THRUSTMASTER SF1000 INSTRUCTIONS - GUIDE TO REPLACING YOUR GRIPS

Philips Head Screw Drivers P0 and P1. The end needs to be narrow enough to fit into the grip screw and wheel recess holes.

Cloth (to protect and rest your steering wheel on)

2.0mm and 2.5mm A/F Hex Keys (Allen® Keys).  Make sure the Hex Keys are a good fit. A poor fitting Hex key can result in you rounding the hex hole on the top of the screw head.  

Sharp Knife (Stanley / Exacto Knife or similar with a strong blade for cutting plastic)

Small container to keep all your removed

screws, small wheel parts etc safe. 

Ruler to help identify the screw sizes and lengths.

Optional:
Plastic thin edged tool (like a mobile screen

opening pry, also known as a Spudger). 

Tweezers Sharp pointed (can be used for grabbing screws if not falling out easily enough)

Cutting Mat or something similar to protect your table when cutting.

Place the Wheel carefully, face-up onto your cloth.

Remove the six M4 x 10mm Long Countersunk Socket Head Self Tapping Screws from the front face using a 2.5mm A/F Hex Key (as indicated in red).

Remove the two 3mm dia. x 10mm Long Countersunk Socket Head "For Plastic" Screws (as indicated in blue).

Place them in the storage container.

Now flip over and place the Wheel carefully face down onto your cloth.

Remove the two M3 x 8mm Long Posi Pan Head Screws from the wheel top section (as indicated in red). 

Place them in the storage container.

Remove the two 3mm dia. x 10mm Long Posi Pan Head Self Tapping Screws from the middle section of the grip (as indicated in blue).

IMPORTANT Store these two screws away as they will not be needed again (will be replaced with screws from the pineapple grips fixing pack)

If you have a prying tool this is a good time to use it. If not, you can use your finger nail or something else that won't potentially damage the plastic edges. The two halves do come apart fairly easily so you can even pull apart with your hands in some instances.

Carefully lift up the rear section of the wheel to reveal the internals of the wheel. The cables connecting the two halves are quite short so do not try to lift apart too much.

You will see two cables connecting the two wheel halves together (as indicated by red arrows). 

Take extra care that you do not put any force on the blue tooth module (as indicated with a blue arrow).

Carefully disconnect the two cables from their PCB connector.

The two wheel halves can now separate.  

Put the wheel rear section to one side.

Remove the four 3mm dia. x 8mm Long Posi Pan Head Self Tapping Screws from the rear halves of the grips (as indicated).

IMPORTANT Store the two rear halves and four screws away as these will not be needed again. (four screws will be replaced with screws from the pineapple grips fixing pack)

Remove the silver 3mm dia. x 8mm Long Posi Pan Head Self Tapping Screw (as indicated). Repeat for the other grip.

Place them in the storage container.

Remove the two silver 3mm dia. x 8mm Long Posi Countersunk Head Self Tapping Screws (as indicated) from each front grip half. 

Place the screws in the storage container.

The front half grips can now also be removed.

Store the two buttons in the storage container.

Using the a strong sharp blade, cut the top section from the original grips. Keep the cutting line tight up against the top edge (as indicated in red on the inset photo).

Always be VERY CAREFUL when using a sharp blade. Just be sensible.

Score from one end to the other continuously until you break through the plastic. Its fairly easy to cut through the 2mm plastic thickness.

Repeat for the other grip half.

When the part is cut away you should be left with a clean flush cut on the vertical part of the wall. You should also see a clear opening (the blue lines shown on the PROFILE VIEW). This is where the new pineapple grips front half will tuck underneath (later on in the assembly).

Store the two front halves away as these will not be needed again.

Add the two front halves of the new grips with the original four silver 3mm dia. x 8mm Long Posi Countersunk Head Self Tapping Screws (as indicated).

Flip the wheel plate over on its back and assemble the original grip top right section (as shown), making sure the "P" button is inserted first and orientated correctly. 

Insert the original black 3mm dia. x 10mm Long Countersunk Socket Head Self Tapping Screw to the top section using a 2.0mm A/F Hex Key  (as indicated).

 Repeat the assembly for the left top section. 

Flip the wheel plate over and carefully place face down onto the cloth.

Insert the original silver 3mm dia. x 8mm Long Posi Pan Head Self Tapping Screw (as indicated).

Repeat for the other grip.

From the supplied Fixings Pack take the two 3mm dia. x 17mm Stainless Steel Long Pins and place one in each front grip half (as indicated).

From the supplied Fixings Pack take the six black plastic spacers and insert them onto the wheel plate (as indicated). Three for each grip half.

VERY IMPORTANT! IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE SPACERS ARE NOT MISSED FROM THE ASSEMBLY BEFORE THE REAR GRIP COVERS ARE ATTACHED. KEEP THE FRONT WHEEL PLATE FACE DOWN AS SHOWN TO AVOID THESE FALLING OUT 

NOTE: EACH SPACER HAS A SMALL LIP ON THEM SO THEY WON'T FALL THROUGH THE WHEELPLATE HOLES.

Add the rear grip halves onto the front halves (locating them onto their respective Pin)

From the supplied Fixings Pack, take the four Silver 2.2mm dia. x 13mm Long Self Tapping Screws and place one in each front grip half (as indicated).
  

Take the wheel rear section and bend the main connection cable connector over (as indicated). 

This will make it easier to reconnect to the PCB connector.

Reconnect the two cables (as indicated) whilst being careful not to damage the PCB's protruding bluetooth module.

Now carefully close the two halves together.

IMPORTANT! Be very careful not to trap any wires when closing the two halves together.

Insert the original two black M3 x 8mm Long Posi Pan Head  Screws to the wheel top section (as indicated in red). Note: There are fine threaded (engineering) screws, not self tapping screws, so be sure to select the right ones to avoid possible thread damage.

IMPORTANT Before inserting the screws ensure the mid section parts are push as tightly together as possible. This will reduce the risk of stripping the grip holes when you first try to engage the screws. It will make it much easier for the screws to "bite" into the grip's hole.

From the supplied Fixings Pack, take the two 3mm dia. x 12mm Self Tapping Screws and insert one into the mid-section of each grip (as indicated). 

IMPORTANT Do not over tighten. Ensure these are tightened enough until you feel resistance from tightening onto the internal spacer (you fitted earlier)
 

Place the Wheel carefully face up onto your cloth.

Add the original six black M4 x 10mm Long Countersunk Socket Head Self Tapping Screws from the front face using a 2.5mm A/F Hex Key (as indicated in red).

 Congratulations! You did it!

Go make yourself a nice cup of tea, sit back and admire your grip replacement skills :-)