Solved Error Pedal Flickering on Logitech G29 Steering Wheel using contact cleaner

In this video, I want to share my experience of how to fixing the flickering pedal sensor on the Logitech g29 steering wheel using a contact cleaner.
After I tried all the software troubleshooting, I found that the problem is not on the software side, but on the hardware.
There is no guarantee that this tutorial will solve your problem as well because I found that my flickering problem is caused by dust, so I assume that my problem is categorized as a mild problem or easy to fix because there are no parts that really broken.
So if you find this tutorial didn't fix your flickering problem then you need to consider checking on the inside of the potentiometer.
And if your flickering problem solved, you need to take care of your pedal from any dust around. Try to cover it up with something like plastic, cardboard, or other things when you are not using it.
CAUTION!
Don't put the 'straw' too deep into the potentiometer when spraying! There are some fragile and sensitive metal plates inside that could bend easily and will ruin the input telemetry.
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[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Please note that it's not a permanent solution. If you want to make it last longer you can try to spray some liquid grease (just a little bit) inside the potentiometer after the cleaning process. It works flawlessly on my pedal. It still coming back but not in a short period. If you want to make the throttle pedal aligned to the brake pedal (same height), you can try this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoTThJx7bsidfc0 The idea is to swap the clutch's spacer to throttle's. This is the game-changer for me! and I hope for you too!

[@realcrazyhenkie]

Found the non-H-shifter user! The reason the throttle pedal is deeper in the first place is to accomodate heel-toe downshifting. When the brake is pushed, it is then flush with the throttle pedal and it can be blipped more easily. Doing this modification only makes it harder to perform this technique properly.

[@overdonejambon919]

Thanks so much for this! I've been living with this but there was no way I could compete against guys online. My next victory is dedicated to you my friend

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Haha.. thanks for that! Enjoy your game!

[@lesblase3667]

Just happened to me. Was racing on F1 21 online & this problem kept occurring. I’m so pissed off but calmed down now that I’ve find a solution. Ffs man.

[@lesblase3667]

@@RindiTechEntertainment legend!

[@hgfdssgzhfdghj]

I Feel that. Literally just retired from a League Race yesterday because I got eaten up because my pedal flicked down to 60% on the Straight. Hope this will solve it. Thanks for the video mate, looks promising

[@kinger5225]

I cannot thank you enough, bought an $8 can and followed the tutorial, easy and smooth. Completely fixed my brake pedal and clutch from sticking, thank you man. Amazing video.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy the game 👍

[@Ropbe354]

I mean, its been over a year since your video came out. 3 months ago, started looking for contact cleaner in my city and today it arrived! Just finished cleaning everything like you did and it was a gamechanger thank you! Now I need another video that shows me how to clean the steering wheel

[@Razor918]

Honestly this is the quickest and most detailed video on how to clean the potentionmeters, without taking apart literally everything 😂 Thanks for making the video, now I can continue using my wheel in peace without getting angry at the pedals and then soon sell this wheel like I've planned with no issues :)

[@bogdanrus7953]

Thank you for this excelent tutorial! As i saw others comment here saying, i was very hezitant to following other tutorials that go deep into taking the thing apart piece-by-piece. You saved my ass, followed your advice and now the throttle works great!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup! This works really great for mild symptoms like ours.

[@racingwithrob]

Just did this this past weekend and the fix worked perfectly! There was so much crap in there... gonna keep it covered to prevent dust from getting in moving forward

[@Mika-mj6td]

Thank you so much man!!!! I was wondering if i lost my talent in simracing but the pedals were just flickering. You really helped me out!

[@aeolus_8882]

Thank you so much man, my brake and gas pedals were jumpy and after watching your video on how to clean it, it worked flawlessly!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that. Enjoy your game!

[@rezonance1294]

Yes! Thank you! My brake pedal suddenly had the same problem while playing GT7 and now its fixed 👌

[@Anthony-lx6id]

Perfect video , easy to follow and fixed my problem right away .. appreciated my friend 👍

[@gundeadgunnar3594]

Your video saved my G29. Thanks a lot, man!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Great! Happy to hear that!

