Originally Posted by
bdschafer
I have a Singer 500 that isn't holding the tension....I was thinking of getting a new tension dial, but when looking on line, there doesn't seem to have any that look like mine. Is this a good idea? Is it hard to do? Does any one have one to sell? I've had the machine looked at by several repair people and no one can fix it!?!?!?
The Singer 500 tension can be rebuilt - you will need the manual and be sure you have all the parts. Be VERY careful to put things in the right order and in the right direction. It could be a good time to replace the springs while you are at it. It is likely something is in there in the wrong order or the wrong direction now. I don't like rebuilding them - they take a while. It is worth the effort though. I realize I told someone else on here to just replace their tension but there is no repair manual for that machine. The 500 does have a service manual.