Originally Posted by mcdaniel023
I just want to give a warning. It doesn't give any directions in the manual for oiling. My machine froze up yesterday. I did a good cleaning. Nothing. I decided to oil what I could see and worked the wheel until it loosened up. I let it sit until I got home from work today. Put it back together and it is working like a new machine. I told my DH the other day that it sounded like it needed oiled and was going to take it in. The moral is if it sounds like it needs oil....it does!
It starts making a metal on metal rubbing sound just before it freezes up. This is the Needle Rod holder going up and down, it must get hot and expand to some degree.
This is a post I made, has good photos.
Brother EX660 & SQ9000 when my machine 'freezes up'
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-61558-1.htm
I super love the SQ9000. It gives and I take. We are in for a long relationship. I hopy you enjoy yours.
I double ditto what mcdaniel023 said.