Sandra Darlington Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 My motorized feed motor runs, but it is not holding the rollers in place. It is behaving like the top and backing rollers do when the brake is not on. The slightest pressure - like quilting, makes the take-up roller unroll. How can I fix this? I can not use my Liberty at all until I get this fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Sandy I sent you a U2U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Thank you, Shana. You are the best diagnostician (sp?). It worked! I am sooo happy. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 So, now if we have a similar problem, we have to call Shana up, no matter what time it is at the North Pole? C'mon, share with us what happened, so we know what to do (or not do;)) in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Well Barb, basically, I had a screw loose. Really though, I didn't even realize there were screws in the motor mount, but I had a very loose one. As soon as I tightened it up with an allen wrench, all was well. It was in the part that couples together, closest to the take up roller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 I was actually right??? ROFLMAO!! That's funny! I was "stabbing in the dark" and hey! I got it right! Wow I am still shocked. I gotta tell you all that the ONLY REASON I suggested this specific solution to Sandy ...the only reason I did this is because IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS WEEKEND and this is how I fixed it!!!! True story. Here's the U2U (I copied and pasted) that I sent to Sandy. You can read it. ------------------- Hey Sandy, I noticed the sprokets on my motor feed were coming apart from eachother, so I got my Allen wrench and wriggled them back in nestled together again and tightened it with the Allen wrench and it's working much better. See if you are loose. You might need to tighten. You are such a cool lady. I am so glad to have you as my friend. Shana ----------- end of U2U Happy endings! YAAAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Shana, Yes, you were completely right...You hit the nail on it's head. Lucky me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Dang! Am I good or whaaaat???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Yes, you are good, Shana -- and a good friend to those in need, as well!! Blessings on you, quiltmonkey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Thanks, Barb! You are so nice. I had such a great time meeting you at MQS. So, you need to share (maybe in a different thread) your trip to Anchorage. Did you have fun? Did you meet QuiltSnob? What did you do/see while there? There is so much to do/see in Anchorage. It is a nice city set in an absolutely GORGEOUS place, isn't it?? I miss all the mountains and the beautiful water of Cook Inlet. Where I live now it isn't so spectacular as Anchorage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Shana, Here's just a taste of what we saw (from VERY close up in a small plane!) on our trip to Anchorage. I'm not sure the rest of the group is gonna wanta see my "home movies." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Oh yes! Isn't the immensity of the grand, wide open space just incredible? The hugeness of it all makes me feel so small. Is hugeness a word? LOL! If not, it is now! I've lived here 32 years and it still blows me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 gorgeous Barb!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Barb, As Shana already knows, I've vacationed in Alaska 14 times! (And, last winter I stopped in to visit with her.) So, you can see that I love Alaska, too. On my first trip there, as we were flying over the mountains and glaciers, I started getting butterflies in my stomach. It was a feeling that I was finally "coming home." It's hard to explain that feeling, but I was hooked at that very moment. I tried to talk my husband into moving to Alaska, but no dice. He won't even come on vacation with me when I go. (: SO, I just have to save my pennies (pennies, yeah, right! dollars and then some) so I can visit as often as possible. I love Alaska!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Originally posted by quiltmonkey Dang! Am I good or whaaaat???? And ye of little faith.....we all know more than we realize....but it makes us warm and fuzzy when we can unpuzzle a friend.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 I have had the screw on my take-up roller come undone and the bar fell out. Luckily it didn't cause any damage but boy it scared me to death. I now check that end all the time to make sure nothing has come loose. I'll check the other end now too! I certainly do not want to be without my motorfeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene Epp Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Tightening the small allen screws may help temporarily, but the reason it's coming loose in the first place is probably because the BIG screw with the round handle underneath isn't tightened. Ask ME how I know! :o:o:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Thanks, Darlene. I'll check the round handle underneath (when I get home tonight). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Me, too! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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