Thrustmater TH8A/RS H-Pattern Improved Feel mod

[@timmyzhou1]

Ordered it right away. Now cannot wait to feel it in action.

[@2FuriousFreak]

This is a really neat mod, awesome! I just have a question; in your Link it says the box includes one teflon pad. But in the video, you are using two? Does it mean i need to buy a second one or else i will end up with a gap on the other side? And how well does it work together with your sequential mod from your other video? Cheers

[@essa28_fsr]

Love it. So simple but solves the problems others live with. Might have to get this sometime soon.

[@KRtekTM]

I really like your mod. I have just one question - is there any significant difference between M6 and M8 spring ball screws on haptic feel and which one do you prefer? Thanks a lot for your reply and for the mod itself!

[@kasiusklein]

Looks very good Peter!! Nice job!!

[@petermakesthings7342]

thank you :)

[@bryan2009]

Well, i have mine... looking good. Going to head over to the PMT thingiverse page and print his H gate mod before i fit it. Thanks piotr, your a legend!

[@ahmedmohmed4346]

does it still good not break or anything ,is it durable?

[@bryan2009]

@@ahmedmohmed4346 its still going superbly strong and feels as it did the day i set it up.

[@ahmedmohmed4346]

@@bryan2009 thanks you made my day i just order it 2 days ago and never watched review before ordering but i started watching after ordering every body complain about the feel , this solve it hopefully

[@bryan2009]

@@ahmedmohmed4346 personally, i haven't seen any complaints about this mod from Peter the awesome designer guy. I have been able to get the definition and feel i want when entering and exiting gear changes. I haven't had to re adjust it in any way to keep it good. And, still feels nice and smooth when between gears. I think Thrustmaster should just realise that employing Peter would be the best decision they ever made ;)

[@wwjnz9263]

I still like this video, and think that your solution would be the best way to go if I planned on keeping the TH8a shifter, but I am tired of the miss shifts with this shifter. I keep getting hung up on the gates.

[@TheMunkyMagic]

Another great mod Peter, thanks!

[@petermakesthings7342]

thank you :)

[@markweatherall7437]

Looks great 👍what type of grease is used and where could I buy the Teflon glide pads because not available on ebay. Thanks.

[@ericohman]

Nice! Halder makes ball plunge screws that rotate, to avoid friction in applications like yours (Y)

[@itsmebryan]

Did you try it? Which one did you get? How much are they?

[@ericohman]

Bryan Lee I went with the standard ball plunge screws and it works great. GN615.3 type, can’t remember thread size though

[@dewolf49]

Excellent Ideas with this mod! I think I'm going to try to print a version of it for myself. One question though- how do the spring ball screws screw into the mod? Do you have to cut threads into the print?

[@petermakesthings7342]

You force screw them into the plastic and it holds in place, can use some locktite to prevent them from getting loose, but I had no issues so far, just need to pay attention the first time to keep them straight, or u could use threaded inserts and push the inside after heating up with soldering iron

[@Phos321]

Hi Peter, I'm having an issue with this mod. Whenever I insert the spring ball screws the mod breaks (layers split) do you have any adivce for this? I print with 25% infill, pla+, walls x3. I inserted it with allen key really slowly turning it in, but it just breaks (I tried two different prints, wide and narrow model) I'm newbie in 3d printing not sure what I'm doing wrong

[@jonelsorel]

Great design man. Beats both the 3DRAP and Nolitto3D one by a mile. Ordered just now. Any plans to make a short throw shifter knob for the TH8A?

[@smokehead5318]

Peter, I really don't know how to put that zip tight, every place I have tried it was interrupted by shaft moving. And element is moving up and down with shaft move anyway.

[@davidfernandes5359]

Thanks for sharing! Do you have a link for the thumbscrews that you use to hold the plate?

[@davidfernandes5359]

never mind! I found your other video.

[@R0V0lv0]

Do you think felt pads could be a cheaper substitute to the teflon pads?

