Flamin_Squirrel Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Hi guys. I've always been plagued by my warthog stick being a bit... sticky. However I've discovered two tweaks that have improved it a fair bit. First, slightly slacken the 8 screws, as identified in the picture below. Second is to remove the main spring, moving the four little springs to the positions shown above, as per mufflon89's excellent youtube tutorial here: I hope others find this useful.
Spitfire2170 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 I don't want to void any warranties ;) Would a little WD-40 on the steel ball work? Mine seems to get more and more sticky as it collects dust on that. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel DZ77GA70K Extreme Board | Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 4.6GHz | EVGA GeForce GTX670 FTW Edition | Corsair Hydro Series H60 Corsair Enthusiast Series 750W | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600 | Corsair Obsidian Series 550D | Triple Acer 27" 2ms 5760x1080 Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog | Cyborg M.M.O.7 | Razor BlackWidow Ultimate | TrackIR 4
Appleonastick Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 WD40 does not work. And there is no steel... DCS A-10C II Warthog, DCS AV-8B, DCS F/A-18C. DCS F-16C DCS KA-50 III, DCS F-14B. DCS AH-64 Apache. DCS Mirage F1. DCS F-15E. System: Z690 - i9-12900k - RTX 3080ti - 32gb ram - 2tb NVME - 2x2tb HDD - TM Hotas Warthog - MFG Rudders - Trackir/VR
PeterP Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) IMHO: Maybe not the tip you are looking for... but, a extension and a center position of the stick - so you can rest your arm on your leap - are the best way to get "a smooth as it can get" and precise movement. Just imagine that you want to achieve the same with a 20mm movement while a real pilot has a 70mm movement. ...the real pilot can act much more precise as he has a much longer way for the same deflection. Having a extended sticks makes a Air-to-Air refuelling easy-peasy! It will also conserve your wirst - as you will start to move the stick with only your arm and fingertips. And you will not get tired to move the stick over hours. Low cost and self made >>>Extending HOTAS Warthog. "luxury" variant of a simple extension >>>My warthog extender for lunatics and geeks >>> Two MS FFB2 with Cougar Grip If this isn't what you are searching for .... use silicon grease for the moment. It's the best lubrication for ball joints and plastic parts. - and it isn't aggressive at all. >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_grease I don't want to void any warranties Would a little WD-40 on the steel ball work? Mine seems to get more and more sticky as it collects dust on that. Edited July 13, 2012 by PeterP
Ali Fish Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 IHMO: Maybe not the tip you are looking for... but, a extension and a center position of the stick - so you can rest your arm on your leap - are the best way to get "a smooth as it can get" movement. it doesnt get better than this ^ i did this couple of weeks ago, and well im used to it now, and wouldnt want to go back to anything else. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Flamin_Squirrel Posted July 13, 2012 Author Posted July 13, 2012 I don't want to void any warranties ;) Would a little WD-40 on the steel ball work? Mine seems to get more and more sticky as it collects dust on that. As has been stated, no metal ball. I've had my stick for over a year so no warranty to void anyway ;) I found that most of the friction wasn't caused by the ball joint, but by the white plastic collar that you can see in the picture. It wasn't aligned 100% with the black plastic collar it's screwed onto (so it was sticking on the metal pins it slides up and down on), therefore no amount of greasing helped. Slackening the screws slightly alowed the while collar to align, allowing better motion.
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