Just unearthed my mothers Singer Touch & Sew 758!
10-15-2012, 04:05 AM
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Still deciding what to do with mine. But I've been distracted by my featherweight and birthday. Before I make a final descion of trying to track someone down I will pull it from the cabinet and see what I can see from the underside. 
10-15-2012, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by miriam
I opened it up and the oil ran out... so no picture - I'm just not that fast. Might explain why there was a pool of oil over the motor as well... The only way I can figure it would be to put the machine on end and then pour in some oil and quick put the wheel back on then turn it back and pour oil over the motor. Now I'm going to have to pull that motor and see if it is ok. If not, I think I have another motor somewhere. The machine had frozen up stitch selector - someone loved 3 in 1 oil. It was a job to get that back one to move. I thought about dis-assembling it but if you can't get it to move, it wouldn't be that much easier to get apart. I did have to go to drastic measures. My DH laughs every time I do that though. I put cosmetic pads down in under that, stuck a panty liners to the machine to protect the paint and then put a hospital pad around the whole thing so all I had was a little hole exposing that transmission part thingy. Then I painted a pretty stiff chemical on it - usually that will open it right up. This time I had to paint it on multiple times. Then I had to use a heavy hand to move the knob - finally got it to move and then used a tad more chemical to get the dried on 3-in-1 oil off. It only takes one little tiny bit of 3-in-1 oil to gunk up one of those stitch selectors but good. If I had been patient I betcha Triflow would have done the same thing - might have taken a while of soaking and oiling. oil. wait a day. oil. wait a day. a week later do the same. not have to mess with all the pads and chemicals. I love my Singer 403... and my Singer 503 so simple.
Originally Posted by Kittywolf13
Still deciding what to do with mine. But I've been distracted by my featherweight and birthday. Before I make a final descion of trying to track someone down I will pull it from the cabinet and see what I can see from the underside.
Just remove the one screw you see and slide the bottom cover off.
I want to see if the actuator is broken, or out of place or if it's something else doing it.
In sewing position:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370009[/ATTACH]
In winding position:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370010[/ATTACH]
If you could let me know if the nylon piece is attached tightly to the whole mechanism, or if it just spins around would be great too.
10-15-2012, 11:52 AM
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Oh! Thank you! I will totally look into that piece then! maybe its as simple as loosening something up! That would be fablous if that were the case. I'll see if I can tackle it when I get home. Too much to do too little time!!
maybe its as simple as loosening something up! That would be fablous if that were the case. I'll see if I can tackle it when I get home. Too much to do too little time!!
10-15-2012, 12:46 PM
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I suspect it's going to be something that needs to be tightened up.
I wonder if it became loose at one point and pivoted, and now it's wedged.... hmm,.. I'd really like to see a pic when you have a chance.
If the worst case happens, and the part is broken, it's still available here and it's not that expensive:
http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/act...g-machine.aspx
I've never used these guys, but they seem to have good prices (my cdn cost on the part is over $10, so their markup is reasonable), and good pictures on their site so you can tell that what you're ordering is what you want...
I wonder if it became loose at one point and pivoted, and now it's wedged.... hmm,.. I'd really like to see a pic when you have a chance.
If the worst case happens, and the part is broken, it's still available here and it's not that expensive:
http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/act...g-machine.aspx
I've never used these guys, but they seem to have good prices (my cdn cost on the part is over $10, so their markup is reasonable), and good pictures on their site so you can tell that what you're ordering is what you want...
10-16-2012, 01:23 PM
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I managed to get 10 pics in that post earlier about the threading... I think you can get the pics into the thread.
Either way, I'm replying on the thread in case someone else has the same problem, or can provide more input than I have.
You mentioned that you can turn things from the bottom and that they turn the top, but turning from the top doesn't turn things at the bottom.
My thoughts? Strange! I didn't think it was 2 pieces, besides the actuator itself.
I will have to go look more carefully because here's my understanding of how it's supposed to work:
So here's my homework for you
What I'm hoping to figure out here is where the "binding" is.
Either way, I'm replying on the thread in case someone else has the same problem, or can provide more input than I have.
You mentioned that you can turn things from the bottom and that they turn the top, but turning from the top doesn't turn things at the bottom.
My thoughts? Strange! I didn't think it was 2 pieces, besides the actuator itself.
I will have to go look more carefully because here's my understanding of how it's supposed to work:
- The rod with the cream top and the red circles on it, is simply a lever. It looks exactly like you think it does, straight piece with the push piece on the top.
