Originally Posted by mickey
remove tension assembly the little bar about 1 or 2 inches long is not part of the assemblage. have i missed it?
It is probably stuck in the shaft that you unscrewed. You are going to have to spray the area with the presserfoot bar down with WD-40 and let it sit in the sun. Then after you unscrew the thumbscrew on the presserfoot bar you can take a pair of pliers and wiggle the rascal out of the whole. Take you time doing this because it took Lord knows how many years to freeze up it will take a few days to get loosened up. Make sure to spray the needle bar good too because we have to get it unstuck also.
Sounds like you are well on your way to having a machine you can use with pride!!!
Billy