G27 H-Gate Problemo

[MephistoRacing]

Sometime in the last few days my shifter decided to break. All the gears still work, but when i go into first, unless I wedge it right up into the top left corner of the gate, it switches between first and third. Same thing sometimes happens between second and fourth, though not as much. Any ideas on how to fix it? I'm not sure if I can RMA it as I bought it as refurbished

[Ken]

I'd say take it apart and look what might be wrong with the gear guides if there is any.

[MephistoRacing]

Started taking it apart already, just to have a look. Taken me about 10 minutes just to get off the clamps and a few screws. <3 Logi

[Ken]

Yeah, I sort of modded mine to stop the clicking noise, but now the shifting is way to light and smooth when they lock into gear. I gotta redo it. :p :lol:

[CDMC]

modded mine G25 shifter too, for better feel, and now i know why G27 don't have a sequential :D

[Ken]

G25 f0 lyf3!

 

:hi5:

[CDMC]

G25 f0 lyf3!

 

:hi5:

 

meh, its not bad. nice upgrade from MOMO Racing :)

[MephistoRacing]

Well. Took it apart, didn;t see anything amiss, put it back together, plugged it into the wheel, plugged wheel in to PC, wheel calibrated, one of the shifter's internal cables got caught on a cable, and it snapped two of the tiny wires that goes to a POT. So now it only goes to 5th and 6th gear

[Ozzmcom]

oh dear, sorry to hear that. I had an issue with my g25 shifter too. It wouldn't go into reverse. I opened it up as you did and had to solder back the yellow cable underneath. I think the rest is controlled by the brown one I can't remember it correctly. The shifter unit is probably the most sensitive part of the gamepad. I'd say take it back to where you got it from , they should know a place that can fix it. It shouldn't cost you too much.

[MephistoRacing]

I sent logitech an e-mail, am hoping they'll RMA it as I read on their forums that they will RMA a refurbished item as long as it's still under warranty, which it is

[CDMC]

but you open it up.

[MephistoRacing]

They don't know that

[Ken]

SHHHHH.

 

 

Anyways, that sucks.

[CDMC]

They don't know that

 

good point:)

 

wait, what about the wires?

[Ken]

good point:)

 

wait, what about the wires?

 

Thanks to Ozz, there are these wires and more:

 

http://forum.tdu-central.com/threads/14071-The-Mighty-G25-Shifter-Issue

 

But this is a G25 obviously.

[MephistoRacing]

good point:)

 

wait, what about the wires?

 

Every RMA I've done/heard of with Logitech, they just ask to see photos of the USB wires cut, or the device destroyed in some way, to make sure they aren't just giving you a free one for nothing

[AZ-1]

i don't know if I'm going to help with this post but if you want to tinker up your shifter, you might want to check out this site --> http://www.chilicoke.com if this site is familiar to you guys :) go under the DIY stuff and to the shifter link, you'll see everything from there, hope this helps :D

 

Cheers :thumbsup:

[CDMC]

its funny how i never RMA anything :D i just fix it my self or buy a new one. Well good luck with the weel :)

[MephistoRacing]

I love Chilicoke, used his video to figure out how to dismantle it :p Not much help there though

 

Normally, I'd fix things myself too, but I don't have my soldering gun anymore, and even if I did the wires look like they were pulled out of the POT, rather than the usual snap, not sure if I could fix that without ruining the POT

[Ozzmcom]

Thanks to Ozz, there are these wires and more:

 

http://forum.tdu-central.com/threads/14071-The-Mighty-G25-Shifter-Issue

 

But this is a G25 obviously.

I completely forgot about that:fp:

[CDMC]

well you know how they say - When you doubt , get a hammer.

[MephistoRacing]

You will receive an email with a tracking number once the product is shipped.

 

Need I say more ;D

[Ryzza5]

G25 - issues with H Shifter - Forums Atari Europe

 

Has worked perfectly besides that one time I had to reconnect a wire.

[MephistoRacing]

Wish I'd had those pictures when I first took it apart, especially for getting it back together. I had no idea where the tiny metal ball that flew across my living room was supposed to go :p

 

But I've gotten my replacement now, which is even better than the first one I had, since this one is new and the first one was refurbished. This one feels much better, and has made me realize that the FFB on the first one may have been a bit broken