Irishrose,
On the old vintage Singers the motors are lubed with grease, not oil. The clone motors are oiled, not greased.
On some of the clone motors there is a tiny hole on the housing just above or below the shaft, this is the oiling point.
If there is no oil hole on the clone motor I place a drop of oil on the shaft just as it enters the motor housing, then I run the motor full speed for 30 seconds or so to distribute the oil and then wipe off any extra oil.
More motors are ruined from over oiling than from under oiling.
Cathy
Originally Posted by
irishrose
Joe, I'm too lazy to look up your post on which motors need greasing. The motor on my MW 15 clone seems like it would like some grease, but there are no ports on the top. Is it one that does need grease or are the ports elsewhere?
To answer your question, I grease my 301 lightly. I feel the movement of the gears will distribute it. I oil more heavily, but that machine seems to want it. The 404 I recently purchased is dirty with grease. I'll assemble your 'tool' list for cleaning it.