Thanks, Joe!
How much can you reach to clean up the oil? I can't see how to get to some things, but I'm not sure whether to try to take things apart more than just taking the top off. What did you use to clean it?
I have the manual, but I'm not sure how to line up the stitch modifier. It has the two dots (green and white) side by side, with the arrow above them. I don't know whether the arrow is supposed to go straight up or just be a little above the dots.
I noticed that with the stitch length on 6, the reverse tends to work better. But the stitch length doesn't seem right. Set on 6, I get the same length as set on 12.
Thanks again!
Originally Posted by
J Miller
Linda,
First you'll need to clean all the old gummed up oil out of the mechanicals. Then properly oil it. The sluggish movement of the cam follower is the best clue you gave.
Then, well this might should be first, get an owners manual. All the knobs must be set in the correct places for the reverse or the pattern settings to work. As good as Kenmores are, and I do like them a lot, they are not user intuitive. I have to use the manual to get mine to work correctly.
If you have the stitch length set on a wide stitch, the reverse lever will move farther than if the stitch length is set on a small stitch. And if you do not have the controls in the right place, the stretch stitches with require reverse mechanism movement to work, will not work.
Joe