Upper tension control removal
02-14-2014, 11:40 AM
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Upper tension control removal
Can someone please tell me how to remove the thread tension control so I can replace it? This is a Singer 148.12200 machine. The one of the inner shaft ears broke off and I need to put the new one on.
02-14-2014, 01:48 PM
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Sorry Miriam, its a Kenmore. I must have Singer in the brain, there's one sitting beside the computer. From what I could find out its made by Brother. I need to remove the entire shaft from the body since one of the ears is broken.
02-14-2014, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by crocee
Sorry Miriam, its a Kenmore. I must have Singer in the brain, there's one sitting beside the computer. From what I could find out its made by Brother. I need to remove the entire shaft from the body since one of the ears is broken.
02-14-2014, 02:01 PM
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If you take the knob off the tension control you see a split in the shaft where the retainer goes. One side (ear) if the shaft is broken off. http://mysewingmachineobsession.blog...sembly_11.html
Pictures 5 and higher show the split shaft. While mine is similar, I don't have a set screw holding the works in.
Pictures 5 and higher show the split shaft. While mine is similar, I don't have a set screw holding the works in.
02-14-2014, 02:10 PM
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crocee,
I don't have a 148 series Kenmore handy to look at, but many of those kinds of machines has a set screw inside the face place. Usually it's a very small slotted screw that requires a long small flat blade screw driver.
Use a flash light to look around in that area.
Joe
I don't have a 148 series Kenmore handy to look at, but many of those kinds of machines has a set screw inside the face place. Usually it's a very small slotted screw that requires a long small flat blade screw driver.
Use a flash light to look around in that area.
Joe
02-14-2014, 02:24 PM
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Are you wanting to take out the whole tension and replace it or just the tension post? You can remove the whole thing by finding a set screw on one side or the top of the machine near the tension - some will be a flat screw and I have seen some you will need an Allen wrench - more likely a little flat. You will likely have to look inside the nose cover above or to the left of the tension. I have also seen a few on the right accessed through a hole next to the tension. Once you pull out the set screw the whole thing should pull out. I have a machine someone ruined by forcing the little cup out - it broke inside the machine and there are a million pieces of metal inside there. If you want to just remove the tension post it varies according to tension. The older Singers are threaded on the end and will just unscrew. Some have a set screw on the little cup that holds it in the machine. You may have to pull the little cup to get the set screw for the post out anyway.
02-14-2014, 02:30 PM
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Miriam, it was the whole kit and caboodle that had to come out. No way to adjust the tension with that ear broke off the shaft. I found the teeny tiny set screw inside the machine and was able to remove the assembly.
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