I'm New here and wanted to say Hello to the group.
Also, other than being new. Does anyone know much about a Singer 403A? I recently purchased one from eBay and didnt get a lot of information on it. It didnt come with the power or pedal cords. Fortunately I already had them from another machine that I kept. The machine is in really good shape. Just runs really slow. The wife says she smelled burning rubber. I immediately thought the belt was too tight. Of course the 403A has no belt its all gear driven. The pad under it was soaked with old oil and oily black when you touch it. Dunno if that has anything to do with it or not. Dont hardly think so. So I went thru and oiled and greased what I thot needed it and it may have helped a little bit but its really hard to tell. Any help I can get will be greatly appreciated.