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No problem. I ordered my parts from ebay, they're coming in on a slow boat from China as they say so I'll have to be patient. One other question: is your reducer mounted on a hinge or something? It looks like there is a pivot towards the outside of your frame.

Parts all on order, now to just try and be patient for them to arrive. Agreed on the belt also.

Thanks Constabulary, extremely helpful! In my mind I kept trying to find a 150mm pulley without much luck, never thought to just change the size of the smaller one as well. I'll be placing my orders tonight!

Sheir1 - would you mind sharing some of the details on the pulleys and pillow block bearings such as vendor and specs? Thanks

Thanks for the additional info

Thank you very much, appreciate the quick reply. I'll look a little closer tonight to compare. I'm assuming that it's made that way to be gentler on the material?

Can someone explain the "P" code - "four-motion drop feed on top feed machines"? I picked up a 545 and just doing a quick comparison to my 145, the feed looks the same. Not really sure what the difference could be between a P and non-P machine.

Thank you, good to know.

Was wondering what experience people have with presser feet made in China? I have a Pfaff and some of the types of feet aren't available except from China. They are all over the internet for low prices and would like to know if "you get what you pay for" holds true.

How about the name of a good supplier of used parts?

I'm looking for this part 91-010 606-45, it's called the lifting lever. My machine didn't have one when I bought it and although not necessary to sew, it would be nice to have it. Any help is greatly appreciated. Honestly a broken one or even a tracing would be helpful as I could make one if really need be.

The blue shaft just lifts up and down. The pink part has a curved edge to allow it to be locked onto the numbered plate that indicates the stitch length. The spring inside the knurled knob is there to keep the knurled knob under a little tension, probably to make adjustments a little easier. The blue shaft doesn't go in or out any more than it is. The split nut on the end is supposed to be that way, it's not broken. I believe the set screw is just there to limit the knurled knob from going in too far. The knurled knob and the pink part slide on the blue threaded rod. It's been a few months since I had mine apart so this is from memory. It's really a wierd design, you would think they could have designed it a little simpler which they eventually did.

Glad it worked for you too! If you watch these videos, and sit down and play around with it, you'll learn more about your machine than you can imagine. Do you have a manual for it? I would have to check but I think the one for the 1245 was most helpful in setting the timing and all other settings as well, the 145, 545 and 1245 are all very similar.

This may sound odd but put the cover on the right side back in place. Make sure your timing is correct and dial in your tension. I had a problem with birdnesting on my Pfaff 145 and it turned out the missing cover was the problem. After putting in back and making all the adjustments all is well.

Johnny, I might be interested in the 3 pieces on the left, the two knee parts and the one that attaches to the underside of the machine that the knee lift contacts. I don't need the bobbin winder parts. What might you want for them? Probably should go to private messages from this point - not sure how the admin feels about buying/selling being public.

I'm looking for most of these parts. They seem common to many models. The parts in the small box are mounted underneath and connect to the knee lift mechanism. If you don't have the parts, I would be interested in seeing how you converted yours.

I'm looking for most of these parts. They seem common to many models. The parts in the small box are mounted underneath and connect to the knee lift mechanism. If you don't have the parts, I would be interested in seeing how you converted yours.

If nobody has parts, does anyone know of a good source for parts? I've tried searching by part number and description but keep striking out. Somone has to have a rusty old machine just waiting to be a reasonably priced donor of a few parts!

I've got a Pfaff 145-H4. I'm looking for the parts for the knee lifter mechanism on the machine, I can find the part numbers if it helps.

I'm sure this is a long shot but I figured I would ask, is there a chance that anyone is parting out a Pfaff machine? I need a few parts that would be common to many models.

Yes, that thumb screw will change how high the foot rises, loosen it and try it all the way one direction then the other although most will probably leave it at about 3/4 of the maximum adjustment. There are some good videos on Youtube about adjusting the Pfaff machines.

Here is one of them. If you do a search you'll find a bunch of manuals. Keep in mind the 145, 545 and 1245 are basically the same machines. pfaff_145-manual-EN.PDF

How does it not fit? Needle system numbering is very confusing. Do you have a needle that does work? There is a very good chart that shows the dimensions for the different needle systems at this site that I found very helpful: https://ismacs.net/needle_and_shank/needle-cross-reference-chart-round-shank.html

Thanks for the chart Uwe. Were the ABCD and H1,H2,H3,H4 treated the same way? Meaning 145 - A or 145-H4 ? I know the letters for material, stitch length and safety clutch were a separate set under the model.

I would recheck your needle timing and thread tension, and makd sure there are no leftover thread pieces wrapped around the bobbin. You could have also bent the needle guard when the needle broke, that could affect things as well. Just my suggestions ....