattling u can that too in Video too. Normal. No problem
do you know how to eliminate problem with wheel being very light/loose in the middle?
It's the problem with every Logitech wheel, even the G29, with them all having a 20-30° area from the middle before the FFB motor engages. Alteast that's how I understand it from a video I saw.
@@Razer_Dash yeah I talked with the guy making custom parts to those, he confirms. those are just shitty wheels.
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its a mod that people sometimes do to make the brake pedal better