How to replace the red button on the Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Flight Stick

Written By: Avrila
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How to replace the red button on the Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Flight Stick

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Thrustmaster sells spare part through their online Eshop.

You can also contact Thrsutmaster technical support to get spare part if not available in your region.

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    • Unscrew the 5 screws shown in the first image

    • Unscrew the 4 screws shown in the second image

    • Turn the handle over and remove the black cover shown in the 3rd image.

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    • Slowly pull the top half of the stick and rotate it. (Be careful not to damage the wires inside).

    • The red trigger can pop out due to tension from springs, so be careful.

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    • Check the internal connections.

    • Optionally, you can tighten the screw shown in the picture, as it can sometimes be the cause of looseness in the joystick handle and the large gray nut.

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    • Carefully cut and remove the zip ties around the wires without damaging the wires themselves (you can then replace them with new ones).

    • Remove the connector of the RED button

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    • Hold down the clips of the Red button, which would allow you to pull it out. If necessary, you can force the Red button out and brake the clip.

    • Once the old red button is removed, you can put the new red button on it.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Be careful not to damage the wires when reattaching the two halves of the joystick handle.

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One comment

Merci pour ces tuto qui peuvent se révéler bien pratique, mais une question demeure, où trouver les pièces de rechanges ! rien sur le site de TM ! ;)
J'ai le bouton droit du DMS (sur un joy warthog) qui faiblit et qui fait contact un peu quand il veut... et je cherche ou je pourrai bien trouver la pièce détachée pour le remplacer car j'ai cherché sur le site de TM... mais je ne trouve pas mon bonheur !
Si un passant "sachant" savait me renseigner, je lui en serais fort gré ! :-)

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