The stuck fly wheel is no doubt a stuck needle bar - oil the shafts. I got my clone working. Like a fool I hit the shaft with a hammer - it moved but the machine did not. I had to oil the nose area stuff a bit more and then use heat the next day. Then I had to use a wrench on the hand wheel to get it free. Then I had to retime the machine. The reverse is still stuck. I hate push buttons.
I have a White with cam stack I've been working on, too. The seller told me the machine sews. Well it did sew but none of the knobs turn - I got most of the machine freed - the stitch selector knob still does not turn. I've soaked it in Kroil and turned it every morning but nothing turns yet. The reverse button and the feed dog drop started moving yesterday.
It can take time for the oil to penetrate and free things up.
Last edited by miriam; 06-25-2014 at 12:51 AM.