[@kzeeso]

Hey brother! I really appreciate your tutorial on how to fix / clean the pedal potentiometers. Both my brake, and a couple of weeks later, my throttle started glutching like you showed. I followed your directions, and it works like new.. It's especially good that you showed the contact cleaner spray that you used. Knowing to use contact cleaning spray is the key. Again, dope video and thanks. Karl

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Hi karl! Happy to hear that. Enjoy your game!

[@EspressoMuseum]

My hero! Other videos I saw had the pedals taken apart piece by piece. Your method is much easier, and it worked flawlessly! My first attempt made it worse, so I blasted the hell out of it again with more contact cleaner and now it works like brand new. Thanks!!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup! sometimes the dust is just moving around trapped inside. You can try to lean down the pedal so the hole pointing to the floor. This tutorial is for the mild symptom like ours, so don't need to tear it down piece-by-piece.

[@EspressoMuseum]

An update: it seems the potentiometers go bad eventually. The problem is back after only 2 weeks and it's way worse now :') I tried this method again multiple times to no avail. I ordered some replacement parts from 3drap. Hope it works as well as some say it does. Fingers crossed! Shame on Logitech for doing such a terrible job making these. A little googling reveals it's a very widespread issue, and they don't even sell spare parts!

[@Alexandermustaine]

Thanks bro, you're the man!, after many races lost starting in pole position, never noticed that my throttle could be the problem, until I entered on Config menu and watched the throttle bar moving crazy. For a moment I thought that my throttle would need a major repair, or I would need to buy new G29 replacement. Also a good tip is to lubricate the gears of each pedal to fix this, in the past I've solved a similar problem but with a PC mouse that only needed lubrication. Anyway, you fixed my problem so thank you very much, you rock!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Same here, wonder why the other could pass me so easily in the straight think that was my weakness but turned out it's the pedal problem. Lol Cheers mate!

[@rikirexx]

what do you suggest to use to lubricate the pedal's gears?

[@mmmm69420]

When in doubt, there is always a Brown man that can help me fix something. You are a life saver

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup! hope it help your problem too

[@bamsuth9650]

brown is the best color

[@calebketchs4249]

Legend!! My pedals feel brand new again thanks a bunch 😁

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that. Enjoy!

[@josemorelli8170]

Man, it worked perfectly well! Did exactly what you suggested and everything went perfect!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy your game!

[@hunterinho]

Thank you mate.I had the same problem for quite some months and now it’s fixed.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy your game 👍🏻

[@jopoysolano]

Thanks for this! I was going crazy hahaha. Contact cleaner was not available here so I used a CRC MAF Sensor Cleaner. It worked pretty well. Cheers!

[@briannalilly4041]

There was an unbelievable amount of buildup in mine, I guess that's what happens after daily use (with boots on) for six months straight, this fixed it instantly and it was extremely easy, thank you!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Glad to help. Enjoy your game!

[@DemonLordGamingAC0]

Six months? Mine was closed for 6 years LoL... It was filthy inside... And bad part is that the pedal screws rusted up so I can't remove the cover as he did. But mine still works amazingly, these things sure do last

[@jj_mccarron]

Oh thankyou so much for this video. I was about to splash out stupid money for a whole new wheel and pedals because mine were getting really bad. This guide is perfect! Fixed my pedals and now I'm back on pole position :)

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that, enjoy your pole!

[@bustab8649]

Thanks for posting. I fixed my flickering throttle and sticky brake, just like you said it would. :-)

[@StickRax]

thank you so much!! this tutorial was more than useful in fixing my problem with pedals!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup! Enjoy your game!

[@spikey1234567890]

I got a wheel replaced by Logitech for this issue and it re appears in just two days. Now they says that wheel is out of warranty Shame on Logitech. Just ordered a cleaner and will keep you posted. Thanks for the video buddy

[@RacingNL]

Thanks so much! Waiting for it to dry but the test with no power worked perfectly! Cant wait for it to be dry!🎉

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

You are so welcome!

[@Ludovic007]

You are my hero!! Great vid👍

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Thanks bro! Enjoy!

[@waynenakanishi971]

I'm definitely going to try this because my accelerator pedal had this problem and always messed up my drift. Thanks for the info! :)

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

No problem, Good luck! 👍

[@the_bluebull3613]

my setup is almost a decade old and was filled with pet hair and dust. I removed most of the pet hair and cleaned the meters multiple times and it works almost like new, thanks to this video

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

wow... happy to hear that! Enjoy your game!

