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Needing a wireless Xbox 360 steering wheel or to review G 25? Check out our little summary of the best. When you're looking at getting all the right gear to enjoy your gaming, one of the best items to improve your game immersion is the race wheel. We have to include pedals/gear shifts here too for high on the fun factor as these are all increasingly bundled together by the manufacturers. A race wheel can be a palid thing, with no more life than a banana peel, but if it's a dynamic thing, transmitting road vibrations and pushing back around corners, it's the next best thing to the real deal in a Ferrari.

The most popular race wheels in our countdown are;

• Fifth Logitech Playstation 3 Group. 24-position realtime adjustment dial: Fine-tune brake bias, TCS, and damper settings on the fly for live control over your car's track performance. 900-degree wheel rotation, 2.5 times around lock to lock, just as you would behind the wheel of many real cars. Force feedback technology: Feel every inch of the road for maximum control and a great racing experience. Gas and brake pedals: Get precise throttle and brake response with true-to-life pedals, plus sequential stick shift:
• Fourth Logitech G 27 Group. Up and comer slash successor to the number one wheel, it comes with a powerful, dual-motor force feedback mechanism that smoothly and accurately simulates traction loss, weight shift, and road feel; plus a an exceptionally quiet helical gear system that virtually eliminates steering noise. Also a six-speed shifter with push-down reverse gear; RPM/shift indicator LEDs; 11-inch leather-wrapped rim; steel gas, brake, and clutch pedals; and 16 programmable buttons plus D-pad. All of which add up to an excellent package buy. A benefit is the low promotional prices currently available.
• Logitech Wingman. Third at 50,000 monthly searches. An attractive force feedback race wheel that is comfortable and responsive as you feel the road, bumps, walls, and crashes. Comes with rubber hand grips, wheel-mounted gear shifters, and realistic gas and brake pedals. Best of all the features is the modest price, you get top of the line goodies tried and tested on the G 25 and for a budget price.

A race wheel has to be comfortable in the hand, ideally has a wheel mounted gear change as well as a conventional shifter, clamps very securely to your table top or cockpit. These days well packaged race wheels all seem to come with strong, stainless steel race style foot pedals. Logitech are not the only makers out there, however they dominate through having have a wide range of well thought out gaming items, including no less than seven race wheels/pedals combination.

To see pictures and more information of the second and the first stand out winner of the most searched for game racing wheels, and other items, follow the link below.

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Hi, I'm Roger, here in New Zealand, hobbit land, and lately Avatar making country. I'm a film maker, a dedicated futurist, and a bit of a tech freak. That old phrase 'the future's so bright I've gotta wear shades', is one of the best. Check out my Top Game Gear website, it'll be good for you, and your wallet... lol.

Are your Vw Brake Boosters Doing Their Job?

The VW part that actually amplifies your foot pedal pressure is the VW brake boosters. As you step on the pedal, the brake booster optimizes the performance of built-in assist, which effectively multiplies the applied force to operate a vacuum through the rubber hose, which runs from the intake manifold. The brake booster increases the compression in the master cylinder to drive other brake system components to come in contact with the brake discs and ensure stoppage. Backed by German precision engineering, brake boosters require built-in assist which you cannot find in drum brake vehicles.

There are cases when you have installed all brand new pistons, seals, hoses and pads in all wheels and also the hand brake. Then, after flushing the system and putting in the recommended fluid and bleeding properly, you still get a very hard pedal and very poor braking. You might suspect that the VW brake booster is not doing its job. Although when you pump the pedal a couple of times to expel the vacuum then put light pressure on the brake pedal with your foot and start the engine, you can feel the pedal get not greatly pulled down.

The thing to do is to have full engine vacuum at the booster, about 18" of vacuum. Any less then that you have in a vacuum can give a problem. Do some tests and inspections.

First in the testing process is to raise and support the front of the vehicle. Be sure one wheel will rotate freely. Start the car engine and allow vacuum to accumulate. Then, apply brake pedal several times. Be sure wheel is free to rotate immediately after pedal is released. If brakes bind, it means the booster is faulty.

With the car engine is running, apply brake pedal several times and check operation of pedal. If response is sluggish, then check the condition of vacuum hoses and booster unit air filter. Allow vacuum to build up, then switch off engine and operate brake pedal.

Pedal should be vacuum assisted for approximately three applications. Any less in applications will imply a leaking vacuum system or an inoperative check valve.

Operate brake pedal several times to evacuate any vacuum left in system with engine switched off. While maintaining light pressure on brake pedal, start the car engine. If booster unit is operating correctly, pedal will fall under existing pressure. However, if pedal remains stationary, it means there is a leak in the vacuum system.

With engine running, apply and hold brake pedal. Then, switch engine off. If pedal rises against foot pressure, it means the booster is faulty.

Those mentioned tests on the vacuum system, however, should only be performed if the hydraulic system is in satisfactory condition.

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What is the fail criteria on the UK MOT for a hand brake?

Just got a new car and there seems a lot of movement in the hand brake.

who is Todd?"a little knowledge is a dangerous thing"Einstein!
the parking brake must have a force of 16% gross vehicle weight, and have no more than 30% imbalance across the axle.
e.g. a car weighing 1000kg would need braking force of 160kg from the parking brake. but could have 90kg on left wheel + 70kg on right wheel.
it's rubbish about how many clicks and all that.
sorry if long winded but is precise!

F1: Disc split caused Vettel's brake issues
Red Bull Racing has revealed that Sebastian Vettel's brake problem in the Spanish Grand Prix was caused by a freak split of the front-left disc.

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