Troubleshooting- FW Motor won't engage
My Little Bro and SIL asked for a tree skirt for Christmas...last week. I pull out the FW to start piecing and the motor won't engage. Now I need to trouble shoot and get it working again. I'm thinking this isn't too hard, I'm just not overly familiar with these motors. So...
First a few facts:
Clutch is engaged to sew, not wind bobbins. (triple checked)
The handwheel turns freely, the needle bar moves and I can crank stitches.
No lose/ stuck threads in the bobbin area.
I just cleaned the mechanical bits tip to tail with a pipe cleaner and cloth about 2 months ago and oiled parts and greased gears (did NOT grease motor).
When I cranked the handwheel the belt engaged the pulley and the pulley arm turned stiffly but without hitches with the belt.
When pressing the pedal you can hear current and the motor gives the customary right-before-it-starts-spinning noise.
The light works, the pedal is 6 months new.
The last time I sewed on it was about 2 months ago for a series of quilts and work projects.
Can anyone point me to where to start troubleshooting this? I've honestly never done anything with the motor since I got the machine about 16 months ago. I don't really know where to begin to look. I can get any parts fairly easily as my LSMS has a good supply. I also have a spare 127 motor I can take apart to play with if I have to as practice. TIA!