Undid screw in middle of stop wheel but not able to budge the wheel in either direction. How can i unfreeze this smaller wheel so that I can wind bobbins..the machine runs great in all other regards..thanks much
As a simple fix you can buy a freestanding bobbin winding device online, this will wind a bobbin for most machines so is a simple fix and can be used at any time.
You may also want to remove the top cover of your machine and oil internally, it may help with the fly wheel issue. There is an oiling diagram for a White 1510 on this page http://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine_Repair/White_Sewing_Machine_Maintenance/White_1505_1510.htm
If your machine top cover looks similar and you can remove it then certainly use this image as a guide to oil in the arrowed places, then manually turn the flywheel towards you gently to spread the oil. Use a good quality clear machine oil, or Triflow if you can, it has silicone in and doesn't dry out and leave sticky residue like a mineral oil can over time.
From reading the manual for the White 1418 on the Singer website, it looks like you hold the outer part of the flywheel and turn the inner knob towards you to disengage the clutch for bobbin winding. Is that what you have described above?
If you don't have the manual you can download it from the Singer Instruction manuals page, link is http://www.singerco.com/accessories/instruction-manuals, then type W1418 into the search field and click "search" then wait for the screen to load, you'll get a "Free download" icon on the right after a few seconds. Click this and wait again for the pdf file to download, it will take a bit of time depending on your internet speed.
Thanks Tally Girl, the fly wheel works fine it's the Smaller wheel that disengages the needle in order to wind the bobbin that is frozen how do I remove this small wheel.. i did back out the small screw but the wheel is frozen tight.. again not fly wheel small needle disengage wheel.. thanks much..
Hi Elizabeth, do I understand you correctly? You have tried to disenagage the needle drive and engage the bobbin winder by holding the outer flywheel and turning the inner knob towards the front of the machine but it won't budget at all? Have you asked a strong armed bloke to try? sometimes these can get very tight when left for a while, a bit of brute strength should move it. Maybe use a piece of rubber grip mat over the inner knob to give you some purchase on it; "lefty loosey" or counter clockwise. You could try a rubber strap style jar opener to grip the flywheel. I've had my hubby help me with my old Supermatic once when it got very dry and tight. Once its been loosed once, it should be fine, as regular use helps.
Thanks Tally Girl..did try all of the mentioned 'strong arm' methods as well as the rubber grabby..this thing was really wedge in tight.. someone must have either dropped it on it's side or it got banged real good. What worked for me just as an FYI in case someone else has this issue was getting a real good penetrating synthetic substance.. Not WD 40 as it didn't work in this case..I used CLP. and just enough to get it into the space of wheel.. let it set overnight..the next morning worked it little by little..no force.. and Bingo as I kept turning the knob and doing the wiggle, it finally let go...Now it's working like a charm.. thanks for all your assistance...Liz
Great, glad you solved it Elizabeth.
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