Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by Launie
My 15-91 does this thing where, after letting up the gas, the needle still goes up and down a few times before stopping. Not really a big deal, but when quilting, it leaves little "french knots" of thread where I stopped the machine to adjust my quilt. I bought a new pedal and DH put it on for me. I thought maybe that would help but not really. Any ideas? I think I may need a new motor. Is that a difficult thing to do/find?
Lots of machines do that. If you slow down before you get to the stopping point does it still do it?
Sat down and played around some today. Gotta say I LOVE my new pedal. And if I do slow down then the "ups and downs" greatly reslove. I also oiled it like crazy on the undercarriage and greased the pots iwth Vaseline. Seems like I read somewhere that works if you don't have the Singer grease. Old Ironsides seemed to run really well after all of that. It still amazes me that a 76yr old machine can bring it every time!