Originally Posted by
chris_quilts
nancy; Pretty sure the seller lied when he said he sewed with this machine. It was filithy under the needle plate (like enver been cleaned) and I think there's a problem with the bobbin case. It's complete but moves freely on it's own. Also the needle doesn't move period. Pulled off face plate and oiled everything well then unscrewed top but the spool pin, cleaned out orange colored gunk and oiled some more. Gotta admit I'm stumped but figured I'll let it sit overnite with oil and try in the morning. For what DH paid, everything should move at least. I can clean dirt but this not moving has me puzzled. It is super clean in the area behind the face plate but most other areas were dirty so am wondering why clean there but dirty elsewhere.
FYI: When I pulled off the top cover piece, the shaft there didn't move at all but the handwheel moves freely. I generously applied more oil in there after cleaning out the gunk.
Am open to all suggestions. Chris
Chris make sure you are not putting oil on the gears where there is suppose to be Singer lubricant!
Did you take off the bottom cover and get a flashlight to clean really good around the hook/race? I spent one whole Girls Night Out trying to get a FW that was frozen solid fixed. I ended up pulling - with tweezers - a lot of thread and even long hair that had wound around the hook and bobbin area! You couldn't even see some of it until I put oil in there, but even hair can mess up/freeze up those machines. You need to look under there at every angle you can - and clean everything out that shouldn't be there!
On a happier note, I took my 201-2 apart to see why it only makes a 3/4 turn - then is stuck solid! Remember, this is the machine I got for $20 after it had been sold and returned on E-bay. It was packed so bad the case had been crushed! Well, I now know why it won't make a full revolution with the hand wheel - the needle bar is bent and cracked! After removing the feed dogs, position finger, face plate, and watching the machine as I tried to turn the hand wheel all the way around I saw it! Geeze! I must of been blind the first time I tried to get it 'unstuck!' There is a definite crack and bend right where the thing stops moving! Well, that 201-2 is going to be a parts machine. It is nice to know this so I can go on to something else and quit messing with it!
Nancy