How To Take Apart Singer 7469 Confidence Quilter Sewing Machine (7422, 7442, 7444, 7462, 7467, 7470)

This video shows you how to remove paneling on the 7469 Confidence Quilter Sewing Machine if you need to adjust timing or anything else. And also (according to commenters who have found this video helpful) it will also help you in taking apart Singer models 77442, 7444, 7462, 7467 & 7470.
A really good video on adjusting the timing is at this link:
• How to adjust the timi...

[@hermanblanton3566]

Thanks - you gave ne the confidence to take it apart.

[@MN-om5di]

Thank you so much !

[@ol4744]

Un énorme merci ! Votre vidéo est juste parfaite ! J'ai réussi à ouvrir ma machine en vous suivant, puis à la réparer, elle fait de nouveau le zig zag, je suis tellement contente. Merci, merci !

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Mon plaisir! :)

[@abby7721]

Thank you soooo much for this!!

[@DH-oz3pr]

Thanks so much for the video, helped greatly. In case others have the 7640 Singer Confidence, I found only the back came off. The front had all the electronic wires connected. The bottom also could be removed. With this video it helped me fix my problem. Thanks for taking the time to post!

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

So happy I could help!!

[@J.Brachman]

Thank you guys for this video. Just to add to the previous list, this also gets you into the 7462. I just couldn't tell where all the tabs were. Huge help! Thanks again!

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

You bet!

[@technomangaming1236]

Thank you so much for your video! I was getting so frustrated trying to take my machine apart and wondering what screw I was missing. Though my machine is slightly different, it was similar enough that your video gave me the key to open it, I needed to pop the tabs! Thank you again for explaining and showing what needed to be done!

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

You are very welcome!

[@tedditatum819]

Thank you for this! I needed a new bobbin case because I had filed it so much it was not working right. I found it on eBay for 12.99 and it comes with bobbins! I have always had problems with my machine because I was accident it feting the wrong bobbins.. I no longer have to worry about it, and am excited that I found your video, because it’s going to save me money on paying for a tech! 🎉😂again, Thank you

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

You are most welcome! 😀

[@leahwegener5440]

So great to find this. Remember the part at the beginning where you say, "You don't need to take this off," referring to the screw by the bobbin winder? Well, I was messing with it the other day and the backing plate just...fell...down into the machine. I could not longer wind thread on to a bobbin until I figured out how to get the case apart by watching this video. Thanks to both of you for giving the rest of us the confidence to get in there and get 'er done.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Oh! Yeah, we did that, too. Hard lesson learned! So glad this helped you!!

[@joannedwy7100]

Any idea why all of the buttons on the panel start flashing when you use the foot pedal?

[@clursophina]

You my man are a life saver - this video helped me so much - thank you

[@Chuck-dh5qn]

Thanks man.. got mine apart thanks to your help!!!

[@marijkew]

Thank you SO MUCH for this. Unbelievably helpful. I have a 7470 with same issue and this totally saved me. Thank you again.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

You're welcome!

[@pierrechollet8275]

Merci beaucoup. Sorry, thanks a lot. I expected a screw to unlock the two plastic parts front and rear after I unscrewed most of the screws, but they are only "linked (stucked ?)" by a clip between the two plastic parts in the center of the machine. Great video, indeed. Pierre / Paris / Montmartre.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

De rien! 😃

[@brattesani12]

hey, I just wanted to let you know that this video saved my life (well, a couple hundred bucks really, but it felt like my life.), like you said, there is NOTHING OUT THERE on how to take the cover off this machine and machines from it's era, I have a fashionmate 5560 which is a little different, but I couldn't for the life of me find that small screw by the needle. thank you so much for this, seriously. the timing was off and the sewing machine shop told us they couldnt fix it because there was a jam, as soon as I got the cover off I was able to easily clear the jam and reset the timing, good as new, I feel like I should offer my services to the sewing machine shop now :D

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

It sounds like maybe you should! XD

[@phyllisandrews454]

Very helpful

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Glad it helped

[@vaishalimore9742]

So helpful thanks so much

[@jgro1976]

Thank you so very much, your video was extremely helpful

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

You're welcome!

[@annavasylytsya5039]

Having such a hard time getting some of those tabs separated. :/ Thank you for the video.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

No problem!

[@hamiltoncollins4134]

Silly how hard they made it to get the case apart for changing simple things like drive belts. Great video and totally helpful. Model 7467 is what I'm using and it looks almost identical.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Good to know! Thank you!!

[@howardculpeper3830]

Good job, thanks

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

You're weclome!

[@vickiedoer9569]

This worked to take apart my Singer 7470. I wanted to see if you might change the title of your video to add the singer models I and others have described in the comment that this video would work on taking apart those as well. It would make it so much easier for others to find the other models that are mentioned in the comments that this very helpful video will help them take apart! Plus it will give you more views! Thanks for your help. After finding your video I realized I have a timing issue too!

