[Thread stuck in hook race]

I have an ultimate II i bought used.  The thread is caught in the hook and I can't turn the flywheel, I cannot pull the thread out.  Would a WD40 fix this problem or is it a harder fix?

 

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[Lenni & 12' Table For Sale $6,000 Excellent Condition]

I wish I could buy this, my Dad lives just down the road in E-town and I live in Clark county in Southern Indiana.

[Ultimate II]

Hey Jim,

Thanks for your response.  Do you have to remove the hook assembly to look at it and sand?  When I first turn the machine on it seems to run longer without shredding the top thread, once it starts it's like every ten to fifteen minutes.  The thread came off the hook in the back and the thread broke almost immediately, I could tell the thread broke not shredded even though it took me a good twenty minutes to figure it out.  I have finished two quilts on this machine.  When it works it has a pretty stitch, but it's a struggle with this issue.

 

Loretta

[Ultimate II]

Thanks for the suggestions, I will try them all.  How do you do basting stitches and tie off and beginning stitches on this machine, I think I'm doing them wrong.

 

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[Ultimate II]

Thanks for the responses,  I am using glide thread and prewound bobbins and bobbins I wound on a cheap bobbin winder from walmart.  It didn't come with a bobbin winder,  didn't make a difference in thread shredding issue.  I have looked at the pigtails under a magnifying glass.  they looked okay.  I will check with nylon when I can find one. The needle bar doesn't move, the hook seems secure. The manual I received was a xeroxed copy of the manual in a folder. When you say oil the tension wheel are you referring to the tension adjust assembly or the flywheel assembly?  

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[Ultimate II]

I recently purchased an Ultimate II from Facebook site unseen.  I think I was kinda crazy that day.  The machine has a lot of issues.  The top thread shreds after a couple of minutes  its very furstrating to operate like this.  I have checked both pigtails and they are good. I am hoping for some guidance on what do do next.  Also can casters be added to this machine?

 

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Loretta

[What accessories are must haves for Ultimate 2?]

Hi,

I just bought an Ultimate II from facebook.  I have it set up and ordered the ruler foot from Shirley.  It runs rough and I hit a HST seam and broke the needle.  I have a new needle and can run maybe a minute and the thread is shredding  at the needle.  Any suggestions?

 

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