Originally Posted by
Mizkaki
Ed,
On my 221 the presserbar lifter lever is held on by a pin. It looks like you need to drive it out from the rear.
Remove the tension release lever first. Here's a picture of my pin.
Cathy
Thanks for your effort. The back side of the pin was so far down in the hole, I could not tell whether it was a screw or a pin. I didn't want to try driving it out if it was a screw and I couldn't find a screw slot fishing around with a screwdriver. Actually, I had tried to gently drive it out but a.) didn't want to damage it if it was a screw and b.) couldn't get a good swing with a hammer in the throat.
Sooo, your post gave me the courage to try another avenue - a homemade pin driver:
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That got the pin out far enough so I could grab it with pliers
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And.........SUCCESS!
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Thanks much,
Ed