swt1quilt

I have several brother machines and the latest one has a plastic black case around the bobbin housing, it is the problem with mine. I was very disappointed had to buy a new machine for the same reason, price. I upgraded to a new machine. I do regular maintenance on my machines and keep this area clean.

BeverlyH

Brothers are not easily oiled, but I do mine. Use a dime to loosen that big screw. Oil the moving parts there. It helped mine.

Mommomjoann

My friend had. Brother,same problem...it made so much noise that it sounded like it was going to explode! It's now at the dumps!!! Good luck!

PamS

I have the same machine and had that happen one time. I cleaned it, completely re threaded it (spool as well as bobbin) and put in a new needle and whatever was the problem was solved.
Make sure you're using the right kind of bobbin??? A plastic one like what came with the machine - metal is not good.

Tinabodina

When this happens I always clean and oil, then change the needle.

valsma

I'm sorry the cleaning didn't help. Did you clean the moving parts as well as the case? Lint builds up on those to. I ended up cleaning mine yesterday after reading your post and boy did it need it.

This is a neat little tool I use to get into those difficult spots on my machines when I need to oil them. My husband got me one from his job but you can buy them and they make oiling a cinch. Some if you look around do have a longer tip.

http://www.amazon.com/PIN-POINT-PREC...7052726&sr=8-3