Originally Posted by
Charlee
Oops! ~wink~
Question for you...was there a reason to tear it apart? Was it totally frozen or full of rust? Just curious...most of the time there's really no reason to tear into them as per Billy's tutorials unless 1. The machine is pathetically dirty and rusty, or 2. You want to.
Charlee, some times it IS necessary to dismantle for those reasons. We disassembled the clone's bobbin area because it was so easy and because I wanted to show Hannah and Iris how. BUT we put it back asap. We never did dis-assemble the tension. Sometimes I do. A good visual inspection and then test it to see if the thread is hanging up. Muv showed it all in her video. Give it a very good look first - keep track of parts, keep a manual around and keep kids, dogs, helpful teens, spouse unless one is useful. A lot of the time the tension is in perfect working order. Just blow off the dust etc. As far as cleaning a tension. A bit of oil or triflo on a piece of string - then floss good will clean up dried up gunk. We cleaned up Iris' Singer 99, oiled and she was good to go.