Logitech Wingman Formula Force GP Tweak

Initially I had problems with the LWFFGP wheel shaking itself loose during play. Plastic hex screws hold the base unit of the wheel to your desktop or keyboard drawer, and these screws do not stay tight. In my experience, after 10-15 minutes of playing, the plastic screws loosen, and the base unit of the wheel starts to slide around.

Here is a picture of my wheel, attached to my keyboard drawer. The green arrows indicate the plastic hex screws. It's hard to see them in the picture, but if you have this unit or have examined it in the store, you know what I'm talking about.

Note that I have a 3/4" keyboard drawer, so I have to use the clamp extenders that came with the unit. You might not have this loosening problem if you don't use the extenders. Also, you might not have this problem if you have the non-force feedback version of the wheel. And finally, you might not have this problem if your desk surface is different from mine.

For my situation, I thought of a way to keep the screws from loosening. I went to the hardware store (Home Depot) and bought a pair of corner braces and a small piece of wood. Details on the dimensions, etc. are at the bottom of this page. The cost was under $5 U.S.

I sawed the piece of wood to the appropriate dimensions, and attached the corner braces. The resulting hack looks like this:

When I'm ready to race, I attach the wheel to my keyboard drawer with the plastic hex screws. Next I line up the "teeth" inside the hex screws so I can slide the corner braces downward into the tops of the plastic hex screws. When I'm done racing, I just slide the hack out and unscrew the plastic hex screws. With the hack installed, my wheel looks like this (front view and top view):

Details and Dimensions

I cut the wood to the following dimensions:

• Length: just over 7 1/2", but you can see the corner braces bend inward a bit - you can probably use 7 1/2".
• Height: 3/4", or enough to take the metal screws that came with the corner braces.
• Width: 1 1/2" - I occasionally lightly scrape my knuckles on the corners, so this could be improved.

The corner braces from Home Depot came in a bag with the following information on the label:

N227-413
115
Corner Braces
Zinc Plated
2 1/2" x 5/8"
National Mfg. Co.
Sterling, IL 61081

...and here is a picture of the hardware:

With the hack installed, my wheel stays firmly gripped to my keyboard drawer for hours of playing. If this hack works for you, or doesn't, I'd love to hear about it; please e-mail me at the below address.