Originally Posted by
Mrs. SewNSew
This is a good read , thanks! I am pleased to see the 503 getting such praise because my "dump machine" is coming together and it's a 503! My 500 is running strong with the clutch un-done and then back to struggling once I engage the machine.
I am planning to clean and oil it AGAIN and see if I can solve the problem. I will look for hot spots and try adding heat to see if that helps as well!
I have a question for Tammi. You mentioned taking apart the hand wheel...finding the cir-clip, the metal spring and GREASE. This machine was really nasty when I got it and I cleaned it thoroughly. There had been grease in the hand wheel and I cleaned it out. Should I re-grease in there?
I'm not Tammi but use a thin line of grease - like the string on a kite
As far as a stuck up 500 - check the bobbin area and below. I had one that would turn freely with the clutch off. It would chug and chug with the clutch engaged. I oiled it and nothing until I turned it upside down, side ways and end to end and ran it after oiling. It was oiled but the oil was not moving in like it should have. Is the stitch selector still stuck, too?