BdB Report post Posted November 16, 2020 As I get into a refurb of my Singer 211G165 a first issue to address is that my stitch length dial will only adjust about 90 degrees of turn. I see on parts diagrams that the eccentric looks to have about 300 degrees of turn. My dial goes "A" through "E" and I can only get from "E" to "D". When I push the button it catches the eccentric properly and that little bit of turn is smooth but then binds. My stitches are long, and I can't adjust them to short or "zero" as the manual calls for to do/check some setups. I don't want to force it. The machine turns smoothly otherwise - bind free. Before I tear apart the mechanism is there anything obvious I should check (or spray PB blaster on) to try to free it first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BdB Report post Posted November 17, 2020 I have solved the issue. In case others stumble onto this thread I followed terrific guidance in this older thread: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/59016-need-211w155-stitch-length-adjusting-help Not sure why it didn't pop up after multiple searches before. I happened upon it.... It does beg a new question however. In that post there is discussion of a fairly loose safety clutch and the need to tighten it up. My 211G is a refurb and has lots of tight and bound items to check -- how do you test the clutch? How much force? I don't see this in the service manuals or a search here. I was cranking on it pretty hard with the button pushed when the stitch length was bound up and it never gave way. If it's frozen or needing a tweak I'd like to get it to the right spec. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
