Anonymous Posted on Jun 22, 2014

My wheel suddenly is VERY loose and I have no control over the speed.....HELP!!!!

I have no idea what happened, but the wheel on the right side is suddenly very loose, nice cause I don't have to feel like a body builder to move the needle! but I don't have control of the speed. I was getting SO GOOD at it, and then this. Is there anything I can look at or do before I spend a couple hundred and hauling it to get serviced?

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There are two set screws on the wheel under the drive belt. u need an allen wrench. don't worry where the needle is it does not control timing.

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SOURCE: The needle broke with a large noise, and went into

It sounds like the needle did some damage in there. Hopefully, it only shifted something around, but if you can't find a loose part that needs to be tightened back into place, look for a rough edge or surface somewhere. This may require a trip to a repair person.

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