I am gathering that the OP has more than one hurdle to overcome.
#1- Learn the difference between a joystick and potentiometer.
#2- Learn how to apply the reading from the POT/joystick.
#3- THEN learn how to read/use it on the computer.
starting with using the wrong MCU...
I know either of them, but thanks for the help... A Pc wont recognice it as a pot, but as an axis (x,y,z)
Told this in the beginning
As none of the comments were helpful and they became rather dismissive, simply pointing out errors I had already mentioned (so they should have read the whole post), I would prefer that no more people answer my question. The replies are not answers or suggestions, just reprimands. Thanks to the two people who genuinely tried to help.
As the topic is yours, it’s up to you to do whatever you want with it. However, I have to say that I totally disagree with:
You may not like being told that you’re following the wrong path, but in my opinion this is the best advice sometimes.
If the ADC output were, say, 51, what would the clutch do?
I asked
To confirm where you stood. I thought that given the input you got, you might have changed your mind.
You could have a Python code on the PC, using the Python library pyvjoy to control a virtual device. The Arduino sends values over the serial port and the Python program reads them, then writes them to the virtual joystick axes.