Originally Posted by
quiltedsunshine
They use a grease on the take-up, gears and shafts that's like wax, and it freezes-up. At the shop, we remove it with a solvent, sometimes we have to chisel it off with a screwdriver, and replace it with clear sewing machine oil or Tri-flow grease.
I think you are awesome "quiltedsunshine" for posting the fix for this machine!! Is this something owners can do for their selves or do you recommend a machine repair to do this?