My easy to get-to treadle has a larger belt, but does work. I know the instructions for installing treadle belts say not too tight and not loose enough to slip. The instructions at
https://www.treadleon.net/sewingmach...eadlebelt.html tell about stretching the belt before installing at the bottom of the page. There are other pdf instructions which can be gotten at
https://web.archive.org/web/20171030...ter-P60013.htm You will have to left click on the link
HOW TO INSTALL A TREADLE BELT
It will
not work if you right click to " Save link as " The instructions to stretch the belt are #3 of those instructions.
I am also having trouble getting that screw back out of the knob to get the hand wheel off. I have had that screw undone multiple times. This is the 2nd time I cannot get it unscrewed again. My husband got it off for me the the last time.
It really should be fairly easy to unscrew the little screw in the knob, as well as the knob should be easy to screw opposite the hand wheel. I wonder if the screw is or was cross threaded.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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