Pfaff 145 sticky reverse

[mjt]

I am cleaning my recently acquired pfaff 145 and the reverse lever is very sticky. I have oiled all the obvious spots and waited a couple of days for it to soak in. It seems a little better but I noticed that when I shift the lever up and down it actually moves the needle bar and feed dogs back and forth a little bit. This doesn't seem right to me but the machine is in good shape and there doesn't appear to be anything obviously wrong with it. Anyone have any ideas on that? Thank you

[suzelle]

Just a thought: Have you removed the feed dogs and cleaned around that area with the part(s) removed?

[mjt]

Yes, I removed the feed dogs and bobbin case and cleaned everything.

[Uwe]

There are a whole bunch of parts that move when you actuate the reverse lever. A tight/dry spot could be anywhere. 

The feed dog and needle bar rocker are all supposed to move when you flip the reverse lever. If the feed dog and needle bar rocker are all the way up front, they move all the way back when switching to reverse. That's actually a good way to observe all the parts that move and need some lubrication.

There's also a block behind the reverse lever that slides back and forth on a rod. Make sure that mechanism  is well lubricated. In general, keep looking/cleaning/oiling.

[mjt]

 Thanks Uwe.