[@petermakesthings7342]

That's actually a very good idea, definitely worth a try, should be just fine

[@markweatherall7437]

Hi there, where could you buy the felt pads please, the Teflon pads are unavailable using the provided link? Thanks.

[@shikoXcore]

Amazing job! the "nolitto3d ClixBeetle-Pro" Screws and ball are gonna fit in the "M8 3.5mm Wide" model? thank you!

[@petermakesthings7342]

I have no idea I'm afraid, but it's a small model and you can print it quickly to check yourself

[@AlessandroGherardi]

Hi Peter, thank you for this awesome mod. I see that the ball plunger you suggest come from China and take more than one month (to UK). I couldn't find any other M8 12mm with a shorter delivery time. Do you have any suggestion? Thank you

[@petermakesthings7342]

yeah I'm struggling with sourcing the parts for my projects as well, it's like nothing is available on ebay directly from uk recently, guess only thing we can do is to wait for local sellers to restock or order from CN and wait, you could try searching on other websites like eg berger tools

[@AlessandroGherardi]

Peter Makes Things thank you :)

[@lfbarni]

soooo nice!

[@Sickap1]

Random question where did you get the thumb screws for the shifter plate. Ty

[@PhrozenN]

Hi there, love your mod, I printed it in PETG for my th8a and it works awesomely. The PTFE pads were damned expensive though, but maybe you could use mouse glides instead? They're cheaper and thinner than the pads you linked on thingiverse

[@petermakesthings7342]

the advantage of using these pads is that they're rubbered and therefore the fit doesn't have to be perfect (whether that's my design or slight variances due to people using different printers), one could though use the mouse glides and put them on a piece of rubber, would have the same advantages and cheaper.

[@markweatherall7437]

Hi, Teflon glide pads are unavailable now, what else is available please?

[@alexiswerfeli4921]

Dude you're a beast ! at least you should use gaming mice teflon pad ;-) it's 0,6mm thin so you dont have your hole !

[@filipkazik8600]

Zdravíčko, vyrábate aj ten žltý plate? Vyzerá super.

[@redeyerob2176]

Hello peter, i recently bought this mod from you afew months ago but a problem has arose, the back right plunger now doesn't stay in place anymore as it seems to have eaten up the threads, is there any solution to this?

[@lokmanfreeman]

thank you

[@overtime94]

ANother Great mod, Wow. Will this effect the sequential mode or just H pattern?

[@petermakesthings7342]

this is just for the h-pattern, I made a different mod for seq

[@brockj1545]

@@petermakesthings7342 you mentioned in the sequential mod video that the M6 spring plungers damaged the shifter. Did you find the same thing with this, or does the grease fix that?

[@petermakesthings7342]

@@brockj1545 for seq mod I didn't want to use the grease because it would get the whole shifter shaft messy, and so I reversed the design so the plungers slide over teflon piece of TH8 stick, now for this mod, because it's all hidden inside and you don't really need to ever remove it, using the grease was not a big deal, and to answer your question - yes, absolutely no issues after wks of use (as you can see on the video I added a pretty generous amount of grease :)

[@brockj1545]

@@petermakesthings7342 awesome, good to know! Thanks!

[@napalmhardcore]

You really need to partner up with someone that can produce some of your designs. Not having a 3D printer and the hassle of sourcing parts is enough to put some people off (myself included). I'd happily pay for a well thought out design like this. I'm curious. Do you own a TSS handbrake/shifter, and if so do you have any ideas for improving the tactile feedback of the sequential mode? I've held off buying one because of the reportedly poor feedback when shifting and I'd probably spend more time in sequential mode than handbrake mode.

[@petermakesthings7342]

re 1 - soon :) re 2 - I have it, but tbh I don't know why people are complaining so much about it, you don't have a 'click' when changing gears yes, but travel is short and you hit a metal bar when at the end of movement so that a pretty strong feedback :D I might do something for it, but not anytime soon as I'm working on a number of complex projects

[@napalmhardcore]

@@petermakesthings7342 Thanks for the reply and good luck with your future projects :)

[@binaryfuzion]

How's this compared to the clixxbeatle gt?