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

That's a great idea. Thank you! I'll go through the comments and note which models the video worked for and add it to the title, description and keywords!

[@vickiedoer9569]

Thanks for adding them. So many will benefit from this! If you have more tips, I will be looking for them!~

[@bettiej5762]

Thank you so much for this video! I couldn’t figure out after unscrewing everything how to pull the front apart. I needed to retrieve my 1/4 in foot that fell underneath the bobbin area when I removed it after taking off the face plate. Big mistake. Thank you! Edit: well after putting the machine back together unfortunately it doesn’t work now. It was tough enough pulling it apart the first time so I guess it was destined for the shop☹️.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that. :(

[@bettiej5762]

@@LydiaHawkDesigns Turns out my machine is fine. I had the bobbin winder engaged. It’s sewing like a dream and got a good cleaning when I had it apart. Again, thanks for the video!

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

@@bettiej5762 Yay!!

[@brendaerickson7241]

This is an excellent video! Thank you so much for doing it as there isn't anything else out there on how to get things apart! My casing was extremely difficult to get apart and I thought I was going to break everything! I did have an oops though! The tab from the bobbin winder did come off and I'm not quite sure how it should go back together again. Are you able to help? Thank you!

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Without a visual I just don't know. So sorry! Were you able to fix it and can you send photos? TY!!

[@tonywebber4361]

Also, the Singer 7442 model

[@joeventura1]

thanks this helped me crack my wifes 7444

[@TropicalStorm514]

Both tutorial videos are excellent! Your tutorial video and the video suggested by you on adjusting the timing of the singer machine. Unfortunately, the model in the suggested video is not 7469 and I have a question. Do you know if the singer 7469 also has the timing at the bottom of the coil and if a special screwdriver is needed to loosen it? Because you mentioned something about the timing but, it was not under the coil and that's where your tutoring ended ...Thanks in advance for your help!!!

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

That's a good question. I don't know, but I do know that the only 2 sewing machines my husband has worked on had a clearly visible bar like ours. I'm guessing you could watch several timing videos and every machine has that same vertical bar with a screw which - once loosened - will allow you to adjust the needle until you're happy and then tighten the screw and test if the timing is right. Ours requires a Phillips screwdriver, and our friend's (I think) required an Allen wrench. That vertical bar will tell you and it's almost always in the same place. It might take a bit of patience to fiddle with, but it seems to me that part of the sewing machine is pretty consistent on every model. I hope that helps! Let me know if it does!

[@TropicalStorm514]

@@LydiaHawkDesigns thanks again!

[@dkcollier54]

Is your video line than 5 min 22 sec? It cut off a you were taking screws out of the bottom. My thread takenup lever looks bent. How do I straighten it? When the cover is on, the take up lever does not go high enough for me to thread it. Can you help?

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

It is less than 5 minutes and 22 seconds because putting it together is just the reverse of what we show in the video. I don't know much more about the machine than getting to the inside so I can adjust the timing, unfortunately. Sorry I couldn't be more help!

[@jessicageorge4155]

Okay so..... I got as fast as popping open the casing tabs and I can't seem to open the front side.... The back only wants to come off. How did you get yours to open over the tension wheel?

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Sorry it's taken so long to respond! We've got a sick bunny that has required a lot of attention. He had to really kind of wiggly and gently wrestle with it at times. They make it difficult to pop off, but you just have to make sure all the tabs are popped out of place and then gently shimmy it on and off, making sure to put it back exactly right. I hope that helps! Mine is due for a cleaning soon. I'll have to record him doing it again, maybe a little more slowly, so that we can really see the step by step.

[@jessicageorge4155]

@@LydiaHawkDesigns thank you so much! I'll continue to try. I feel like I have all the tabs... But also I feel like I am going to break it 😵‍💫 I'll keep gently wiggling it. You are the only ones who have a video up for this machine. I have been needing the timing on mine fixed before pandemic started, but my vac'nsew I trust is in a sketchy neighborhood with not many make wearers, and I care for an elderly woman so I can't risk any exposure... Luckily I have a back up machine I can continue to sew with. I really hope your bunny is doing better! Please take your time! And thank you so much for what you have already posted. It's already so much more than what I had the last time I tried researching this.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

You're so welcome! Yeah, it just takes a little finagling. My husband thought he was going to break it, too, at first. So he just went really slowly and then after doing it a couple of times... way easier! Good luck and stay safe! And thank you for the bunny love!! 🐰❣️

[@jessicageorge4155]

@@LydiaHawkDesigns awwww yes! Absolutely bunnies first ❤️🐇Glad to know he felt like he was breaking it too. It must just be a really snug fit! Its just funny that the back part of my casing feels more free than the front part? But I don't want to monkey around with removing anything extra. All the love to the bunny, and thanks again! Have a goodnight

[@fionarennie7769]

How on Earth do you get the front part over the wheel? I’m really struggling to do that. It’s all apart and loose other than I can get the front top over the wheel. Help!

