Dropped on the handwheel problems?
I have been working hard to bring back the Singer 403A I picked up last month but am starting to suspect more serious problems.
I believe the machine was dropped on the handwheel. There are some good deep chips in the paint and when I rotate the wheel there is an obvious swervy rotation. Nothing in rubbing so I had hoped it was only the handweel being bent.
My question is for the serious tinkerers. Because the needlebar was frozen I didn't get a chance to see the swervy thing and after freeing it up, it has gotton a bit easier and easier to move but not entirely. What else could I look at to decide if internal parts are bent? Is there a good way to figure this out? I am hoping one of you that may have been through this process before has a tip that could help me decide if it's toast and should be parted out, or if there is something I could do to make this little machine useable once again.