211g155 need help

[jsfarm]

4 hours ago, CowboyBob said:

@jsfarm 211g165 manual.pdf There's 2 -ways to adjust the machine to feed in reverse,first check that the timing belt is installed correctly as shown on page #24 in this manual.If not when you adjust it so it is you'll have to re-time the hook.

My machine is a 155, not a 156

[CowboyBob]

2 minutes ago, jsfarm said:

My machine is a 155, not a 156

Still adjusts the same,the only difference is the 156 has a push button to adjust the height of the foot walk on the top.

 

[jsfarm]

4 minutes ago, CowboyBob said:

Still adjusts the same,the only difference is the 156 has a push button to adjust the height of the foot walk on the top.

 

Can you show.me.where the push button is? I'm just learning.

14 hours ago, Quade said:

You should still look under it at the linkage I'm talking about.  You still have the eccentric to set the stitch length.   Without reverse, you'd be missing the middle shaft but, something is wrong between the eccentric and the shaft that moves the feed dogs/needle bar.  Something about the linkage is making the feed dog and needle bar go backwards.

I'd suggest posting a pic or movie of that lower linkage while you manually turn the hand wheel. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/YhVnY8MT1ftYaavB/?mibextid=Nif5oz

[jsfarm]

9 minutes ago, CowboyBob said:

Still adjusts the same,the only difference is the 156 has a push button to adjust the height of the foot walk on the top.

 

Is it the button you push for stitch length?

[Quade]

The video showed be a bunch.  My theory about the linkage being wrong is wrong.  That linkage is too simple to be wrong.  

I wonder if the eccentric, the thing on the main shaft that pushes the feed dogs has been rotated out of it's true position.  If it's 180 degrees out, the feed dogs and needle bar will probably go backwards.  It'll pull when it's supposed to push.  

I don't believe the timing belt being off will make it go backwards.  It'll just mess up the "needle through the cloth" timing. 

[CowboyBob]

2 hours ago, jsfarm said:

Is it the button you push for stitch length?

No that is the same,the 156 has another button on top.Like I wrote on FB either the belt is on wrong or the cams aren't in the slot on the bottom shafts.

Edited March 11, 2024 by CowboyBob