Leigh Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Broke needle and the Bobin assembly came out. Is now back together needle seams correct but binding coming up and down. Not enough motor speed to use needle up down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Should add that nothing seams bent, but machine is definatly fighting to go up down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 First make sure your new needle is facing correctly (scarf in the back, belly towards the front). Then check to see if the needle break caused thread to become entangled in the bobbin area. Get out any threads you can see and douse it well with WD40 to help loosen any hidden ones. Then oil as usual. If the needle is correct and there's no thread tangled up, take off the needle plate and use the fly wheel to needle down. Watch to see if the needle is scraping the hook. Don't force it. If it's hitting, you'll need to retime. Check the assembly first for nicks and burrs--you may need a new assembly if it was damaged by the breaking needle. And no need to retime until you get a replacement. Good luck! Edited to add--if nothing is noticeably wrong, check to see if there's thread wrapped around the flywheel inside the head. Take off the left side and use a powerful light to look for thread. That's the usual reason for a sluggish up/down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Linda's advice is all good. You can also post this info on the APQS Help forum - Dawn promised to check that forum over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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