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tranum 12-02-2018 09:16 AM

Bobbin access door
 
What can I do to make the bobbin access door to slide open/close easier ? This is a Singer 99k.

Tartan 12-02-2018 09:30 AM

​Try a little machine oil on a Qtip on the rails to clean off any junk. Once you have them clean see if it slides easier.

Mickey2 12-02-2018 09:45 AM

Cleaning and a bit of telfon oil on the sides can help in some cases. Take the slide plate completely off. There is a curved spring with a screw in center. The curve will have less tension on the plate when it's fully down. If it's still tight when the screw is fully turned in, you can slightly bend the sides of the spring inward. Be carefull, just a bit, and then try it with the slide plate on. The screw is ment to be fully turned in, but they can sometimes become a bit loose.


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