Singer 31-15 hook not catching needle thread

[Joeyp]

Hey y’all. I recently bought a singer 31-15 to stitch boot tops. The problem is the hook doesn’t seem to be catching the needle thread most of the time. I’m not sure if this is a timing issue because it looks pretty close to timed up from the resources I’ve seen. After taking it apart, I’ve also noticed that there is a good amount of play between the hook and the race, to the point that I could actually take the hook out of the race without removing the U-shaped spring that screws to the back of the race. Not sure if this is normal or not. Any help would be appreciated. Also if y’all have a resource for where to get parts that fit how they are supposed to that would also be great.

thanks

Joey

Edited November 12 by Joeyp

[Constabulary]

Thats for sure is not normal. Imagine the hook falls out when sewing with full speed. Are you sure your shuttle race is complete? I´d check the parts list or compare with online offers.

Singer 31 shuttle race and hooks are fairly cheap. I´d probably buy them new.

Edited November 12 by Constabulary