Originally Posted by Stitching4Fun
Is it stitching at all? Sometimes my thread comes out of the loop and won't sew..........then it sounds like a clunking noise. Have you tried rethreadng the machine? And have you tried oiling it again? Clean out the hook (bobbin area) and oil there also. Just a drop on the casing without the bobbin in it might smooth out the noise some
That is exactly what I would suggest...and maybe again, another needle. I wouldn't think you have done anything serious to the machine...for this has been done for too many years on them:)Usually it is a bent needle...or at least that is what I have found. Skeat