How To Withdraw A 201 Bobbin Case - piano sewing machine

 

Taking the bobbin representative out of a 201-2 is simple. Dead simple. These instructions await long, but you'll alone direct maintain to follow along amongst them i time or twice. After y'all produce this a dyad times, it'll hold upwards equally slowly equally removing the gas cap on your car.

You volition ask the right tools: A screwdriver amongst proficient bits, in addition to the small, argent Singer screwdriver (pictured upwards top) that came amongst many machines.

If y'all don't direct maintain the Singer screwdriver, honour the tiniest flathead (slotted) screwdriver y'all tin sack find. To encounter if it's the right size, accept out a dollar bill. See those letters at the move on of the nib that country FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE? The width of the screwdriver blade's border should hold upwards almost the same meridian equally those letters, equally seen inwards the photograph below. If it's much smaller or bigger than the letters, it volition likely non work. (Update: If y'all don't direct maintain U.S.A. coin to banking corporation correspond with, click here.)

 

People likely honour 201 bobbin representative removal hard because they don't know what the carve upwards parts await like. When I looked downwards at the claw assembly for the offset time, I couldn't tell where i purpose ended in addition to some other began, thence I didn't know what the heck I was supposed to hold upwards removing, in addition to the drawing inwards the Adjuster's Manual was also pocket-size for me to brand anything out. So hither I'll job huge pictures to explain. Note that inwards the photos, I direct maintain the machine pointed towards me.

The offset purpose of the claw assembly y'all are going to hold upwards removing looks similar this:

For simplicity's sake we'll telephone phone it the Retaining Ring. (If y'all e'er ask to corporation this purpose from a supplier, its official advert is the Rotating Hook Bobbin Case Retaining Ring.)

The Retaining Ring is held inwards house on the assembly past times 2 niggling clips on either side, similar 2 hands reaching upwards to concur the brim of your cowboy chapeau onto your caput on either side. The Retaining Ring holds the bobbin representative inwards place, in addition to later nosotros take it, the bobbin representative tin sack hold upwards lifted out.

Once y'all larn proficient at doing this, y'all won't ask to take the needleplate, feed dogs in addition to seat plate (though y'all may desire to for cleaning). But we'll take it inwards this tutorial to brand things easier.

I've removed the needle in addition to presser human foot for visual clarity.

Next I take the slide plate in addition to the bobbin.

This machine was only acquired in addition to the previous possessor has left a thread tangle. Pull every concluding combat of thread out.

Then take the needleplate in addition to feed dogs. If y'all ask instructions for how to produce this, click here.

Now y'all encounter this bar, called the  Rotating Hook Bobbin Case Position Plate.

Undo the 2 screws in addition to accept it off. (Again, y'all won't ask to i time y'all larn proficient at this, but it volition give us to a greater extent than room the offset time.)

Now we're laid to larn downwards to business. The Retaining Ring has a butt end, equally nosotros saw inwards an before photo. Look for it in addition to recognize it. Also await for in addition to recognize the 2 clips. If y'all don't encounter these parts, rotate the handwheel until y'all do.

The clip close the butt halt has a niggling notch side past times side to it. In the photograph below, I've rotated the handwheel to motion everything around thence y'all tin sack encounter it better.

Stick the blade of the Singer screwdriver inwards that notch.

Then rotate the screwdriver clockwise, only ninety degrees, spell pressing the screwdriver gently downwards.

Once you've rotated the screwdriver ninety degrees in addition to pressed down, the clip moves outward. It should await similar this:

Now accept the niggling screwdriver, in addition to stick it nether the border of the butt halt of the Retaining Ring, similar this:

Here's what it looks similar from a side view:

Next GENTLY force downwards on your halt of the screwdriver, using it equally a lever, thence the blade halt of the screwdriver goes up. Be gentle, y'all don't direct maintain to motion the screwdriver really much at all. You are NOT trying to pry the Ring off, only moving it upwards a millimeter or 2 to gratuitous itself from the clip. With gentle pressure level it volition gratuitous itself from the clip amongst a soft click.

Now the Retaining Ring is sitting on move on of the clip, non nether it anymore.

Almost there. Now, amongst your right hand, achieve over to the dorsum of the machine in addition to concur the remainder bike steady, thence that it doesn't move.

With your pollex in addition to forefinger of your left hand, grasp the Retaining Ring.

Then only rotate the Retaining Ring counterclockwise ("to the left"), really slightly. It volition gratuitous itself from the other clip amongst a rest click.

That's it, instantly y'all tin sack accept it off. (You tin sack produce it amongst your fingers, but I removed it amongst tweezers hither because my fingers were also large inwards the photograph for y'all to encounter the Ring.)
 

Now the bobbin representative tin sack hold upwards lifted out, slowly peasy.

Next, all you've gotta produce is construct clean out the race amongst a Q-Tip. Have fun!

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