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grant15clone
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Lois, I hope this makes you feel a little better. This is the same machine as it sits on my bench this morning. Some of the finish is in good condition. Sometimes you can't tell what is under all of that gunk.
I thought that the motor was frozen but it was just packed full of seeds. It may sew again. But I am having a hard time getting the handwheel flange off of it. Any ideas anyone?
~G~
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Grant, On one machine, I used my mechanics gear pulling dohickey (sorry for the technical term there) and on the other I inadvertently used a rubber mallet. The rubber mallet was a much slower process but it was mt sweat equity in the machine and not $5 out of my pocket for my mechanic to do it. Along with the mallet, I used TriFlow around the base where the shaft is and hoped/prayed that some of it penetrated into the tight spot where it needed to go.
Chris