Mrs. SewNSew, I am having a very similar problem, except for my mechanism is stuck in the rightmost notch, in zig-zag. I can move the needle with the stitch width selector but not the needle position selector. It looks like it is trying to work the notched bar when I look inside of the machine, but it just turns until it gets really tight (that is where I can see it nudging the notched bar), and then breaks free to turn again. I have been oiling everything and will try the hairdryer in a little bit, but I am afraid the stitch width selector and the needle position selector are out of sync, if that's possible.
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