Defective screw on steering wheel: it could have been a nightmare...

Daniele CrudoDaniele Crudo Member
in Steering Wheels

I own a clubsport rs steering wheel with a csl dd from less than a year now (playing 4-5 hours per week).

Today I was playing with assetto corsa, driving a 500 abarth with the h-shifter and after sometime I saw something metallic and small fall on the ground.

I noticed it was part of a screw, fixing the left paddle shifter to the wheel (there are 2 for each paddle); strange that it broke when I was not even using the paddle shifter...

Oh...my...god...

I disconnected the steering wheel from the base and started to disassemble it; once done I noticed that the screw was broken, 100% defective; Since the shank was out for about 1 mm, it was impossible to unscrew it with pliers.

Luckily I have a dremel and with a small cutting disk I was able to make a cut and unscrew it with a screwdriver.

FANATEC, please, more quality control, this could have been a nightmare...

Here some pictures:

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Comments

  • William GoutardWilliam Goutard Member

    How this is very impressive, and for sure can be dangerous. Btw i think it happen even with the best screws.

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