[@alexiswerfeli4921]

hi peter ! you're work is awesome, but have you the raw file with out the hole for the pads, because i found the perfect pad, the teflon pads of a mice, but it's 1mm thick so i haven't the possibility to fit in your model. so i need to make another one for this spécifique pads, i can resend you after and link you the pads of teflon i use and a vidéo of the résult for sure. thank's in advance for your response

[@petermakesthings7342]

hi Alexis, if you already have the mouse teflon pads just get a piece of rubber and glue it between the 3d printed piece and your teflon pad, will solve the problem and be much cheaper :)

[@DAVIZINHOXX]

hello! what is the filament recommended? pla? and whatt infill percentage? thanks!!!

[@petermakesthings7342]

Pla will do just fine

[@ahmedmohmed4346]

Can you share the 3D model of the yellow upper plate please..thanks in advance awesome tutorials and mods

[@petermakesthings7342]

the links are in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3eylWWNbcejeaM

[@ahmedmohmed4346]

@@petermakesthings7342 you are the best of the best of the fr**kin best

[@EricGibson1]

Hey Peter, I see that I am able to download the 3d print file (I don't have a 3d printer). I am wondering if this is a mod that you're able to sell also or if it's just the files? If files I'll have to have a friend print and ship to me. Thanks in advance.

[@petermakesthings7342]

I'd go to a 3d printing fb group or a forum and ask if someone living close to you could make one, it's using very little plastic so it's cheap to print, I don't sell these cause can't even keep up with the demand for quick release mods

[@daemon3spade]

What is the size of the thumb screws?

[@llSnKll]

Just received the mod today and tested it a bit, honestly I'm quite disappointed. The design and fit seems pretty good, except the zip tie that you need to let loose elsewhere it'll kill the feel on one side. The real problem seems to be spring ball screws, which adds very little resistance, there is no real mechanical feel, it just feels like without the mod but with a little bit more resistance. I really like the fact the mod not overpriced unlike others, but if you are looking for feeling more than price I think other mods would probably do the job better

[@alfredorodriguez4539]

Would like to test one of these

[@petermakesthings7342]

well it's available for free so give it a go :)

[@simracingnabani1918]

Ziomek gdzie to kupić, wyślij linka

[@gabriels.713]

Is there a version without the teflon pads?

[@petermakesthings7342]

there's a version that enables you to use mouse sliders with some rubber glued under it. You can search for other designs on thingiverse that are made fully out of plastic, but these create too much friction for my liking.

[@StefanoV__]

Peter Makes Great Things should be :))

[@petermakesthings7342]

:D thank you!

[@phildimitriadis5041]

mate do you sell these products?

[@petermakesthings7342]

I don't, but check on www.kapral.store, he makes some of my designs, you can ask him if he could make one for you

[@takatakataka13579]

Do you know what is small wire for 4:39 ?

[@petermakesthings7342]

this is the wire that connects a switch on top of the shifter (which identifies a seq shifter plate has been mounted) to the main pcb on the bottom, I think it's the jst 1.25 or 1.0, didn't check what connector it is exactly

[@Matt-dh6yo]

MODS and DIY in 2020, EASY PZ build, just 3d print this part...................

[@edzus100]

Could you make the whole shifter which looks like this, works like this, mounts like this ... but costs 100 euros less. ... :D damn niche items cost a lot.

[@petermakesthings7342]

only option would be to 3d print one yourself, I didn't try any of the designs but there is literally nothing worth using that's cheaper than th8, so if you have a 3d printer try printing one, if not... idk, summer is close, get a temp job and treat yourself with a fancy shifter :D

[@BACKSTAGE-b3v]

cool!)))

[@shanesheaffer219]

are these for sale?

[@petermakesthings7342]

it's available for free from thingiverse if you have access to 3d printer, otherwise send me an email [e-mail]

[@simracingnabani1918]

Ale pokaż jak to dziala

[@lesyoung7644]

can you pm me please?