Originally Posted by
Cari-in-Oly
I'm happy that your machine is running well but personally I'm not impressed with your service guy. This machine should have had a much more thorough going over. My 201-2 was just fine when I got it, I thought, after being oiled, but it didn't take long for issues to show up. At the very least he should have cleaned and regreased the motor and taken the bobbin case out and cleaned under it.
Cari
I agree. A 201-2 that hasn't been used in 40-50 years should also have it's grease pots cleaned out and new grease wicks and grease put in. My MIL has a 201 that I serviced for her, after being untouched for 40 years, and it had dry hard grease and the grease wicks were unusable. It also needed rewiring.
On any vintage sewing machine that hasn't been used in a long time, or I pick up and don't know it's history, I also take the motor apart and clean the laminations on the armature (motor shaft.)
These machines are beautiful after the initial service, but the service should include more than just an oil.