Originally Posted by
quiltingshorttimer
I have a Gammill and my tech said change your check spring at least once a year, more if getting heavy usage. I can change either just the check spring or the whole check spring assembly. My friend that has a Q24 for about a year now hasn't said anything about difficulty with check springs--sounds like maybe there is either a bad batch of them or the tech is not getting them in correctly??
Once a year sounds excessive to me! I've had my Tin Lizzie for 30+ years and changed my check spring once! It stitches are beautiful...even though you have a Gammil, the tension assemblies are the same(not to say they're interchangeable)..but the same design concept...once a year is overkill.