Thrusmaster TPR Hydraulic Damper Mod

[Goblin]

Nice mod!

How is centering with that damper?

Are the pedal springs strong enough to bring the pedals to center?

 

I bought a couple of large RC car dampers. The throw is only about 45mm, so I will have to mount them closer to the pivot, where I can find a range of motion of about +/- 20mm. But they will help with centering force.

[Greekbull]

Glad you guys like it. Still love my mod! My pedals center just fine. I use both of the stock springs at the high(most tense) setting. With the damper I have I run it one click firmer than the lightest setting...

[VF31_Subsonic]

Hey Greekbull...how did you create the custom stickers for that Button Box? Or did you buy them?

Thanks

[Greekbull]

Hey Greekbull...how did you create the custom stickers for that Button Box? Or did you buy them?

Thanks

 

I used a brother label maker that printed labels with white writing on black. Works great!

I also used it with the Buddy Fox A-10 UFC to make grey labels for an F-18 UFC

[Goblin]

My pedals center just fine. I use both of the stock springs at the high(most tense) setting. With the damper I have I run it one click firmer than the lightest setting...

 

Good to know!

Gravity helps the pedals towards center as well. It’s a good design!

[Goblin]

Greekbull,

I ended up copying your design... :)

[BaD CrC]

Greekbull, where did you buy this damper? What are the references? Thanks.

[Goblin]

Greekbull, where did you buy this damper? What are the references? Thanks.

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3817931&postcount=15

[RustBelt]

Ohlins makes an electronically adjustable damper I wonder if one of those could be used to simulate dynamic loading like how real fly by wire style rudder pedals work. I remember the Rudder in the DHC-8 felt pretty good even though it was all simulated load on the pedals.

 

I'm guessing they could be talked to by an arduino talking CANBUS.

[ownShip]

Thanks for posting your design! Would you mind posting the specs of the hardware?

[VpR81]

Great job. That looks like a mod worth to install. I think i'll build one of these as soon as i purchased my other needs...

 

Thanks for sharing

[Zoomer]

Nice mod, I may give it a go with my pedals. The steering damper brought back memories of heady day's of tank slappers, and the resulting rush of adrenaline :).

[BaD CrC]

 

Thank you Greekbull and Yomo! Just finished the mod. I also removed the springs (10 seconds job with the TPR) to avoid self centering when I fly choppers (never fly fixed wings anyway). The feeling is mind blowing and you can set the friction level to whatever you want. Amazing! So happy right now. :thumbup::megalol:

[ptimale]

Hello

thank you for your video

the seller on ebay does not deliver in France

would you have a link on Amazon

 

thank you

[BaD CrC]

Ptitmale, just go to amazon France and look for "amortisseur de direction moto". You'll find the same stuff.

[BlacleyCole]

Did I misread something or do you have SimShaker transducer mounted to your trip? I’d like to see a transducer mod for the tm warthog stick with extensions.

[ptimale]

Hello

 

I did the editing, but I have a hard point

I have less precision it lacks flexibility (smouthe)

 

Thanks for your help

[BlacleyCole]

Can we get a parts list with links to amazon? I found the bracket and dampners there but don’t know what hardware was used from the video. I pictorial how to guide might be nice for the unexperianced

[SAABoy]

Just received my TPR pedals and they seem great except for the centering jitteriness; really surprised the centering force isn't damped by Thrustmaster. Anyway I'll be ordering a 10" shock from ebay and like this bracket (linked earlier) though I'm open to black brackets. Can y'all make suggestions on what fasteners I need?

[RglsPhoto]

I am collecting nessary parts for this modification, just find F-MF25SDB is what I really need .

 

 

[FireCat]

I'm with BlacleyCole. Parts List with links for us dummies A to Z folks who have never driven a motorcycle let alone know what a CNC Motorcycle Damper is.:music_whistling:

[Greekbull]

Hey guys sorry hadn't been following this thread. Really glad to see quite a few of you getting good use of this mod. I have been using it for quite some time without any issues. My pedals still feel awesome, and recenter just fine. I unfortunately did not keep a parts list. It is very easy though. The main thing is getting the right damper which we linked a few times. It is a common Motorcycle steering damper. The rest of the parts are readily available at most hardware stores. I got all my stuff at Ace Hardware.

[FoxTwo]

Just an FYI update for folks, check your damper every now and again. They're cheap and Chinese, mine vomited its hydraulic fluid all over the base of my TPR. Not a big deal and they're cheapish at $30 just something to keep in mind they may not last forever.

[Sn8ke]

On 3/1/2019 at 9:12 AM, Greekbull said:

I may just be lucky with the damper I got but I have zero slack...hydraulic feel is very smooth and crisp with no slack.

 

Here's the exact one I got: https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Ship-CNC-Steering-Damper-Motorcycle-Stabilizer-Linear-Reversed-Safety-Control/192738599044?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D9cc3dedc3c5f42ee82a57e3ec3d8c566%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D192738599044%26itm%3D192738599044&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ab48c2a97-3c47-11e9-aa3f-74dbd180180e%7Cparentrq%3A3a4eab5b1690a9c4a542330affde224b%7Ciid%3A1 but warning...he's lying saying he's a US Shipper. Had to take that up with Ebay. Took 15 days to get here.

 

I ordered the dampener, bracket, picked up a M5 screw for the bracket (Confirming M5 for the bottom bracket?), a 60mm M5 screw, washers, nuts. Last thing I need is the 7.9mm OD Aluminum sleeves. I found local manufacturer who sells them threaded for M5 screws. Big question, how many aluminum sleeves did you use, and what were their lengths?

 

 

 

 

[Hempstead]

How do you guys solve the sticktion problem? My very first mod to a rudder pedal was a damper mod about 15 years ago, using two largest RC dampers I could find. Two problems.

1. The damned things leak hydraulic oil. Not a problem for RC cars, just refill before each outing. It doesn’t leak a lot, just a few drops, enough to cause a huge problem for my carpet.

2. Inevitably due to the rubber o-rings inside the damper being compressed to prevent oil leak, the tighter they are compressed, the more sticktion there is. The less they are compressed, the more leak you get.

 

I didn’t see a way out of this conundrum so I abandoned the damper approach. I’d be glad to get back to it if you guys have solved these two problems. Note that I can detect even the slightest sticktion throwing off my shots.