Calling Keal!~

[mattdaxlr8er]

hey, my digiq doesnt turn 2 the right as much a to the left. I know that keal knows alot of codes now after trying most of them. Do you know any codes for the special propo which allows the car to turn more right?

[tinyrc]

What about the steering trim feature?

[mattdaxlr8er]

yes, but the more I adjust it , the more it turns to the right than the left. I want to independtly adjust it.

matt,

There aren't any codes to let you adjust the wheels seperately.
If your car used to run straighter and it's suddenly turning more to one side, maybe you have carpet fuzz or something stuck in the tires? You could try opening the car to check it out.

I would think you can adjust the steering trim on the controller
in the other direction to get the car to go straighter. But that's the only other thing I could think of. My Cox Beetle turns to the right really sharp, and when I adjust the trim, it's almost all the way to the 'L' to make the car go straight.

I hope you can get your car going straight with the trim!

[mattdaxlr8er]

yea, thx keal. It goes staright for about 2 feet then starts to curve left. weird. How bout the steering of the nsx? do u hav 2 adjust it?

Matt,

No, once I set my NSX-R's trim on the controller, it stays straight all the time. My Cox Beetle is different, though. I have to adjust the steering every few minutes. Actually the Beetle never seems to be able to go very straight.

Hopefully someone has the same experience with this problem and can give you some answers. I would also like to be able to tune-up my Beetle!

Matt, this morning I was checking out the Japanese DigiQ sites and found this single page showing what some people to help fix their steering:

DigiQ Front Wheel Shaft Mod

It appears that they make or buy some sort of metal shim, and by placing it on the top of the front wheel shaft, it holds down the shaft better so that the up-and-down movement of the wheels is limited. If you look at the picture on the left, it shows the metal shim is holding down the shaft on the tiny knob part in the middle. The picture on the right shows the person has split that part of the shim, and spread the two resulting flaps to the sides of the knob. This must have a different effect on the car.

Since my NSX-R has no steering problems, I thought of taking out the front wheels, and putting it in my Cox Beetle to try out. I found that the shaft is different, and you can't swap them! The NSX-R shaft is a lot thicker near the wheels, and the center knob is gone. Instead the knobby part is molded into the chassis of the NSX-R. Now I'm thinking that my Cox Beetle really needs to be modded.

Well, now I'm on a mission to make one of those shims! If I can figure out how to make it soon, I'll definitely post results and how to make it

Matt, there's hope for our wobbly cars!