kenmore 158.19412 problems with switch
12-24-2011, 09:46 AM
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kenmore 158.19412 problems with switch
just got this from ebay seller for 50 bucks. the switch that goes back and forth to modify b/t straight and zigzag stitches doesn't work properly. I have to actually take the top plate off and manually push the parts around... not very convenient. i've gone onto the kenmore parts website and that particular part is no longer available thru them.
anyone have suggestions? i am gonna call my LQS guy and ask if he wants to take a stab at repairing it. I admit I am sort of done with getting cheap older machines from 'nonprofessional' folks. after the sale, and paying for repair it's not really a deal.
anyone have suggestions? i am gonna call my LQS guy and ask if he wants to take a stab at repairing it. I admit I am sort of done with getting cheap older machines from 'nonprofessional' folks. after the sale, and paying for repair it's not really a deal.
12-25-2011, 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by pamroman
just got this from ebay seller for 50 bucks. the switch that goes back and forth to modify b/t straight and zigzag stitches doesn't work properly. I have to actually take the top plate off and manually push the parts around... not very convenient. i've gone onto the kenmore parts website and that particular part is no longer available thru them.
anyone have suggestions? i am gonna call my LQS guy and ask if he wants to take a stab at repairing it. I admit I am sort of done with getting cheap older machines from 'nonprofessional' folks. after the sale, and paying for repair it's not really a deal.
anyone have suggestions? i am gonna call my LQS guy and ask if he wants to take a stab at repairing it. I admit I am sort of done with getting cheap older machines from 'nonprofessional' folks. after the sale, and paying for repair it's not really a deal.
12-25-2011, 06:39 AM
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When I looked over the scematic for my model it appears that there are parts that broke off... at least that's what my untrained eyes with bifocals and improper lighting are telling me. The Kenmore replacement website says that those parts are not available. I am hoping my local shop will know of alternative parts/solutions to the problem. Sad because it's actually something I know I could fix if I could get hands on parts.
IN the mean time the wind is sort of out of my sails. =(
IN the mean time the wind is sort of out of my sails. =(
12-26-2011, 08:59 AM
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well.. there is a happy ending after all.
I took your advice this morning, and directed hot air from a blow drier into the top of the opened machine, hoping to heat up the metal.
As I worked on this, prodding the switch and gears from time to time, I suddenly was able to see from that vantage point that something was very slightly out of alignment.. grabbed the screwdriver and with just a quarter of a turn of the screw... *plink* .... every one slid back easily into place.... and then I remembered when I first time opened the box the machine top was ajar slightly. So who knows, it might have been jostled. In the mean time, I have a honey of a machine that purrs b/c of the cleaning, oiling, petting, and buffing that I did in an effort to fix the modifier switch problem. haha!
I took your advice this morning, and directed hot air from a blow drier into the top of the opened machine, hoping to heat up the metal.
As I worked on this, prodding the switch and gears from time to time, I suddenly was able to see from that vantage point that something was very slightly out of alignment.. grabbed the screwdriver and with just a quarter of a turn of the screw... *plink* .... every one slid back easily into place.... and then I remembered when I first time opened the box the machine top was ajar slightly. So who knows, it might have been jostled. In the mean time, I have a honey of a machine that purrs b/c of the cleaning, oiling, petting, and buffing that I did in an effort to fix the modifier switch problem. haha!
12-26-2011, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by pamroman
well.. there is a happy ending after all.
I took your advice this morning, and directed hot air from a blow drier into the top of the opened machine, hoping to heat up the metal.
As I worked on this, prodding the switch and gears from time to time, I suddenly was able to see from that vantage point that something was very slightly out of alignment.. grabbed the screwdriver and with just a quarter of a turn of the screw... *plink* .... every one slid back easily into place.... and then I remembered when I first time opened the box the machine top was ajar slightly. So who knows, it might have been jostled. In the mean time, I have a honey of a machine that purrs b/c of the cleaning, oiling, petting, and buffing that I did in an effort to fix the modifier switch problem. haha!
I took your advice this morning, and directed hot air from a blow drier into the top of the opened machine, hoping to heat up the metal.
As I worked on this, prodding the switch and gears from time to time, I suddenly was able to see from that vantage point that something was very slightly out of alignment.. grabbed the screwdriver and with just a quarter of a turn of the screw... *plink* .... every one slid back easily into place.... and then I remembered when I first time opened the box the machine top was ajar slightly. So who knows, it might have been jostled. In the mean time, I have a honey of a machine that purrs b/c of the cleaning, oiling, petting, and buffing that I did in an effort to fix the modifier switch problem. haha!
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