Consew Clutch Motor

[big dave]

Does this work with all motors lads

[suzelle]

On 10/1/2013 at 7:25 AM, Gregg From Keystone Sewing said:

If this is a Consew 'Premier II' 3/4 HP clutch motor, I know EXACTLY the problem, and it's not what many would think; they had some damn heavy grease/glue, new out of the box, that was, well, wrong with the clutch sleeve. It would stick like glue and not allow the clutch arm to return properly.

I'll get right into it, since I have done dozens of these, follow by the numbers, hope this helps.

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Gregg, I know this is an old post. Even so, I wanted to say Thank You! This will help me a bunch since I'm going to work on my old clutch moto.

Much appreciated!

Edited March 3, 2022 by suzelle
I can see .jpg now. :)

[Hockeymender]

Suzelle, just to let you know, Gregg passed away last year. Huge loss to the sewing machine business. 

[suzelle]

1 hour ago, Hockeymender said:

Suzelle, just to let you know, Gregg passed away last year. Huge loss to the sewing machine business. 

Joe, thank you for letting me know that. What a wealth of knowledge he left for all. I agree, huge loss.

Have a wonderful day Joe!

[suzelle]

On 9/30/2013 at 6:46 PM, gottaknow said:

You could probably use some lube where the clutch shaft slides through the motor housing. It's common for that to get dry and sticky. Some of those motors have oil cups (like the older singers) and some don't. When I service clutches, I usually give that area a good coat of white lithium grease. I would also disconnect the pittman rod from the pedal to make sure the pedal itself isn't sticking.

Regards, Eric

Thanks for this info Eric!!! I am working on tuning up an old Consew 255 RB machine. I think it is probably 40 years old. Guessing on age and model, as it is missing it's label on front with model #.

I got my can of grease out (for my SWF Embroidery machines) and lubed the shaft to the motor, also loosened bolts on the pitman rod and pedal and cleaned/oiled there. Also, found there were some parts in foot pedal that were put in the wrong position, and made the straightest path I could from the pedal to the rod, and to the motor. This made my pedal operate so smoothly that I'm probably not going to take the next step, which was to put a smaller pulley in. I'm pretty happy now. Much safer too! Before these adjustments, she took of like a crazy wild horse. Now she trots like a well trained little pony, lol.

Edited March 5, 2022 by suzelle
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