I agree, it went in, it should come out. However, it is not something that I believe was meant to be replaced as it was done at the factory with the equipment to press it in. Also the possibility of forcing the pin out could damage the pin as well as some other parts of the winder.
There have been some threads started about this problem and only one came back to say what was done to remedy and that one had a temporary solution, but in the end ended up getting one off ebay.
Anyone ever had to fix the spring on a shuttle bobbin winder?? The temporary solution was similar to the one on this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADqOgeTGrAQ In the comments below the video there was this response:
@luismaya7073
1 year ago
I have the same problem with the spring that holds the bobbin in place. I figure i will have to buy another bobbin winder i tried to take the one i have apart and did. My spring is broken inside, will get another one. So to let you know that to take it apart, on the left part of the knob you will see the shaft inside the knob, use a punch and hit it out. Try not to damage anything. I tried to see if it unscrewed some how and it doesnt so i did some damge to mine but i knew i was going to any ways. This is all an fyi..... I have a picture to share if anyone wants one..
I think that something similar what may have been referred to at
Singer 28 bobbin winder spring in the third post.
It looks like KenZ that posted
Help needed with Singer 127 bobbin winder may have gotten his fixed even though the thread goes on about some other things about bobbin winders and not specifically the spring for holding the bobbin in place. He did post a picture of the machine in at his thread
Singer 127 Sphinx in new home but does not mention how got bobbin winder to work. Maybe it was just crud that got soaked out.
For the three QB links mentioned above, the opening posters have not been on QB for at least a few years.
I would caution that if you do buy another bobbin winder (as csharp did) that you make sure it is the same. From the parts list there were several different bobbin winders for the long shuttle machines. Some were meant for treadle machines and some for hand crank machines. Some were meant for low mounting and some for high.
I'm hoping that maybe just a good soak and maybe some forced air will clean it out enough to get it working as it should.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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