Singer 18-2 Problem with part 3037

[friquant]

How about diesel or other penetrating oil on the stud?

How about tapping the tip of the stud with a long steel rod and a light hammer?

[AlZilla]

1 hour ago, Ghoust6 said:

. I was looking for a hidden super small bolt in the fork holding it so tightly. As I said I was trying everything and no luck. If someone ever

Yeah, this is the challenge. That 18-2 isn't one of the common machines that everyone's seen a hundred times. 

I'm hoping someone will check in who's done that job.  Maybe @Wizcrafts knows something?

[friquant]

The parts list for my Singer 31-15 shows more of these parts together as a group, which might be useful.

Have you tried removing the stitch length adjustment screw (818D in this screenshot) ? With that removed maybe the whole cluster will slide out toward the camera..

[friquant]

Here's a video where someone removes that fork from a Singer 31k15:

 

[Constabulary]

I think the fork is attached to part no 3033 (feed fork connection link) from the rear with a screw (the one which thread you see on your last picture) and the part 3033 is attached to the 6459 (feed regulator = Stitch length adjuster) and to the machine body with a screw and I think this is screw the read arrow is pointing to (see picture below). So I think you have to remove this screw first. The rest is trial and error. I recall it was similar on my Singer 45D91 back then.

Look at these parts from the rear side, you should see the parts through the hole. Move the stitch length lever up and down and I think you will notice what I have described.

EDIT:
I just noticed the video - it shows what I mean.

 

Edited 6 hours ago by Constabulary