Thanks for the warm welcomes
Thank you guys for attempting to figure out the issues. I am currently looking at eBay for spare parts among other places.
I wanted to share with you all that so far I've gotten steps closer to the issues. For the handwheel being tight, I found I had a cracked hook drive gear.
And for the reverse sewing....it finally sewed forward 🥳. I had the buttonhole dial on F, to get forward stitching button dial must be closest to the blue square. I hope this can help someone.