Thank you.These are wonderful sewing machines, and I am so glad that you found this video to be helpful in assisting you with servicing your machine. Happy Sewing!

Thank you.

Have you ordered the part? I am not able to access my machine until the end of this month. If you have not taken it in for repair, I will try to make time to do a video.

@ Yes I have the part and have taken the top tension assembly apart. It would be great to have a video as I haven’t been able to find one.

Thank you.

No, there is no need to do this as a periodic maintenance check. It can be a last resort if you have done everything you can to fix a tension issue. I would do it if I thought thread was stuck in the tension assembly or if the tension assembly was damaged.

I plan to do another video that focuses on the the tension assembly. I will include a close-up of the take-up spring in that video.

@@md2992 thank you !

Thank you. Do you have a question about the foot pedal for this machine?

Sailrite recommends both Super Lube and a sewing machine oil. The Super Lube is recommended for long storage of your machine, and sewing machine oil is recommended for daily oiling of your machine. The sewing machine oil is used for more frequent oling of your machine. If you have a self-oiling machine then you would also use sewing machine oil not a lubricant. The Singer Touch and Sew 603 is not a self-oiling machine, so the instructions in the manual is for the user to use a lubricant (which lasts longer than sewing machine oil) on the large metal gears and sewing machine oil on the small moving parts that require daily oiling or oiling after each sewing project. The lubricant would also be more likely to stain your fabric if you used it to oil the take-up lever bar or the bobbin housing case..

@@md2992 you’re right. I looked that up on their site right after I made that comment. I’d gotten that idea from them years ago and have used it on all my machines since, but I’ll switch back to oil now. Thanks.

Yes, they are the same. I have another video using Tri-Flow on another machine. They are both synthetic grease and either one can be used to lubricate your sewing machine's metal gears.

Thank you for watching, and I'm glad I was able to help.

You are welcome!

Thank you so much!

I am glad you found the video helpful.

Thank you.

Place the thread between the 1st and 2nd disc. If you are sewing with a twin needle, you would place the first thread between discs 2 and 3 and the second thread between discs 1 and 2.

The problem could be something as simple as thread caught in the winder preventing it from spinning.. You can remove the cover to check for thread that might be attached to the assembly. If You don't see thread, you may have to remove the bobbin winder assembly. I have pasted a KZbin video for you to view. If you decide to replace the assembly, make sure you take photos of the assembly before you begin. You can find parts for this machine on SewingMachindPlus.com I hope this helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmO1gJeCgpqto6c

The bobbin winders on the # 500 are very problematic.. I can fix them but I prefer the # 401, which is simpler. I am selling all my # 500 machines on eBay..

Thank you. At 3:01 and 3:42, you can see which side the discs face, the raised side. If your discs do not have a raised side, then either side will work.

I hope you get it to work! These are such nice machines.

Thank you. I'm glad the video has helped you. These are wonderful machines that produce beautiful stitches.

Thank you.

That is exactly how I felt when I applied it to my sewing machine for the first time. I'm glad to know it works for your machine, too.

Without seeing the machine, I can't tell you if it's in working condition. I bought my machine from the goodwill, but I was able to test it before purchasing. These are wonderful machines that produce beautiful stitches.

@@md2992 thanks so much for replying. I also got mine from goodwill. It turns on and works. Was just wondering if it was a good buy for resale.

Sorry it has taken me this long to respond. Thank you, and I'm glad I was able to help.

Good question. Releasing the wheel prevents the take-up lever from moving, so the needle can't move up and down while the bobbin is winding. I had probably released it before I filmed the video.

@@md2992 So if my needle is still moving up and down when I wind a bobbin, I have not loosened it enough? I probably need to get the 500a professionally cleaned as I had trouble loosening the wheel.

Thank you. I'm glad you found it helpful

I no longer have that Embroidery machine, but used the 5x7 hoop that came with the machine to embroider the hats.

When you raise and lower your presser foot your tension and discs should not move. The unit that houses the tension disc's will push in when you lower the presser foot and push out when you raise the presser foot but should not affect the tension. Just make sure the tension dial is screwed in correctly; otherwise, the discs will move.

Thank you! The machine actually needed to be disassembled and reassembled. The stop washer was in the 12 o'clock position instead of the 6 o'clock position. As a result, the tension dial would turn from 0-4 instead of 0-9. I was able to adjust the tension dial to the correct tension I needed, and I didn't need to pull out 6-8 inches of thread to begin sewing.

The part no. Is 172222. You can purchase them from an online sewing store called Sewing Parts Online.

I am glad the video helped you solve the problem, so you can focus on your project and not the tension. Happy sewing!

I'm glad the video helped you. These machines sew out beautiful stitches. Happy sewing!

You are welcome. I am glad to know that the video helped you. Happy sewing!

You are welcome.

You are welcome.

The Singer 603 has all metal gears not plastic. The Owner's manual for this machine clearly states that a lubricant NOT sewing machine oil is needed to lubricate the gears.

Thank you for watching. I am glad you were able to get the tension fixed on your machine.

I hope it helps.

It might be an electrical problem. You would need to have it checked out by a professional sewing machine repair person.

M D No, there is no difference between the two. I ordered Triflow online, and the next day I saw that Ace hardware sold Super Lube. I decided to try both on different machines. There is no noticeable difference.

The part number for this machine is Singer 172222. If you google this part number, several merchants will show, Amazon is one of the merchants.

Thank you .you been so much help we have singer 500a. And it had 1 bobbin.and 2 needle so that try get it my grategrandma and we have my grandma white rotary trudle wich was her grandmother. And white modle43 1 electric sewing machines. It was my mom grat grandma. But now singer 500a I try find light balubs . Thank you for the info. Your video are so much help approached

Thank you!

No, I do not have a video on adjusting the stitch. Do you have the correct disc (straight stitch) in the machine?