Riccar 525 - is just making a noise when i press foot pedal but foot pedal does not go up and down. It will when I turn dial at right hand side.

SOURCE: foot pedal and thread guide

Same thing happened to my CE-200. It would only stitch one stitch at a time or else it would run full speed. My husband made an adjustment through a small hole on the back of the pedal and it now works much better. The adjustment hole apparently allows you to set the sensitivity of the electronics inside the pedal. He turned it slightly toward the + direction. It took a couple of small adjustments to get it to work nearly normal again.

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SOURCE: janome mylock 634D overlocker

this very same thing happened to my flat machine turned out to be a piec of material jammed in the workings also wrong oil used or it might be thread jammed try and see

SOURCE: No matter how hard I press down on the foot pedal

is the machine easy to turn by handwheel? if not it may be seizing and needs servicing.

if the machine is free to turn by hand it sounds like your foot control is in need of repair or replacement - see a tech.

scott.

SOURCE: my needle won't move up or down when I press the

The needle on my sewing machine won't move. The pedal makes a noise but nothing happens. The hand wheel doesn't turn either. Please help this is the first time I have tried to use it and disaster

SOURCE: janome 7025 is making a grinding noise before I even push the foot pedal

When was the last time you oiled it? Go to http://fixsewingmachine.com for instructions. Jimmy