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Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: Thrustmaster Hotas 4 (PS4) stuttering yaw controls.

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:16:35 -0700

Does anyone have a suggestion to how I might repair a Hotas 4 with stuttering yaw controls? The stick itself seem fine but sometimes the yaw stutters or sticks in game.

⟐ Commented March 22, 2023 at 18:16 MST

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: What is the best type of grease to use on this if the joystick squeaks

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:21:07 -0700

I bought my T Flight 4 HOTAS a little under a year ago and it's been great; however, it has begun to squeak quite a bit during gameplay. Considering that the majority of time spent using it is when the kids and the gf are asleep, this presents a problem. I've looked up other question/answer forums regarding this subject and some suggest lithium grease, others suggest plain old WD-40. I do know how to get to the joint in the joystick to apply the grease but I don't want to kill my device by applying the wrong stuff. Any suggestions? Thank you for your assistance.

⟐ Commented September 01, 2021 at 14:21 MST

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: Sourcing a replacement potentiometer for t flight hotas

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 02:57:21 -0700

Try as I might, I've not managed to source a replacement potentiometer for my hotas. Is anyone aware of a company that might sell these parts? Thrustmaster customer services were no help at all and as far as they're concerned I should chuck my beloved flight stick on the scrap heap

⟐ Answered April 15, 2025 at 2:57 MST

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: Throttle drifting, How to disassemble?

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 13:55:14 -0700

My throttle is drifting forward and back sometimes an causes me to crash my ship sometimes in Star Citizen. Is there a guide or something on taking it apart and cleaning the throttle?

⟐ Answer edited November 23, 2025 at 13:55 MST

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: Z, RZ, and Slider not working after repairing a severed USB cable.

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:01:30 -0700

My dog had chewed through the primary USB cable for my Controller. I made two attempts at soldering the wires back together and covered each exposed wire individually with heat shrink tubing.

However in both cases, while the general flight control of the joystick, and most buttons are restored to functionality; the Slider for the Throttle and the Twisting Roll actions of the joystick are completely unresponsive. I'm am unclear on what I am missing when repairing the cable. Is it possible the aluminum insulation sleeve found under the first layer of cable covering, is a contributing factor? Any help would be appreciated.

⟐ Commented September 07, 2023 at 12:01 MST

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: fake hotas 4 joystick

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:22:46 -0700

Amazon sold me a fake HOTAS 4 joystick. I had ordered this model for my PC game Digital Combat Simulator (DCS). I was unable to control aircraft with it. On opening the bottom panel, I found the hardware PCB is marked HOTAS X PS 4 2015.

Que: Can I use this joystick with a HOTAS X PS 4 driver on my PC?

Any other solution? Please help. Thanks

Vishwas Karmarkar

⟐ Answer unaccepted December 07, 2021 at 23:22 MST

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: How to move the PCB to the throttle to allow use of the throttle only?

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:15:50 -0700

I would like to use the throttle alone but do not know how to move the PCB there to connect the throttle directly to the PC (HOTAS X)

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: Can I re-grease the joystick without removing the joystick top pieces?

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:10:10 -0700

Hello: I want to apply some 767A damping grease to the bottom of the joystick but I've heard that lots of folks have trouble re-assemblying it so I thought it might be done from below by removing the blue ring. Will this work?

Thanks in advance.

Sparky

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: Trying to replace throttle potentiometer

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:54:54 -0700

Hello! I have experienced an issue with my throttle not responding until about 75%, then going full throttle from there to 100%. I have discovered the issue to be a defective potentiometer in the throttle, but i cannot find a replacement. The markings on the back say TM15, B104, 70°, 08 01. Can anyone help?

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: What gauge of wire is inside the stick?

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 03:58:51 -0700

I need to know what size of wire they use inside the stick because I wasn’t being careful and severed one of the wires by mistake.

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: Is there a way to detach the joystick and only use the throttle?

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 02:41:15 -0700

I recently bought a new joystick and throttle but I still want to use the T-Flight’s throttle since it has a detente at the center. Is there a way to dismantle the joystick and only use the throttle?

Thrustmaster T Flight Hotas 4: Replacing Thrustmaster Warthog toggle switches?

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:38:33 -0700

I’m using the Thrustmaster Warthog Joystick and Throttle. I have had them for at least 8 years with no major issues. Lately a couple of the toggle switches have ceased to function properly and I’m thinking of a DIY replacement.

# Toggle switch on the left-hand throttle control. 3-position - fwd, center, back. After checking Amazon for “electric toggle switch” I believe it’s do-able.

# Toggle switch on right-hand throttle control, right side, grey plastic cover (immediately above red plastic toggle). Not sure about this one although it appears similar to #1 also).

Any advice/guidance before I try this is appreciated (i.e. can I assume the toggle switches are similar to; https://www.amazon.ca/Haobase-5Pcs-3Term...
Thanks in advance.