Originally Posted by
tlpa
I have this exact one. Bought it at a flea market in terrific condition. Before it stopped working it was so smooth and quiet with a perfect stitch. It stopped working and decided it also needed the pulley. I put the new one in, but I can't get a good stitch, and now it has what appears to be the signature "growl". I haven't wanted to spend the money to get it looked at. One of these days maybe.
Did you remove the bobbin case area to get into the hook and clean it out?