Sarge55 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Bit of a PSA guys. I've had my Warthog HOTAS for about 7 years and it's been pretty reliable. As most will know the joystick is pretty stiff and even though I've pulled it apart and re-greased it, it was still stiff with a solid flat feeling center. I came across this fellow who sells various types of springs primarily stiffer ones for extensions. https://warthog-extensions-by-sahaj.com/ However he also has a less stiff spring for sale. https://warthog-extensions-by-sahaj.com/shop/warthog-green-springs/ Which I ordered and I'm happy to say it's working great and is probably the spring TM should have shipped initially. The price includes shipping and took about 5 weeks to get from Poland to Western Canada. Straight forward to swap out the old one and install the new. (I doubt there is a Warthog owner who hasn't had to do that to re-grease the gimbal.) I did have to re-calibrate the stick but it's dead center again :joystick: Initially I tended to over correct, especially after 7 years of hauling against the original tension. But much easier now and seems smoother, perhaps due to less pressure on the gimbal. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] i7 10700K OC 5.1GHZ / 500GB SSD & 1TB M:2 & 4TB HDD / MSI Gaming MB / GTX 1080 / 32GB RAM / Win 10 / TrackIR 4 Pro / CH Pedals / TM Warthog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Sarge, I'm in Calgary. I replaced the gimbal with the FSSB. If I knew you needed a spring you could have had my spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge55 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Thanks Chief appreciate the offer but the new spring is a lighter tension spring so the stick is easier to use. I estimate it to be about 20% less effort. Unless you're saying you had a light weight spring as well, then rats... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] i7 10700K OC 5.1GHZ / 500GB SSD & 1TB M:2 & 4TB HDD / MSI Gaming MB / GTX 1080 / 32GB RAM / Win 10 / TrackIR 4 Pro / CH Pedals / TM Warthog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Nah just the original spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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