Stuck Needle Positioning Wheel Fix - Elna Star Supermatic Series 62C SU, SP (special) and TSP

[@suekerr4089]

Thank you for this fabulous video. I recently bought my second Elna 62C -- super clean inside and beautiful stitching, but the needle position wheel was stuck fast. I have been heating with a hairdryer and oiling for about 30 minutes a day for 8 days now. Happy to report that very slowly, but very surely, it is loosening up. I now have it rotating the full amount in both directions. Still a wee bit too stiff to move without a cloth when cold. Nice and free when hot. I ended up using a small piece of fabric, soaked in penetrating oil, and packed up under the plastic wheel, and into the cavity where the shaft ends. I think it's helping to get the oil into the right places. All this to say: be patient and persistent. It might take a sustained effort, but it will come right eventually.

[@larryamyvaughn6557]

Yay!!! It worked. It took me a few more tries on my machine, that has been in storage for about 20 yrs. I almost gave up hope….then it finally loosened and it is great. Thanks so much!!!!

[@singingscience]

Many, many thanks. I love my Elna SU - it was my mother's and was the machine I learned on. I don't want any other machine. I went to put buttonholes on the corners of a duvet today, and the disc was completely seized up. Can't believe I found a tutorial to fix my exact problem! Thanks again- will be looking for more Elna wisdom in your catalog!

[@megwem]

fantastic video, I had my machine serviced by a professional and they said it was locked up and there was nothing to do about it. I did it with a hair dryer and it worked perfectly! Thank you for making this video for those of us who love our old sewing machines!

[@suannehunt1965]

Unbelievable! Thank you so so much for this video. I recently inherited my mothers old Elna supermatic which I learnt to sew on. It had not been used for twenty five years and I always loved it. I had it serviced ($250) and they told me the needle position wheel could not be repaired. I thought I'd give it a go myself after watching your video (oh how I wish you were in Australia) and low and behold I have it moving again. I used a little WD40 and a hair dryer very carefully. You are a very good teacher and the video is excellent!

[@tinyhandmadedolls4529]

So helpful! This solved the firmly stuck dial on my new (old) 64C. Every time it cooled it was stuck fast again. It took a lot of repetition, 30 seconds of hairdryer each time. Very satisfying once it starts turning smoothly! I didn’t even know until then that there’s a light “click” stop to mark centre. I used triflow and recommend that for those like me who couldn’t find the kind you mentioned. Thanks again, I love your videos.

[@InStitches]

Great to hear you managed to free it up. Thanks.

[@galakz]

Excellent video! I wish the repair shop had seen a video like this before I dropped off my machine with a stuck wheel last January. The shop ended up melting the wheel and locking up a bunch of other parts inside. But, thanks to your amazing videos and a new wheel from White Sewing Center in Missouri, I was able to fix it myself and get everything working beautifully again.

[@InStitches]

Great to hear you got it sorted. thanks.

Had the exact same problem two years ago with my second hand Elna Zig-Zag, hair dryer from the outside and some wiggle did fix it! Has been running like a champ since then. After acquiring it and realizing how good it is, I bough another one for my mum!

[@InStitches]

It's good you didn't have one that was too bad. They certainly are great machines.

[@alexaelliott2598]

Excellent demonstration. I have an SU. It’s brilliant. Perfect stitches and quiet. Pats for your fur baby too.

[@InStitches]

Thank you so much! One of the smoothest sewing machines ever made. I use one when I make shirts. Amazing buttonholes too.

[@robinhowell9834]

Thanks for the video. I've wondered for years how to get the wheel to move more freely.

[@marksmale827]

I have a S/H Elna SP (New Aspect) and the needle position control is stuck. I didn't realise that this was a common problem. I used the later Elna Carina (=Air Electronic SU), a wonderful machine, for decades without realising that it also had adjustable needle position!

[@InStitches]

Thanks for sharing!

[@anyakotlar6680]

Thank you so much . I have fixed my new Elna . It took me 2 hours and I did get the blisters, but the needle is free.

[@cschultz9318]

Thank you for the great video. I was able to unfreeze my positioning wheel on a 62C. I was using a hair dryer. I had to get it pretty hot to get results, but I was cautious about not melting anything.

[@InStitches]

Nice one. Thanks.

[@kendramaffenbeier3374]

So thankful for this video! You solved my problem with my SU all the way over in Canada!

[@InStitches]

Thanks and glad I could help, from a fellow Commonwealther.

[@heathermacdonald9496]

Thank so much for your thorough videos on the Elna SU! I found one at an estate sale about 3 years ago. It was in pretty good order and after having a service it runs like a champ. I’m new to sewing and having your videos on the SU to refer back to (many times) has helped me immensely! I also just watched your button video which has given me some confidence to give it a try. I recently purchased a Pfaff 78 from an estate sale. Do you have any plans on making a video for a Pfaff models? Thank you again for your lovely videos!

[@InStitches]

I do have some Pfaff machines so maybe one day I'll do some videos based on them. Thanks.

[@elizenolte4687]

Thank you. I managed to free my Star SU.

[@StacyMitchell-ik8nl]

I found this link while searching for a replacement wheel. If I had found this 15 minutes before I broke would have been great! So, I'm in search of a replacement wheel. Got any ideas? Thanks

[@wbertacchini]

Mine is working now thanks to you. Is there a way to re calibrate how far the needle goes when the wheel is set to the far left position?(or centered come to think of it) it's a smidge off now.

[@InStitches]

Hi, yes it's in the service manual which you should be able to find online. Thanks.

[@rebecayrasemaavilaojeda7517]

Quisiera saber dónde se puede comprar las piezas de respuesto,incluyendo las poleas de la máquina ELNA SU en toda América,especialmente México y Florida,Maiami.Muchas Gracias.

[@JoanneMcGory]

My Elna 62SU has a different needle positioning problem. Turning the wheel no longer has any effect on the needle position. Can that be fixed somehow?

[@cherylknight7459]

Thank you so much. This was exactly what I needed.

[@InStitches]

Great to hear it was helpful. Thanks.

[@paulinepeplow1480]

I have 2 Questions please if you will? Can I use kerosene (The grasshopper uses it in the bobbin race)Would that thin up gunked oil? Or put the machine in a black trash bag & leave it in the sun for a while to loosen the gunk? Love pussers & woofers. Thank You

[@InStitches]

Maybe kerosene would work but not sure. You'd want to be sure it does not affect plastics in any way. Warming the machine up certainly helps. Thanks.

[@zaboune011]

Thank you! 🎉

[@veroniqueabel7171]

Thank you *very* much, kisses to Molly 😘

[@InStitches]

Molly accepts kisses, but only on her terms :) - Thanks.

[@rociobach4642]

Hello I bought an Elna 64 flat bed. I cleaned, oiled and greased it. When I push the pedal the motor sound but the belt it not engaged. Do you know what is wrong.TIA.

[@InStitches]

There's an idler pulley that needs replacing.

[@stevebachnick]

As your machine has no motor belt. Your motor pulley is damage or slipping. This part can be expensive or not available.Check out my Elna motor pulley repair at kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6GxnpiJj5uSfqc

[@InStitches]

@@stevebachnick Thanks. I have the pulley parts in stock generally and they are relatively inexpensive. Contact me via email, my web address is in the description.

[@nadjaschmidt7644]

Warum gibt's hier keine Infos auf deutsch?

[@deweydodo6691]

If your dial wheel is not stuck yet, take a spray can of penetrating oil, direct the red straw under the wheel and give it a shot of spray..

[@ЛюдмилаРусу-ф2э]

Спасибо большое за видео За субтитры на русском языке 👍👍👍