suem Report post Posted May 23, 2011 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!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wizcrafts Report post Posted May 23, 2011 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suem Report post Posted May 23, 2011 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyBob Report post Posted May 23, 2011 There's a connection under the arm(about in the middle) w/a screw in it that could of fell out. Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suem Report post Posted May 25, 2011 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyBob Report post Posted May 25, 2011 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
