Thrustmaster Stick Wobble

[Slydog486]

So, I have my TM:W, and I've had it for a while now. I'm hoping to fly the Gazelle with a few friends, so I hop in and notice something rather worrying. The stick wobbles. Left, right, forward, back, not the base. The stick. On the warthog, there's a ball joint thing that houses the spring, etc. in the base. Then there's a small pole sticking up, with a point to screw the joystick into the base. On the joystick, there's a pole sticking from the joystick down to the plate that screws down onto the base. The "connection" point (for lack of a better term) between the pole and the joystick is loose. Loose enough to have a noticeable wobble in the stick. Not sure if that's supposed to happen, but if it isn't, I'd like to fix it. I put a lot of money into my setup and would really rather not have to spend even more sending it back or having to buy a new one.

 

Thanks,

Slydog486

[Thadiun Okona]

It's pretty common that the tailstock/tailpiece that the locking collar rides on gets a little loose.

 

The remedy is to open the grip halves (carefully so the trigger spring doesn't launch out) and tighten up the screws holding the tailpiece inside the grip. Wouldn't hurt to use a little Loctite on the threads, as it's annoying when it periodically does this.

[Sokol1_br]

Add a plastic or rubber ring - maybe a O-ring - inside the grip "nut" - will help to eliminate this play and don't difficult readjust or remove the grip latter.

 

Caution when you go tight this piece, the pole connected with joystick gimbal (the ball join) can't be turned or can break the the ball join.

Edited July 18, 2016 by Sokol1_br