[@lts517]

Thank you for your tutorial!! It worked!! I had g923 for about 2 months and gas pedal started to flickering ish and followed your step and it’s fixed now!! Thank you!!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Glad to hear that. Enjoy your game!

[@TurboAfterlifeRacing]

DAMN 2 MONTHS? I've owned my G920 for 7 years and only started flickering on the accelerator in the last few months. Whats your average usage of it like?

[@Stefano-YT]

Still working?

[@djblazept]

Thanks for your wisdom. I've been having this problem, and now i know why. Cheers

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

No worries! Hope this solves your problem.

[@prelogic356]

Bro is just the best guy! Thanks so much! Earned a new follow

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Thanks for the sub!

[@mattwells6446]

Great vid! Best one I've seen for this issue. I took the pedals apart and gave them a general clean the other day but it didn't do the trick. Got some contact cleaner on the way to clean the potentiometer for the brake. Many thanks!

[@CSM13]

Where did u spray? I did in the hole in the potentiometer and it didn't fix it

[@mattwells6446]

@@CSM13 I think some are more sensitive than others

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Matt: thanks! I hope this really works on your pedal like mine and don't forget to cover it up with something when you are not using it to avoid dust. Chilly: I am afraid that your pedal is on another stage as I categorized mine as a mild problem. I saw some video showing their potentiometer plate bend so it needs to be fixed by opening the potentiometer. But if you are not ready to open it, you can try again spray with more contact cleaner to make sure it really free from dust or anything. Hope your pedal fix soon!

[@dhollis26]

@@RindiTechEntertainment I just bought one and brand new out of the box it is doing this same exact thing.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

@@dhollis26 you have brand new and already have the flickering?

[@Unaware_Seagul]

❤ you absolute legend. Fixed my G923 pedals first attempt. Thanks bro 👍

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy your game! 👍🏻

[@Munawwir_786]

Hey Thank you so much Bro. I was really worried about this problem for months. Your solution really helped me. Now it is fixed. There are no problems now. Thanks.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! But keep in mind that this is not the life-time solution, be ready for the same problem in the future. But at least now we know the solution. Cheers!

[@Munawwir_786]

@@RindiTechEntertainment Yeah Bro. We can't escape from "THE DUST".

[@RyanBeukhof]

Hey man did you have this issue again or did it work for ever?

[@NASCARJIMMAYFAN]

I had a similar problem of when the throttle sensor would say I would be lifting off the throttle but this actually worked this was so much help thank you so much 😊

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that. Enjoy the game!

[@ivoserafimov3702]

Yes, it works! Thank you so much

[@wil_17]

Just got mine fixed! Thanks for the amazing video!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Enjoy! 👍🏻

[@UbeydullahGungor]

Worked for me, thank you. Brake pedal was flickering without touching when a push throttle. After cleaning, it's as new.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that, enjoy your game!

[@jacobbarton6689]

thank you. if you want to skip the drying process you can just not shake the cleaner and spray with it level and straight up. no liquid comes out, only air. this worked great for me and i got to play as soon as i screwed in all the screws. THANK YOU

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Wow.. thanks for the tip! And enjoy your game!

[@lampexxl8599]

If only air comes out then you missed the purpose of a contact cleaner and could have used compressed air. :)

[@Wade-ug5fv]

Thanks mate 😎 YOU ARE THE MAN. Great easy fix.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

You are welcome! Enjoy your game!

[@n3rdstrength]

Just the video I needed, thank you!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Enjoy!

[@SepTheSheep]

My pedels fully function again now, thank you very much!!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Glad to hear that. Enjoy!

[@lukedejager5583]

This fix worked on my G920. THANK YOU!!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy your game!

[@squeze99]

Worked for me. Thank you!

[@spex8328]

Solved my flickering throttle, cant tank you enough. guess is a must have for guys with logitechg29. thanks mate

[@otenz759]

Amazing video! Thanks, it really worked for me. You can use contact cleaner, then use compressed air just to be sure

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup! Thanks for the extra tip!

[@renangoncalvesflores]

I'll give it a try. I'll come back here later to tell the results. Thanks in advance.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

good luck!

