Thrustmaster RCS pedals - spring broke!
 

Does anyone know where to find springs for these older rudder pedals? My spring broke in them, in the middle of a convoy attack in Armed Assault. This resulted in my out of control Cobra helo going down behind enemy lines! :-? Must trudge out on foot tonight - and that's gonna be a long hike!

Anyway, if anyone knows where to buy special springs, it would be a appreciated.

-S

have you contacted the manufacturer?
They are oftern helpful.

Not on something they haven't sold in 10 years! :-? I have tried, but no reply yet. I may have to have one manufactured is what its coming down to.

So where do I find this spring? It has 2 coils total. The inner diameter of the coil is 16 mm, the outer diameter is 23 mm. Spring length from end to end is 104 mm.

I have no idea where to buy this?? Do you have any ideas? You can see where it snapped.

Here is a pic of it:

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/6409/springag5.gif


This is what it is off of. They don't make all metal rudder pedals like this anymore. Everything now days is plastic.
http://home.arcor.de/S.Kohlmann/joystick/rcs.jpg

If you cant replace it with the same kind of spring, then your best bet is to replace both springs with the next best thing. Replacing one with a non-identical spring will cause imbalance.

The first place to check would be agricultural and farm warehouse-shops. I made my own rudder pedals from things I found at the local tractor repair shop; they are full of useful bits like that.

I'll have a google around for you and post again if I find anything......

OK, after a quick google it seams that there are several producers of custom made springs and many of they are happy to offer 1-off purchases.

You need to look for "torsion springs" and have as many details about the springs size as you can get.

run a few googles for "Torsion Springs" or "Torsion Springs manufacturers"



It may cost a bit, but its a sure way to get a good spring! Make sure you buy 2 and replace both!

Do you have any blacksmith or metalworking shops in your area?

I would suggest taking the spring to a hardware store and see if you can find a similar one.

If you have an industrial district near like I do especialy former small aeospace shops you very likely find what your looking for localy and get back in the air sooner. Hope this helps you out.

Thats an idea. I work not far from Boeing's massive hangers, so I bet there are some machine shops around here.

There you go :up: I used to live near Everett,Washington and Boeing 747 plant.

Guiness book records once said their hanger doors were the bigest in the world.:huh:

Go to MCMASTER-CARR, http://www.mcmaster.com/, or Small Parts inc, http://www.smallparts.com/. Look for Torsion Springs. You can try measuring the torque using a scale and measuring the length. You can order custom springs from McMaster, just enter in the required dimensions.

Great game, eh?

Thanks for all your help. I did manage to find some actual springs for this thing from the community of flight simmers. Ordering them now.

-S

PS. In case anyone cares, to do a 1 off spring for this thing, the typical quote was $135.

$135 for an aerospace product is cheap.Why don't you ask the Boeing people for a hammer-a snip at only $2000!!!

That is true. Always had aircraft in the family as long as I have been alive. This spring is by no means aircraft grade either!

-S