Originally Posted by Kas

Please be EXTREMELY careful if you try this. Mine was doing the same thing and and that 70 year old piece of metal broke off at the bottom of the spring. Dave McCallum told me it wouldn't hurt my sewing, but I am still bummed that my machine is not perfect anymore. Please stick to oiling and checking for threads first. Featherweights will have a tiny amount of clacking, anyway, especially if they are on a hard surface that echos. Me and a couple of gals from the QB took a six hour clean and tune class with him yesterday.