Originally Posted by
City Quilter
Miriam, I have a Kenmore 158.17560 with the same problem! Sews beautifully, but only in reverse. My machine looks like mandyrose's. Do hope you can find the answer--this has been driving me crazy. I would really like to get it running myself.
You might go into that area I showed a pic of on the previous page and oil anything that remotely moves. I'm thinking there is a spring or something missing on mine OR I am missing a place I should oil the bejeebers out of. There isn't any button hole setting to get stuck in - some get stuck in button hole setting...