Still deciding what to do with mine. But I've been distracted by my featherweight and birthday. Before I make a final descion of trying to track someone down I will pull it from the cabinet and see what I can see from the underside. :)
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Originally Posted by miriam
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I opened it up and the oil ran out... so no picture - I'm just not that fast. Might explain why there was a pool of oil over the motor as well... The only way I can figure it would be to put the machine on end and then pour in some oil and quick put the wheel back on then turn it back and pour oil over the motor. Now I'm going to have to pull that motor and see if it is ok. If not, I think I have another motor somewhere. The machine had frozen up stitch selector - someone loved 3 in 1 oil. It was a job to get that back one to move. I thought about dis-assembling it but if you can't get it to move, it wouldn't be that much easier to get apart. I did have to go to drastic measures. My DH laughs every time I do that though. I put cosmetic pads down in under that, stuck a panty liners to the machine to protect the paint and then put a hospital pad around the whole thing so all I had was a little hole exposing that transmission part thingy. Then I painted a pretty stiff chemical on it - usually that will open it right up. This time I had to paint it on multiple times. Then I had to use a heavy hand to move the knob - finally got it to move and then used a tad more chemical to get the dried on 3-in-1 oil off. It only takes one little tiny bit of 3-in-1 oil to gunk up one of those stitch selectors but good. If I had been patient I betcha Triflow would have done the same thing - might have taken a while of soaking and oiling. oil. wait a day. oil. wait a day. a week later do the same. not have to mess with all the pads and chemicals. I love my Singer 403... and my Singer 503 so simple.
Originally Posted by Kittywolf13
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Still deciding what to do with mine. But I've been distracted by my featherweight and birthday. Before I make a final descion of trying to track someone down I will pull it from the cabinet and see what I can see from the underside. :)
Just remove the one screw you see and slide the bottom cover off. I want to see if the actuator is broken, or out of place or if it's something else doing it. In sewing position: [ATTACH=CONFIG]370009[/ATTACH] In winding position: [ATTACH=CONFIG]370010[/ATTACH] If you could let me know if the nylon piece is attached tightly to the whole mechanism, or if it just spins around would be great too. |
Oh! Thank you! I will totally look into that piece then! :) maybe its as simple as loosening something up! That would be fablous if that were the case. :) I'll see if I can tackle it when I get home. Too much to do too little time!!
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I suspect it's going to be something that needs to be tightened up.
I wonder if it became loose at one point and pivoted, and now it's wedged.... hmm,.. I'd really like to see a pic when you have a chance. If the worst case happens, and the part is broken, it's still available here and it's not that expensive: http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/act...g-machine.aspx I've never used these guys, but they seem to have good prices (my cdn cost on the part is over $10, so their markup is reasonable), and good pictures on their site so you can tell that what you're ordering is what you want... |
Archaic im going to send you a PM since we can only post 3 pics at a time correct? Thanks for the link! :)
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I managed to get 10 pics in that post earlier about the threading... I think you can get the pics into the thread.
Either way, I'm replying on the thread in case someone else has the same problem, or can provide more input than I have. :) You mentioned that you can turn things from the bottom and that they turn the top, but turning from the top doesn't turn things at the bottom. My thoughts? Strange! I didn't think it was 2 pieces, besides the actuator itself. I will have to go look more carefully because here's my understanding of how it's supposed to work:
So here's my homework for you :)
What I'm hoping to figure out here is where the "binding" is. |
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I cant seem to edit my post so for the purpose of others who may want to know the information i sent Archaic it was as follows:
Here are the images that i took: [ATTACH=CONFIG]370345[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]370346[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]370347[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]370348[/ATTACH] on the right side theres little thumbnails, click on them and it should progress through the album. Oddly enough the actuater moves if i push from the bottom, but it doesnt move if i push from the top. but it does move the top if i push the bottom. it is tough to move and doesnt move easily. i cleaned, de-linted and oiled the bits in the bottom... but it didnt help. i thought about unscrewing... but couldnt find where to unscrew?? thanks so much for all the useful help thus far!! Irene - What do you mean by collar of the actuator? When the actuator (the plastic part) is moved left or right, the metal part to the right of it does move in and out. I haven't really been able to tell if it actually moves the bobbin on top like its supposed to be. if it does then its really subtle for my eye to catch while fiddling with the actuator. my guess is that its not moving that part?? - I assume the actuator is on tightly as it takes some effort to push it back and forth. i thought about loosening it, but i couldnt find a screw to do so? I saw the end of the screw on the right but cant seem to find its head?? how do i loosen or tighten it? - I havent tried pushing on the actual metal part to see if that does anything. so i will try that next and i will take some pics of it straight on. (and just to be clear the actuator is the plastic part on the BOTTOM of the machine correct? and thats what you want straight on pics of correct? the top plastic bit is curved inwards and not flat. but i believe the bottom one is flat but i will take pics.) :) |
The collar is the metal ring on the actuator that "chokes" the rod that you use to move the actuator from above (btw, I looked that part up - 163786, it's not available anymore, so if we find something wrong with it, PM me and I can ship the one I have here.) so they both move as one.
It should move up noticeably. I'd say close to an 1/8 in. If you put your finger on the top of the plate - what you would see when the machine is standing in it's normal position, when you're moving the actuator manually you should feel it move. It's hard to be in 2 places at once, I know :) You won't actually see the bottom portion move, that's the gear for the bobbin case. The part that moves in and out is pushing in to the plate above that gear. Hence the finger :) If that piece under the bobbin case doesn't move, it's a different problem than if the lever's not doing what it's supposed to, so we need to be sure. The screw you found on the right is called a set screw. You can't find the head because it doesn't really have one. It's got a recessed area, where a hex key fits. You may not have a set of these if you don't do repairs to a lot of different sorts of things. Without being able to check its tightness, you would have to watch the shaft to see if it's moving at a different rate (called "slipping") than the actuator, that's where the "D" shape is really handy, but you can also draw a line with a marker or something and watch that move (or not move) Correct. The actuator is what I gave you the original part number and link for - plastic, triangular with a metal collar... Inside the actuator's metal collar, you can see the rod that goes to the top with the cream / red on it. On mine, the rod has a D shape, yours looks to me like it's actually round, but I want to be sure. |
Ok,.. that rod has a new number, so it can be replaced:
http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/bob...45827-451.aspx If you look at that picture you can see where the actuator connects to it. The set screw goes against the flat side, so it doesn't turn. The actuator (you'll see steps on the top side of it) then pushes on the metal piece that moves the bobbin case up into winding mode. |
Ok so I took some more pics. As well as some videos. I uploaded them to the link i sent you archaic. :) I'll upload them here when I get home from work because I can't do it on my phone.
I oiled the actuator some more today and pushed on the metal part next to it. At first it didn't budge but then it suddenly budged! You can see it in one of the videos. I loosened and tightened the screw on that piece but it made little difference. Of course I didn't have the proper tool. No time to go digging through my dads tool boxes. I was able to move the bit on top today. But it's still really really tough to move and I still get more movement from the bottom then the top. My thought is that it is seized up somewhere but also something is wrong. But it's probably inside where I can't see it. :/ poor touch and sew. |
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