Machine jammed while sewing - it acts like something is keeping it from sewing. The wheel is hard to turn. I cleaned the shuttle, there is no thread inside and the safety lock did not come on.
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It sounds like the lower shuttle is out of place. You should be able to take out the bobbin case and unlatch the shuttle. It will probably be in 2 pieces. Clean out the dust behind it and replace the shuttle pieces. You may have to fiddle with it a little to get them back in place. Then you can test it by manually turning the wheel. Make sure the bobbin is placed into the bobbin case and that the bobbin turns in the direction that you pull the thread.
Stop! Get your camera/cell phone or whatever. Take pictures at each of these steps (to refer to later)
Remove the needle and presser foot (use scissors to cut threads if necessary)
Remove the plates under the presser foot that cover the bobbin and needle through area. Clean any thread/lint, etc from under there.
Get magnifying glass and inspect for additional bits of thread or needle ends that have broken off.
If necessary remove the shuttle race and inspect for burrs, cracks, etc.
replace everything and try moving the handwheel. If it works, it's good to go. If it doesn't take it in.
Now... when you begin sewing any seam. ALWAYS grasp both threads as you begin sewing. This will keep jams from happening and it is a good sewing habit.
There is still thread binding in the bobbin area. My advise is the remove the bobbin shuttle, I believe there is still thread locking your machine up. This is not an easy task and whatever you do don't lose the small screws. I can talk you through this the best I can, but if you are not comfortable taking the the bobbin shuttle out, please contact a commercial sewing machine repair shop.
Look into where the bobbin is. Did you break a needle and part of it is jammed in the bobbin shuttle? Did you have a thread binding problem and thread is now caught in the bobbin shuttle area. Clean the debris from the bobbin area and see if this is where the problem lies. 99% of the time it is. Remove the bobbin and look close for thread rapped around the bobbin shuttle.
You need to remove the bobbin from the "race" by following the instructions in the manual. Give it a good clean and remove any bits of fluff and thread. Remove the upper thread also andmake sure that the tension wheel is clear of any broken threads and is on the correct setting. It may have been threaded wrong. The hand wheel not turning sounds like the bobbin area is jammed also.
machine was working fine when suddenly it just jammed up. Everything seems to be fine, but the balance wheel is completely jammed rigid. I've looked at the shuttle and there are no thread jams at all. The needle moves fine from side to side with different stitch selections, but wont go up and down with the wheel. I have tried looking in the machine, but I can't find any thread jammed.
I had the same problem with cleaning and jamming and this might sound silly, but when you're in the middle of trying to fix it remember to look up see that it is threaded up top. I did everything the pp's suggested and when they didn't work I realized the top thread wasn't still threaded around the tension thing anymore. After rethreading it, it worked fine. But I DID reduce the amount of thread on the bobbin at the same time as Drazil suggested.
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