[@Pochibus]

Aun no lo necesito, pero me as iluminado, gracias!

[@user-hk5mh3rc1z]

you are THE BEST bro

[@TheyLovett]

This for sure worked. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Enjoy!

[@kpsstamov7462]

i will try it dude tanks a lot

[@TCR_Slappa]

Thank you so much, this has been bugging me for a month now. I can Time Trial now and race without actually suffering time loss with the accelerator not engaging at full throttle. Was losing 1 or 2% on long straights.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup! Enjoy your game!

[@haliltahaurf6223]

Its working thank you so much 🎉

[@AimPhq]

Nice tutorial... Ty man... Will try this seems my paddle had flickering... Your video very helpful... 👍

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Thank you, Good luck! 👍

[@AimPhq]

@@RindiTechEntertainment Just now try to take out the paddle plate.. Cant because it loose.. So just open back of the paddle and spray the cleaner from outside.. Hope it work.. Ty sir.. 👏👍

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

@@AimPhq yup! that will do 👍. You are welcome!

[@gabrielafricany3768]

Thank you so much, PROBLEM SOLVED!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

You're welcome! Happy to hear that 👍

[@dbwrc]

Thanks for the vid, really helped me out

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy your game 👍

[@jul1k1ng81]

Thanks man this worked 💯👏

[@sickgit66]

Thanks for the excellent video, looks to have solved our throttle problem, was flickering at full throttle on ACC and F1 (oddly far less so on GT7), absolute nightmare. The problem was obvious once the cover came off, looked like dumbledore had been stashing his belly button fluff around the mechanisms. 😢

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup. The sensor are very sensitive and fragile inside, keep them clean and greased. Enjoy your game!

[@420DC.supasamoan]

Bro thank you so much this video helped and solved my problem thank you👌💯

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy your game👍

[@tonic1330]

This worked for me, thanks!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Cheers!

[@mitterch]

Thanksss! Fixed. :)

[@45mark4545]

thank for this my throttle was doing this as cars was catching me easy when 4 secs in front to be behind thinking why is this found you so i took it all apart and cleaned with spray and works great now and must of been this way a while as improved my track speed to up nearly 3 secs a lap thumps up

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Yup! can't ignore this little problem cause it's affected the performance on track.

[@killaicet69]

I have the same throttle problem i had to stamp on it for it to work temporarily but i bought the contact cleaner today and im about to do this

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

@@killaicet69 good luck!

[@killaicet69]

I did it and it worked

[@killaicet69]

I have one problem tho the allen bolt its rounded on the pedals and i had to remove the bottom plate and unscrew the pedals individually to get to the sensors

[@nicklegend71]

Bro, you just saved my sim racing career XD Seriously, though. Thank you

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Glad to hear that. Enjoy your game!

[@melvinjuliosontirosuryana7924]

Thanks You man now my pedal is fix

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Enjoy bro!

[@simshadyhagrmfchevy3908]

Thanks dude you saved me from alot of wotk

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Enjoy!

[@cemozer4137]

Thanks for yours Help great Video very nice👍

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup! good luck

[@Tails_the_Gamer]

Awesome, this easy fix worked for me on my G29. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@elplan3605]

Came for the tutorial, stayed for the nice music 👌 I've been having this problem with my brake pedal for a few years now, and all I can do is increase the death zone of it (to almost 20% now) I will try this asap, hope it works!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

You won't believe how long I invested my time just to pick one back-sound 😆, glad you enjoy it 😎. Hope this method also works for your case, 20% dead zone is no joke.

[@Irish_Spud]

Bought the spray, followed your very clear instructions and boom, it now works fine again. Thank you 🙂

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! 😀. Enjoy your game 👍🏻

[@KNLyoutube]

Thank you very much! It's working.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that, enjoy your game! 🚀

[@danielorna6532]

Saved some money!

[@OklaHomaWilly]

Holy Moly macaronny, Thank you!! I thought i would have to buy new ones or at least a new spring and that would have cost a lot of mony and time. But now its working and i didnt even used contact spray (because i havent got it yet lol), just a vacuum cleaner and my own breath(: 🤩

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Lol... Do what it's necessary 😆👍

[@martexl]

Gonna try this tomorrow as I've noticed a flickering brake slowing me down on the straights

[@sachethana]

Thank you!!

