janome 8200 makes clacking sound
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I don't have a Janome but I have experienced a clacking sound before...kind of like just a really loud and annoying version of the same noise it normally makes. For me it is normally a damaged needle.
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Also, check your presser foot to make sure it is secure. I was having a noisy clicking sound when using my walking foot. Finally decided to change feet and noticed that foot was loose. Bingo, that was the problem.
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I just had the same thing with my 7700 cleaned everything, or so I thought. It kept clacking and the bobbin was acting up, so I took her apart again and I found a tiny piece of thread. Put her back together and voila...no more clanking sound.
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Sometimes, the clanking sound means the plastic bobbin case is damaged. Sometimes you can fix it by sanding off the rough spots (very gently, with a very fine sandpaper--about 400 gritt), but usually it just needs to be replaced.
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I'm not sure about your Janome 8900 but when my Janome 6500 clacks it is the bobbin jumping and rattling. Under the bobbin case there is a little hole with an oil wick (it isn't lint!) that sometimes dries out and needs a drop of oil. No where in the manual does it tell you this and my dealer didn't tell me either! I found out about it finally on the Janome 6500/6600 Yahoo group. I just give it a little oil when it starts to clack and that has saved me from repair bills.
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Any noise on my machines cause me to stop, check/replace needle, tighten needle, tighten presser foot shank, rethread, check bobbin, etc. User error every time. It disturbs me when people "blame" a machine on noise. On my Janomes, "noise" is a warning sign. Otherwise they sew quietly, which is why I buy Janome.
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