- Then you get to the bottom of the machine, that actuator slides onto the bottom of the rod above and is tightened on with the little hex screw that you see on the right side of the collar.
- The plastic (nylon) part pushes on, or releases, the metal piece that pushes up toward the circular piece and pushes the bobbin case upwards into winding position.
So here's my homework for you
- I notice in your pictures that the collar for the actuator is much lower (you can see more of the inside of the collar) on yours than on the one I have here. So, is the plastic of the actuator actually touching the metal that goes to the bobbincase side of things? If it's too low, the lever is actually working harder to do anything it should, and could be binding, or potentially break. We don't want to do that, I don't think that part is one that can be replaced anymore, but I'll have to figure out the part number, it wasn't on that site I showed you.
- Is the actuator tightened onto the shaft the way it should be? It doesn't have to be holy cow tight, but it can't be loose either. If it's not tight, it will cause the shaft to move at a different rate than the actuator, which -may- cause the bottom moving the top, top not moving the bottom issue you told me about.
- Can you take a pic of the actuator straight on, like the one I showed? I ask because I can't tell in any of your pics if the rod has a flat spot ("D" shaped) on it or not, like mine does. I want to see if the rod is capable of getting out of alignment (circular) or not ("D" shaped) - Which would explain why your mom felt the need to pry on the top of the rod.
- If you push on the metal above the circular piece (the one that's controlled by the actuator) does it move up into bobbin winding mode? What happens when you release it? It comes down right away, or it stays there? How hard did you have to push to do it? (don't push so had it feels like something's going to break)
- Does the actuator become easier to turn when the bobbin case is in winding mode? Moving the bobbincase into winding mode -should- take pressure off the actuator, and make it easier to turn.
What I'm hoping to figure out here is where the "binding" is.
Last edited by ArchaicArcane; 10-16-2012 at 01:40 PM. Reason: Clarified how the machine goes into bobbin winding mode
10-16-2012, 03:24 PM
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I cant seem to edit my post so for the purpose of others who may want to know the information i sent Archaic it was as follows:
Here are the images that i took:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370345[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370346[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370347[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370348[/ATTACH]
on the right side theres little thumbnails, click on them and it should progress through the album.
Oddly enough the actuater moves if i push from the bottom, but it doesnt move if i push from the top. but it does move the top if i push the bottom. it is tough to move and doesnt move easily. i cleaned, de-linted and oiled the bits in the bottom... but it didnt help. i thought about unscrewing... but couldnt find where to unscrew??
thanks so much for all the useful help thus far!!
Irene
- What do you mean by collar of the actuator? When the actuator (the plastic part) is moved left or right, the metal part to the right of it does move in and out. I haven't really been able to tell if it actually moves the bobbin on top like its supposed to be. if it does then its really subtle for my eye to catch while fiddling with the actuator. my guess is that its not moving that part??
- I assume the actuator is on tightly as it takes some effort to push it back and forth. i thought about loosening it, but i couldnt find a screw to do so? I saw the end of the screw on the right but cant seem to find its head?? how do i loosen or tighten it?
- I havent tried pushing on the actual metal part to see if that does anything. so i will try that next and i will take some pics of it straight on. (and just to be clear the actuator is the plastic part on the BOTTOM of the machine correct? and thats what you want straight on pics of correct? the top plastic bit is curved inwards and not flat. but i believe the bottom one is flat but i will take pics.)
Here are the images that i took:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370345[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370346[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370347[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]370348[/ATTACH]
on the right side theres little thumbnails, click on them and it should progress through the album.
Oddly enough the actuater moves if i push from the bottom, but it doesnt move if i push from the top. but it does move the top if i push the bottom. it is tough to move and doesnt move easily. i cleaned, de-linted and oiled the bits in the bottom... but it didnt help. i thought about unscrewing... but couldnt find where to unscrew??
thanks so much for all the useful help thus far!!
Irene
- What do you mean by collar of the actuator? When the actuator (the plastic part) is moved left or right, the metal part to the right of it does move in and out. I haven't really been able to tell if it actually moves the bobbin on top like its supposed to be. if it does then its really subtle for my eye to catch while fiddling with the actuator. my guess is that its not moving that part??
- I assume the actuator is on tightly as it takes some effort to push it back and forth. i thought about loosening it, but i couldnt find a screw to do so? I saw the end of the screw on the right but cant seem to find its head?? how do i loosen or tighten it?
- I havent tried pushing on the actual metal part to see if that does anything. so i will try that next and i will take some pics of it straight on. (and just to be clear the actuator is the plastic part on the BOTTOM of the machine correct? and thats what you want straight on pics of correct? the top plastic bit is curved inwards and not flat. but i believe the bottom one is flat but i will take pics.)
