Need advice- fair price for a tune up?
I took my Singer 160 in today to a local chain sewing/ vac repair store. It's been making a bad noise when I press the pedal down all the way to go fast.
They took it apart, found a part that was loose, made some adjustments, and from what I can tell that issue is fixed.
I've also been having issues with the tension on the top thread. It will sew fine for a short while then suddenly become very tight.
After the first issue was fixed I was told that the timing is off and I should leave the machine with them for a tune-up. The price I was quoted was $179 after a $20 off coupon. I took the machine home and did not do the timing/tuneup because I thought the price sounded very high! Any thoughts? They kindly did not charge me for the tinkering and diagnostics.
Brand-new, I paid $200 for the machine.
I have seen that there are YouTube videos instructing how to adjust the timing yourself. Has anyone done it?