29K 72 Hook Safety?

[suem]

I was pleasantly sewing along on my 29k 72 and something went "thunk," I pulled the bobbin case out and the screw was missing from the little spring on the side (tension spring?). After a little poking around with a pin, half the screw popped out the bottom of the arm but right now if I rotate the wheel towards me the shuttle/hook doesn't rotate, if I go backwards a little bit it does that but will not go forward (and yes I pulled the needle to be sure that wasn't just out of alignment). I'm thinking the other piece of the screw is still in there jamming up the works. From what I can see it looks like you have to take the bottom plate off to have any hope of removing the shuttle/hook from the machine. If this was on my modern machine I'd suspect I'd tripped the safety on the hook but I don't know if this thing even has such an animal.

Ideas gratefully appreciated, going to have to unbolt it to get a screwdriver underneath since I don't have a proper stand for it (free hanging arm).

My local industrial guy doesn't seem real thrilled to deal with it and I don't have 80.00 for him to try either if I can avoid it. I'll also need one of those dinky screws for the case and I'd like to get a second large bobbin case to for backups. Thanks for the help!!!!

[Wizcrafts]

Get a magnet pickup tool and fish around the top of the shuttle compartment and also under it. Maybe the screw will get picked out.

[suem]

Get a magnet pickup tool and fish around the top of the shuttle compartment and also under it. Maybe the screw will get picked out.

but am I right in thinking I have to take that bottom plate off to access bottom of the shuttle compartment? I've got one of those pickup tools will try that tonight.

[CowboyBob]

There's a connection under the arm(about in the middle) w/a screw in it that could of fell out.

Bob

[suem]

There's a connection under the arm(about in the middle) w/a screw in it that could of fell out.

Bob

Poked around in the holes beneath the bobbin case with a pin last night, nothing popped out. Took the magnet too (pretty strong magnet too) fished around, didn't get anything. So next it sounds like I start poking around under the arm. I think I've seen the screw you are talking about on the diagrams. Aggh I had to turn down a couple of patch sewing (on leather vests) jobs already. I hope this screw is readily available. But if there was a broken screw in the arm, would the case rotate if the wheel is turned the other direction?

I know you're not supposed to do that (turn the wheel the wrong dirction) so I'm not doing that a lot.

[CowboyBob]

Ok,if you seen the svrew is it still in there holding the 2 pieces together?,there's also a little screw in the hook driver gear that has a small pointed tip to it that could of sheared off too,the screw is in a hole in the gear that you get to by going in the slot(back one) on the lower part of the arm where the gear slides in & out.