Gear Grease

[Dianna Kihs 22]

So I posted a while back about my machine making a rattle noise, and every suggested that it may be a growl, which it was, plus the rattle.

So I ordered grease and DH helped me remove the head and grease the gears. Put on a small wall hanging and it hummed beautifully until the last 5-6 inches and the rattle started up. Call APQS and sweet Amy helped me with oiling the bobbin case, Thank you Amy.

Machine is back humming sweetly, but when I went to change the bobbin I got grease on my fingers. Here is a picture of where the grease is coming out of. 

What did we do wrong??????

Picture with the grease and one after I wiped it off.

I have an older  Millie

[barbm 328]

You did nothing wrong - this is just excess grease working its way out of the gear box.  APQS has a little black cap they sell - you glue it onto that shaft end to stop the grease leaking out, after cleaning it well.  Call Amy - she'll set you up.  Until then, just keep wiping each time you clean the bobbin area.

[Dianna Kihs 22]

Thank you Barb, I'm so new LA quilting I want to make sure I am doing it right.

[Oma 1,064]

That's what happened to me.  All is good now.

[cmkeindl1 109]

Just a reminder:  you have to use the gel-type super glue (or whatever APQS suggests) not the runny stuff, you can only glue the outer rim because if any glue gets on that silver post that has to spin, it would not be good.  Amy will tell you!