Originally Posted by
miriam
That Alden should have a zig zag plunger - it may have dried oil in it
Oh, OK, I'm thinking the plunger would be the part that connects the needle bar to the front end of the main shaft. As the needle bar moves back and forth the plunger slides in and out of the fitting that holes the bar. Is my understanding right on that? Well, the Alden doesn't have one. It has a segmented piece that moves back and forth as the needle bar does. Sort of like a flat U-joint. I just took a pic of it. Joe