10-16-2012, 03:59 PM
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The collar is the metal ring on the actuator that "chokes" the rod that you use to move the actuator from above (btw, I looked that part up - 163786, it's not available anymore, so if we find something wrong with it, PM me and I can ship the one I have here.) so they both move as one.
It should move up noticeably. I'd say close to an 1/8 in. If you put your finger on the top of the plate - what you would see when the machine is standing in it's normal position, when you're moving the actuator manually you should feel it move. It's hard to be in 2 places at once, I know You won't actually see the bottom portion move, that's the gear for the bobbin case. The part that moves in and out is pushing in to the plate above that gear. Hence the finger
If that piece under the bobbin case doesn't move, it's a different problem than if the lever's not doing what it's supposed to, so we need to be sure.
The screw you found on the right is called a set screw. You can't find the head because it doesn't really have one. It's got a recessed area, where a hex key fits. You may not have a set of these if you don't do repairs to a lot of different sorts of things.
Without being able to check its tightness, you would have to watch the shaft to see if it's moving at a different rate (called "slipping") than the actuator, that's where the "D" shape is really handy, but you can also draw a line with a marker or something and watch that move (or not move)
Correct. The actuator is what I gave you the original part number and link for - plastic, triangular with a metal collar...
Inside the actuator's metal collar, you can see the rod that goes to the top with the cream / red on it. On mine, the rod has a D shape, yours looks to me like it's actually round, but I want to be sure.
It should move up noticeably. I'd say close to an 1/8 in. If you put your finger on the top of the plate - what you would see when the machine is standing in it's normal position, when you're moving the actuator manually you should feel it move. It's hard to be in 2 places at once, I know
You won't actually see the bottom portion move, that's the gear for the bobbin case. The part that moves in and out is pushing in to the plate above that gear. Hence the finger If that piece under the bobbin case doesn't move, it's a different problem than if the lever's not doing what it's supposed to, so we need to be sure.
The screw you found on the right is called a set screw. You can't find the head because it doesn't really have one. It's got a recessed area, where a hex key fits. You may not have a set of these if you don't do repairs to a lot of different sorts of things.
Without being able to check its tightness, you would have to watch the shaft to see if it's moving at a different rate (called "slipping") than the actuator, that's where the "D" shape is really handy, but you can also draw a line with a marker or something and watch that move (or not move)
Correct. The actuator is what I gave you the original part number and link for - plastic, triangular with a metal collar...
Inside the actuator's metal collar, you can see the rod that goes to the top with the cream / red on it. On mine, the rod has a D shape, yours looks to me like it's actually round, but I want to be sure.
10-16-2012, 04:12 PM
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Ok,.. that rod has a new number, so it can be replaced:
http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/bob...45827-451.aspx
If you look at that picture you can see where the actuator connects to it. The set screw goes against the flat side, so it doesn't turn.
The actuator (you'll see steps on the top side of it) then pushes on the metal piece that moves the bobbin case up into winding mode.
http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/bob...45827-451.aspx
If you look at that picture you can see where the actuator connects to it. The set screw goes against the flat side, so it doesn't turn.
The actuator (you'll see steps on the top side of it) then pushes on the metal piece that moves the bobbin case up into winding mode.
10-18-2012, 08:31 AM
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Ok so I took some more pics. As well as some videos. I uploaded them to the link i sent you archaic. I'll upload them here when I get home from work because I can't do it on my phone.
I oiled the actuator some more today and pushed on the metal part next to it. At first it didn't budge but then it suddenly budged! You can see it in one of the videos. I loosened and tightened the screw on that piece but it made little difference. Of course I didn't have the proper tool. No time to go digging through my dads tool boxes. I was able to move the bit on top today. But it's still really really tough to move and I still get more movement from the bottom then the top.
My thought is that it is seized up somewhere but also something is wrong. But it's probably inside where I can't see it. :/ poor touch and sew.
I'll upload them here when I get home from work because I can't do it on my phone. I oiled the actuator some more today and pushed on the metal part next to it. At first it didn't budge but then it suddenly budged! You can see it in one of the videos. I loosened and tightened the screw on that piece but it made little difference. Of course I didn't have the proper tool. No time to go digging through my dads tool boxes. I was able to move the bit on top today. But it's still really really tough to move and I still get more movement from the bottom then the top.
My thought is that it is seized up somewhere but also something is wrong. But it's probably inside where I can't see it. :/ poor touch and sew.
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