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Sewnoma
Thanks for the feedback! I did read up on it a bit last night and saw the bit about it spinning the opposite direction - I thought that was weird but interesting. I also read that they get can get a flat spot on some drive wheel (details elude me) so when I test it I'll be listening; apparently if it has that it'll make a "whump whump whump" sound when it sews and I gathered that it's not a part that's easy to replace. Does that sound familiar/right to you guys?
Should be an easy part to replace. The drive tires are readily available at several locations online.
You just have to loosen a screw, slide the old one off, slide the new one on, and tighten a screw.