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Anonymous Posted on Feb 27, 2012

I just oiled my machine per the instruction manual, but now my handwheel won't turn more than about 130 degrees. There isn't any lint or thread to be seen in the machine, but I did have the ha

  • Anonymous Feb 27, 2012

    I figured it out: I must have missed a piece of lint on the gear shaft behind the hook driver, so when I oiled the machine it really gunked up that piece of lint to the point where it was inhibiting the wheel movement. I just worked it ever so slowly for awhile until I got the shaft to move to a position where I saw the piece of lint. Now it runs as smooth as butter.

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