Singer 111W155 Arm Shaft Bushing Will Not Come Out

[tammythefactory]

Hi guys! I'm so excited to tell you about my progress! I kept saying, "I have to tell my leatherworker friends!"

I got the bushing out and all thanks to you guys! I would have never thought to or wanted to whack it out until you guys said that's the ONLY way out. I uploaded some pics and hopefully all of this can help someone else too. I started off modestly and then just started hitting it out with whatever fit. I ended up using the thread holder towards the end. It was the only long, metal piece that I could fit and hit!

Thanks so much!!

Tammy

[CowboyBob]

Now the fun begins,trying to get the belt through the slot,when you do get it in there,make sure to have your take up lever at the top of it's travel & the arrows lined up on the bottom shaft when you slide the belt on.If it isn't correct the machine won't sew,DON"T retime the hook,take the belt off & move it a notch one way or the other & it will start sewing.

Run some sandpaper around the shaft before you put the bearing back on & the bearing will slide on easier.

[dikman]

Something that may be of interest, a 50/50 mixture of acetone and auto transmission fluid makes a pretty good penetrating oil for loosening rusted/stuck parts. Just keep it clear of painted surfaces!

[tammythefactory]

Hi guys!

Here's the update ...

Everything is back together like it's supposed to be. The arrows are lined up underneath and I didn't have to time it again, I sanded the area before putting the bushing back in and that worked great also.

The problem I'm having now is that it's hard to turn the wheel and everything seems really tight. I'm wondering if the new belt is a tiny bit too short? When I put it on I had to lift the bushing a little to whack it back in. I oiled all the spots listed and even a few more. When I put the pedal to the metal on the clutch motor, the clutch belt spins on the machine and won't grab it. That belt is really old too and has no grip anyway. When it does move the machine it takes off uncontrollably.

I'm thinking I need two new belts, inside and out. Any other ideas would be great. You guys have been more than helpful!

[Constabulary]

maybe the V-belt is tooooo tight.

[CowboyBob]

Sometimes pieces of the old belt & I've even seen a few teeth from the belt in the groove on the pulleys,so you might want to slide the bellt off & check.You can scrape it out w/a screwdriver.

[tammythefactory]

It's pretty tight and difficult to move even without the V-belt on it.

[CowboyBob]

Maybe the bearing by the handwheel is bad? Slide it off alittle & see how it spins.

[Constabulary]

maybe the end screw on the hand wheel it too tight - they are not meant to be tightened up they are rot adjusting the hand wheel on the shaft. The 2 set screws are for tightening the hand wheel.

[CowboyBob]

Constabulary,that's a good idea too!! I forgot & I just had a guy in last week that did that very same thing to his machine.He just bought one of those screws a few weeks before & I told him he didn't need it & he thought well if the factory put it there it should be on the machine.So he puts it on & then overtightens it & when he brought it in after working on the machine for a month he wanted us to fix it.I loosened while he was still here & loosened it up.