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Oh gosh! I'm really not sure. My apologies for the late reply! Can you send a picture or did you figure it out? Again, my apologies for the late reply!

[@markdbenzatyahoocom]

If your bobbin won't wind, use this video to remove case, for the 7442 there's a small clear reed switch adjacent to the white bobbin winder pawl mounted to a small black block with a tiny screw, and a larger screw for its small metal mounting plate. The switch likely needs to be rotated counter clockwise a tiny bit, looking from the top. Loosen the large screw slightly, rotate, and retighten. Trial and error required to get it right. Test with cover off. Reassemble.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Good to know, thank you!

[@randomlyroxanne5760]

Hello, do you know how to loosen the needle bar? Mine started squeaking and then got SO tight that it will not sew. Even turning the Hand Wheel is difficult.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

I have not had to loosen the needle bar, but I did experience knocking at one point and it was bound up thread in the machine. I had to take the plastic cover off the front left - where the needle mechanism is housed - and then remove loose thread, and then clean and oil the machine. Could also be that the bobbin case is out of place due to a needle breaking and jamming the machine.

[@randomlyroxanne5760]

@@LydiaHawkDesigns thank you!

[@culp1961]

How do you do the adjustment? The video ended at the important part. TIA

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Actually, since we're not experts at that, the description provides a link for how to do it. We followed this guy's instructions and it works great! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWmngquphL-co7s

[@IvyannSpring]

Where can I find the following part? I am looking for the tutorial of adjusting timing.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

This is the link I use for timing. I can't really show it better than this person. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWmngquphL-co7s

[@luzberenguer9217]

Did the machine work after this my husband is taking it apart and we are stuck cover will not come off

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

It must be catching somewhere. There are plastic tabs all over and you have to find and gently move them to release the catch. Are you able to put the cover back on and maybe start from another area? Also, don't forget to remove screws where necessary.

[@michellecronkleton5392]

Please can you help me I cant get the hand wheel back together and cant find help

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Hi Michelle, Can you send a photo of what it looks like? We didn't have to remove the wheel on the far right when taking apart our machine, so I'm not sure how it would go back together. You can email me at [e-mail].

[@MN-om5di]

How to get the case over the tension wheel?

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

I wish I had a video on putting it back together. All I can say is you have to gently reassemble it the way it was taken apart. The manufacturers didn't make it particularly easy. :/

[@janetbillington286]

I need to fix the bobbin winder, how?

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Not sure. What issue are you having?

[@dwh751]

It just sort of ended, is there a part2?

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

There's a link in the description for how to reset the timing. He's a professional and I didn't want to redo something that is already well done!

[@rosaliabalcazaramador7339]

Hola Adquirí esta máquina portátil y le movieron el botón del peine y no se cómo regresarlo, gracias Saludos musicales

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

¿Tienes una foto? El traductor de Spanish que estoy usando no funciona muy bien. Mi correo electrónico es [e-mail]

[@revolutionunderground]

7422

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Thank you!

[@MariaDoCarmo-ui3tp]

Como lubrificar estás maquina

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Vou fazer um vídeo sobre como fazer isso e enviar o link. Pode levar algumas semanas, no entanto!

[@cynthiadotson2513]

my problem is what can I pi the machine apart other than your plastic tool

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Are you asking what other tool you can use to take the machine apart? The tool my husband is using is actually the metal "screwdriver" that comes with the machine because it's strong and really thin for getting in between the parts that snap together. You could also use a thin screwdriver, but I'd be very careful that you aren't overly aggressive and break the tabs. I assume Singer repair people have a special tool, but I don't know what it is. I'm adding a link to an Amazon Singer tool listing. The one my husband is using is the item in the bottom right area. Something strong but thin for easing into the areas that snap together: www.amazon.com/Fdit-Machine-Overlock-Screwdriver-Cleaning/dp/B083FFTSTZ/ref=asc_df_B083FFTSTZ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475864778819&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17149400633535077605&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013962&hvtargid=pla-1077663342195&psc=1

[@sheilawatkins4007]

Why will mine only do straight stich now what's wrong with it.

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Not sure. I only know how to set the timing. That's as complicated as I know to get with this machine. Maybe the electronic panel got disconnected? A plug may have come loose where all the stitch settings are?

[@luzberenguer9217]

Watching this video and got to the part where you took apart and it ended. Help

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Yes, we were able to take the cover off and replace it. There's a timing video linked in the description.

[@trinidadcorrea2154]

El idioma como cambiar a español

[@Dihyah]

Next part of video ....?you gonna need.....?what ???

[@LydiaHawkDesigns]

Hi Hanz! There's a link to setting the timing on your sewing machine in the description. We didn't try showing how to do that because the video I link to is so good, it'd better than anything we could have done.