Old 04-07-2011, 09:27 AM
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Quiltgranny
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Originally Posted by jljack

Hey Karla - I had to change the feet on my 301, and after I got the screws out of the middle of the feet, I used a flat head screwdriver to literally pry the old hard rubber pieces out. They are just sitting in there, but probably stuck hard after all these years. Give them a good hard twist to loosen them, and then they should pop out, or you might have to break them up with the screwdriver and a hammer...I had to do that to one of mine. It was hard as a rock!
Yep, that's exactly what I just went through. What was left of the rubber was either petrified or crumbled into fine dust. Thank goodness a few good pries with the big screwdriver took care of getting it all out. :thumbup: Thanks for the tip. :thumbup:
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