I apologize for the long time between posts. Believe it or not, I've been done working on Lenore for almost three months! I'm not the fastest of bloggers, obviously.
On day 4, I started by working on the motor. First I tried to clean out the grease tubes. I used a bent paper clip, since the recommendation on the Yahoo FW group was to use a squared-off toothpick. Well, there was absolutely nothing in there! I thought I’d have to remove some yucky brown grease, but the paper clip just went right to the very dry felt at the bottom. So I pulled out my motor lubricant (bought from Nova Montgomery) and filled up the tubes.
Next, I moved on to the motor itself. Upon the recommendation of Yahoo FW group moderator Graham Forsdyke, I removed the pulley again and put a small drop of oil where the pulley shaft meets the motor housing. I also put a tiny bit of oil (not even a drop) on the other end of the shaft. With a little bit of effort, I got the shaft moving easily!! I was also able to move the shaft in and out a teeny bit, which is how it should be, according to David Werther, who runs a Facebook group called Featherweightology, and runs a quilt shop in Dallas. He offered a lot of help with this project via e-mail.
I started to clean the dust off the motor with some wet Q-tips, and then called it a night. When the new belt arrives, I can try plugging in the machine again.
I still need to:
1) Clean the gunk off the parts on the underside of the machine and put in the new drip pad.
2) I haven’t removed the hand wheel to clean and oil the main shaft, so I’ll do that.
3) I’ll thoroughly oil everything.
4) I’ll replace the light bulb, and dig out the melted-looking bed cushions to replace them with new ones.
I’m beginning to believe that Lenore will sew again, and soon!
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