Originally Posted by
Retiredandquilting
I have a Juki TL98Q - I clean inside around the bobbin after every project. I also take the cover plate off the feed dogs and clean that out after each project. An amazing amount of lint builds up in that area very quickly. I also use qtips to clean behind the tension area, and any other place I can get to with a qtip.!
There are a number of other spots that should be done on this machine. The TL98E yahoo group has a good diagram someone did up there, covers even more spots than the spots mentioned in the manual.
Do take the panels off the machine and oil the parts that need to be oiled. The only gotcha I had when I owned one of these was the top panel has to go back on just right (and don't forget to reconnect the cable first) or it's in bobbin winding mode and the machine doesn't run.
Originally Posted by
cricket_iscute
For my Pfaff and Bernina, I do not have the Pfaff and Bernina tools so must take them to be serviced.
Out of curiousity, when did Pfaff move to special drivers? I have a mid-to late 80s machine here that uses regular screws, and most of the others I've seen haven't been too hard to get into with a kit I have from Princess Auto (I think our equivalent to Harbor Freight?)