How to get motor apart?
 

Is there a secret to getting this type of motor apart? I've removed the long screw and the brushes already, but cannot for the life of me get this puppy apart. Do they come apart? lol

this might help.....http://vssmb.blogspot.com/search/label/Rewire

Thanks vmaniqui, but Rains tutorial doesn't tell me how to crack this motor open. Although, the motor in the tutorial seems to be the same type. The wiring I can deal with, I just can't get the motor apart to get to it! lol I'm just wondering if there is some trick of the trade to get these type motors apart...I sure would love to know the secret.

Teena, it's a featherweight motor, right? There is a metal thing around the middle that needs to be removed. Held in by lugs that need to be bent, from memory.

EDIT: I sit, corrected. You don't have to remove the metal things. http://mysewingmachineobsession.blog...221-motor.html . This is pretty comprehensive with good pictures.

EDIT 2: I took frudemoo's 222 motor apart last week and it was pretty easy: There's probably a bit of rust holding it together.

Nope manicmike, this came off my 66-16. This motor is bigger than my FW's motor. It has one long screw that goes through it, and the brush cape screws, that's all I can find. Not like the FW's motor.

Hmm.. I took a 201 motor apart about an hour ago. The 201 had two screws going through it. One screw holding it together sounds wrong (I hear your "well, duh!"). Where is that screw? There can't possibly be one through the middle so symmetry dictates that there ought to be at least two.

Took the "other" lol screw out, and now at least it wiggles, but still gonna have to work with it tomorrow to get it apart. I LOVE this board! There's always someone to help you out! And manicmike I see you are in Australia :) you are already into Monday evening if I'm correct? I'm in Alabama and it's 4 in the morning here...I don't sleep much! :) Probably why I missed that other screw! ;) Thanks again!

Spot on. The sun just set on a hot day (about 100F). I spent some time in Alabama (a week or so, OK small time): The thrift shops there were amazing!
When you get the thing apart, put some Singer grease or vaseline at each end. There might also be a little wide V piece of metal between the two halves. Last thing I found out was that to get the front part off, you have to *completely* remove the screw that holds the pulley on.

Mike - I once flew from North America to Melbourne (via LA and Auckland and Sydney) first class. Dude. That was the most amazing experience -ever. The first class lounges in NZ and Syd had fabulous food buffets, showers, etc.

The customs people in Oz were second in crankiness only to the USA's crab-cake-customs-clerks.

Aside from that, though, I must say how much I loved your country. Melbourne in particular. Wonderful place.

Glad you had such a great time Cecilia. Melbourne's particularly good if you're into music. I second that customs line, too: I was shocked that the U.S. people were so serious and suspicious. Went for a job at Aus customs when younger but they knocked me back. Can't blame them: I'd burst out laughing if I had to say the crap that they have to say to people. Our country costs too much to live: If you lose or leave your job, you don't have many choices.

Yeah on your motor as well!!!! :thumbup: (look i found the thumbs up guy) lol I also did not have to replace the main motor wires, although I did put a bit of liquid tape on one end where you could just barely see wire. And I mean barely! Ok, got another question for ya. Do you grease the shafts on these motors. I know to put some in the grease tubes, but do you put a little along the shaft? I'm thinking not, cause it might throw the grease around inside the motor, but I have read online where one guy does. Sooooo, I don't wanna blow my newly rewire baby up, so yea or nay? :/ Being the motor virgin that I am (at 50, I'm thinking that's pretty sad), I don't want to start a fire! :D

Hi again Teena,
I always put a dab of grease on the shaft, at the end where the grease tube is at. The tubes always seem to be blocked, so I don't rely on them and the Singer grease tubes are always full of holes. I'd put about a rice grain bit on these two areas. If there's no grease the motor will suffer (in theory) but since the motor manuals always say to grease every six months and nobody seems to have ever in the history of Sewing machines done this, and they're all still working.... I do it anyway.
I'm not quite 50 yet, but most of my friends give me strange looks when they hear what I do in my spare time (repairing sewing machines, not the serial killer thing :D )

I've been told I need to put a picture on FaceBook of me wearing a dress. It's their loss if the don't enjoy sewing and sewing machines.

I'm not afraid to tell you I tried on a dress I was sewing for my partner and she took a picture! I didn't make her delete it because it looked rather nice ;)

They're extraordinary machines for sure. If anyone had actually followed the instructions they would still be like new!

You're welcome. I love fixing stuff, and sewing machines are particularly easy to work out.

LOL, you guys are great! :) I'll have to say my husband does not make a good woman! For Halloween one year I dressed as a man, and he dressed as a woman...not pretty for either of us! lol Of course his goatee might of had something to do with it! :D
I sew costumes mostly myself, and have a HUGE selection! We love to dress up! I took up bellydancing bout' ten years ago, and have sewn many of bellydance costume. We also love Ren Faire and I have a vast selection of pirate, wrench and kilt costumes! Not to mention, 80's, 70's, 50's and 40's style costumes. :)