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IT'S ALIVE - IT'S ALIVE!!! HA HA!!! Seems it was the little hint with the two arrows. I just timed the hook a little bit again and - it sews! Yet, it only sews by turning the wheel by hand but it makes nice stitches and feeds well. Now it's time to oil it thoroughly. But for some reason something moves up & down the reverse lever a little bit but that is probably because it needs oil at some spots. Not sure if I´m done but I will report after oiling it. For now THANK YOU SO MUCH Geneva, Wizcrafts, Gottaknow & CowboyBob but I may have some other questions later.

It now feeds well but yet does not catch the lower thread. Seems I have to move the hook towards the needle a little bit. Hook seems to be at the right position but not close enough to the needle.

Now its time for timing. But how to start? As I said I had to replace the timing belt. I just put it on an tried make settings by reading the Manual but my technical English is not very good and the pictures in the manuals are too dark do not help me very much. So I first tried to set the stitch length, that was the 1st thing that did not work. Maybe I misunderstood something. I pushed the left pin on the bed and turned to handwheel towards me. No movement at all, the only thing that happened was that the safety clutch poped out. Okay, I knew there is a video on youtube of how to put it back in. I figured that my clutch has no slotted screw but instead it has a flat bolt. So I tried it on my own. This ended up in removing the clutch from the shaft. And I figured I can just pop the clutch back while putting a lever (screw driver) between the 2 pins and push it back in - worked well. I hope I did not damage anything doing it this way. However the V shaped metal tongue is back in the V shaped notch and there is no play, it fits tight in there! So thats the point where I'am - the belt is still off and the clutch is set again. At this point I think it would be the easiest way to time the machine. So I think when I but the needle bar and the feed dog in a certain positions and then but the belt back on it probably should work. Good Idea or bad Idea? Anyway, I have no clue of what to start with so I really could use some help.

Not sure but isn´t it the same clutch as in the 111w? http://www.ebay.com/itm/290766935542 I came across this offer while searching for parts for my 111G But maybe Eric has one on hand as well.

Belt finally has arrived and meanwhile I decided to repaint the machine and apply a new decal. Looks quite nice, I think. I had to remove some parts to get all the old dirt, grease and dust out of some spots. I think I messed up the timing of the hook. I hope I can fix it with info from the manual.

That really helps me! So I will look for a 30-7, though it will take some time as there are not many of them around as I noticed.

I wonder if there is a subclass model of the Singer 29K with a higher foot lift. Just like the Adler 30-7 which has a higher foot loft compared with the 30-1.

I just decided to sell my well running Pfaff 238. Has 220V clutch motor with 2" pulley. Shipping to EU countries is preferred but will ship worldwide but have to figure out how much shipping would be. Worldwide shipping (except the EU) is without the table. Just listed it on Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/200954231389 Will also sell outside Ebay. Drop me a note if you are interested.

Already sold - wow, that was fast! Pending payment.

BTW - I also have an English manual for the machine

I have a nicely running Pfaff 28 cylinder bed sewing machine up on Ebay. www.ebay.de/itm/200951353602 Will ship worldwide (machine head + motor + accessories only - but not the machine stand). Shipping costs depends on your location. I you have questions please contact me - otherwise what you see is what you get.

Thats what I thought too. Thanks anyway. I hope I get this machine back to life very soon. I hope the manual will answer my "timing questions" when I have installed the belt again. But belt has not arrievd yet. BTW - what an AWESOME forum!

Mine is not listed there - probaly a Made in Germany machine?

I see! Yet, I have not noticed that the other subclasse have no reverse Lever. Is it possible to tell the age by the serialnumber of the machine?

Awesome - thanks a lot Geneva! Seems my assumption was right! BTW - does someone know what the difference between the subclasses 155 and 156? And why is mine a 111G and not a 111W? Probably because it was made in Germany? I somewhere red that some Singers where made in Germany.

Hi Folks, I´m not new here, I registered about 1 year ago already but this is my 1st post. I´m not sure If I have to introduce my self somewhere, If so I will do later. I´m currently working with an ADLER 104 with roller foot and I just bought a Singer 111G156 (walking foot). The mechanics of the machine is quite clean but the timing belt is torn so I have to replace it. Otherwise is seems to be in okay condition. Well, its probably not as I have no experience with a walking foot machine. So I have to figure out what is going on with this machine. So the 1st question is - how can I replace the timing belt? From my understanding the easiest way would be to remove the hand wheel and then remove the axle bearing and then squeeze the belt through the hole. I´m probably wrong with that so I would appreciate to get some advise from some experienced mechanics. I will post some pictures of the machine later today.