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Posted by Kate Dicey on June 29, 2006, 6:08 pm
SefDef wrote:
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> Repair - bevel gear / timing Singer 2112
>
> Hi!
>
> Anybody here savvy about repair?
>
> My sewing machine jammed in use, and I found that the timing had
> slipped. I opened it up and noticed that the bevel gear on the
> horizontal shaft is turning freely despite the shaft. There is no set
> screw there - I think the timing adjustment is on the helical gear set
> screw elsewhere on that shaft (true or not?). So the bevel gear must
> not be meant to slip. Is there a torque-limiting clutch that can be
> adjusted, or is something stripped? I see several screws that might be
> adjustments.
>
> I don't have the money for a repair shop these days, and I don't have
> the service manual, and the answer is not apparent, so I would
> appreciate any help that is available.
>
> Thanks!
>
You need to join the Yahoo group Wefixit! They know everything to know
about elderly and jammed sewing machines... :)
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>
> Hi!
>
> Anybody here savvy about repair?
>
> My sewing machine jammed in use, and I found that the timing had
> slipped. I opened it up and noticed that the bevel gear on the
> horizontal shaft is turning freely despite the shaft. There is no set
> screw there - I think the timing adjustment is on the helical gear set
> screw elsewhere on that shaft (true or not?). So the bevel gear must
> not be meant to slip. Is there a torque-limiting clutch that can be
> adjusted, or is something stripped? I see several screws that might be
> adjustments.
>
> I don't have the money for a repair shop these days, and I don't have
> the service manual, and the answer is not apparent, so I would
> appreciate any help that is available.
>
> Thanks!
>