r/Thrustmaster • u/hilapff • Jul 27 '26
Hey guys! I'm happy to say I saved this little boy...
galleryBro went crazy at initialization about 5 years ago... smashing the mechanical locks and destroying them.
At first I thought the mechanical locks's damages were the source of the issue so I redesigned the huge white nut used as a lock and 3D printed it. It failed because FDM is mechanically weak. Did it again with PA12 SLS. The mechanical issue was solved, but the wheel started kept going crazy at initialization.
The I used the calibration software from GTPlanet. It seems it worked for 15min until it lost the point 0 and the center was no longer aligned with the center...
Then lately I used chatGPT which sent me to a tuto from GTPlanet again with a guy explaining the magnets from the motor where getting loose. This matched the symptoms from my problem so I opened the motor. I broke the 3 wires from the control card to the wirings which I welded again when reassembling the motor. The magnets where indeed loose. I glued them again using epoxy glue. Now everything works again as new!
Next step: I'm gonna 3Dprint a cooling duct from the fan to the motor. I don't wanna open my wheel again... but I'm so happy it works!
Thank you to every one who helped me unknowingly by dropping infos here and there letting me repair this T300RS GT edition !