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11-07-2015, 07:24 PM

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Monika

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Loved the nod to the Beach Boys!

11-10-2015, 03:27 PM

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cabbagepatchkid

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Originally Posted by Cari-in-Oly

These machines definitely have a "sound", the higher pitch of the 401 indicates to me that the upper motor bearing could use a drop of 30wt. oil. I keep a syringe of 30wt. just for these motors.

Cari

Thank you for this advice. I have a 401 that is super loud and whiny. When I received the machine the 'upper motor bearing' section was full of sunflower seed hulls! I cleaned it out as best I could, even removing the motor and taking it apart to clean it, but assumed the loudness was due to any debris that I may have missed. I am definitely going to give this idea a try!

07-11-2017, 07:39 AM

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Cawood Girl

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Thankyou so much for the pics and info Cari and Joe. I have a 401a and got it lubed and working but it's still very noisy and I wasn't sure if that was just the way they were or not. I will go back and give it some more attention using my new info. I do most of my fancy stitches with my Bernina 730 record but I undrerstand if you break a plastic gear it's all over! I was keeping the 401a for backup but wasn't thrilled with using it because it was noisy and not as smooth. I will take another crack at it, thanks again the pics were essential for me!!