Another emergency fix is to push a Singer bobbin winding tire over the Elna pulley wheel. It takes a lot of pushing because it wants to slide off, but it will make the machine run much quieter. Caution; this will defeat the reverse, and the machine will not run "high speed." But if you want to hear what your Elna sounds like without the flat spot on the wheel, I tried it for six yards of four ply cotton and it worked fine.
Now to do some experimenting. I think I can lathe a groove in the existing wheel to make the machine operate normally with a Singer bobbin tire. If so, it will be a $1.50 fix instead of "$25 plus shipping."
Last edited by Addiction; 06-19-2017 at 10:28 AM.