[@jivashennaidoo2209]

Thank you you sl much!

[@raizonoir2688]

My pots are not dirty yet but it is good info for when my hairy ass cat eventually causes my g29 pedals to stick. ty for the tutorial good sir. =)

[@lewomeo]

Thanks this helped me a lot

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Enjoy your game 👍🏻

[@stingerbean1848]

I‘m going to try this as soon as I have the contact cleaner. I am planning to replace my Logitech with a Fanatec DD Pro in near future anyway so I’m not going to look for some proper long-term clean potentiometers but this flickering has gone to such an extent that it can shoot up to 50% brake power and that‘s just unacceptable (I am able to race 90-95 AI on F1 but I had to turn it down to 85 to still be able to compete, ridiculous…). If it works, you‘re my hero for the day

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Good luck mate👍!

[@stingerbean1848]

@@RindiTechEntertainment It worked wonders. All good again. Thanks so much bro👏👏👏

[@ricardolimalopes2343]

Thank you so much

[@alleanton2929]

Big thanks to you man :)

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

You are welcome! Enjoy your game!

[@skgamer-vb4ls]

Great video man. I was wondering that I brake wire connection to the wheel.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

The wires also need extra attention though, when you open and close the cover make sure the are not block the screw's line

[@petercorbalan9037]

Love it bro

[@farkasgyorgy1560]

thank you

[@ceskymic]

Thx now the pedals are working as new

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Nice to hear that. Enjoy your game!

[@isaacagius782]

Thanks. Works in 2022

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that, enjoy!

[@zoli8569]

THANK YOU MATE!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

You're welome! Enjoy!

[@MTA.55]

Ty mate

[@danielorna6532]

Im amazed

[@F1Cozyy]

Thanks much I didn't think my brakes would ever work again

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy your game!

[@CostasCh]

Well i see the G29 potentiometer has exactly the same problem as G27. I used once spray cleaner for electronics, but it didn't last for long. So, when i see this problem i untie the pedal and the potentiometer and clean the potentiometer board with swabs dipped into alcohol. Sometimes the dirt on potentiometer board is phenomenal. The swabs from white turned to black. With this way the solution is more permanent but it needs also more tools and time.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Thanks for sharing mate! Yup! At some point, I believe most of us will need to do that deep cleaning.

[@cyrilmachouch5321]

Thanksss just fix my throttle pedal

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Enjoy your game!

[@vincentsimon3577]

Thank you so much!

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

You r welcome! enjoy your game!

[@juanpabloamezquita5051]

Thank you

[@_WildZone77]

Thank you thank you thank you soo much mate

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

No worries, enjoy your game 👍🏻

[@tmtriplefire3673]

Thanksss u are a hero

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Glad to help.👍

[@niftyrock7596]

Yeah have this on f1 2020 with my brake pedal flickering which causes drs to close constantly, would u say this fixes it or would I need to throughly clean It with a duster as well

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

On the end of video, I show the result on F1 2020 game and it works, the DRS wide open till the braking zone. You should try this

[@Ixxlostinabox]

I already tried to take mine apart but didn't know which screws were for the peddles, watching you take the top off with the peddles still connected to the other base bit made me feel like such an idiot lol

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Yup! They are on the same surface so it's easy to pick the wrong screw. On the video, I marked it all with the blue circles, other than that they are for pedals.

[@hafizhardhana6301]

super thx for the tips.. dari sore ampe marah2 maen assetto corsa.. corner exit speed kalah mulu.. ternyata pedal throttle gw flickering dan ga mau 100%.. semoga berhasil dah ini tips.. sekali lagi thx..

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Hhaha.. sama bro, kirain setup ada yg salah wktu itu, ternyata brake nya inisiatip ngerem sendiri. wkwk. Good luck! semoga berhasil 👍

[@lennylouisernst6251]

Thank you man I used WD-40 and it really helped.

[@RindiTechEntertainment]

Nice! Enjoy your game bro! 👍

[@ivanorcan]

Not to be a party pooper but WD40 is not good for electronics, is too much oil. If anyone is reading this, try to get some contact cleaner, nothing else...