I bought a Juki back in November...it was partially a Christmas present from the Husband so I didn't open it until December. I run a business from home so I haven't had a lot of time to play with it. I remember back in March after some quilting I wanted to clean the lint out under the needle plate...one screw removed easily, the second is frozen stiff. I figured it was still new and there couldn't be that much lint under there yet since I hadn't used it much so I figured I'd fiddle with it later. Well it's later...July! It is desperately in need of a cleaning and I have things I want to sew...I've noticed that I'm getting some looping and catching in the feed/bobbin area so I need to get down there and clean it out and see what's happening. That stinking screw still won't budge! I kind of suspect this machine sat in a warehouse for sometime before coming home...that's the only thing I can think would cause a practically bran new machine to have this issue.
I put WD-40 on top of the screw but it is enclosed in a housing underneath so there is no way to apply to both sides. It's been three hours and no luck. Any other suggestions? I know a lot of ppl don't like to use WD-40 on their machines...but right now I'm not as worried about that...I just want to clean and use my very expensive toy!!
Thanks in advance for any help!