Juki 2010Q feed dogs won't go down
#11
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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so pleased to see this post, as I've had this problem for a while now with my Brother. Don't know how to take the covers off though, so have been putting it off till she goes for service. Haven't been game to unscrew the bottom in case it's connected elsewhere. If anyone knows of a youtube video on how to 'uncover' these machines, please pm me the link.
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 841
I just Saturday took my Juki 2010Q into the shop for service. Always get annoyed when I have a problem I can't fix myself....but then I thought - I wouldn't expect my car to run forever without professional service and tune up. So why do I expect my Juki baby to?!
#13
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,165
Watch some of the Brother repairs - I wanted mine cleaned and the thread taken out of the flywheel. There's a small breadboard connector that needs to be taken off, and I refuse to touch those as I have accidentally broken wires.
(I will attempt to fix almost anything that doesn't involve electricity or I can disable while working on whatever)
When I got the machine back, the 4 positions for the feed dogs did not work and the pin had disappeared. The tech apparently knew nothing about the 4 positions and just set the cam so it wouldn't turn. That made me take the machine apart and fix it myself with the other half's help. There are screws, etc, that I can't undo with bad hands.
I'll be taking the Juki into a shop I've dealt with for years for a literal cleaning. I followed the oiling schedule in posts and the manual, and there's oil all over the place. Lint, I can get.
(I will attempt to fix almost anything that doesn't involve electricity or I can disable while working on whatever)
When I got the machine back, the 4 positions for the feed dogs did not work and the pin had disappeared. The tech apparently knew nothing about the 4 positions and just set the cam so it wouldn't turn. That made me take the machine apart and fix it myself with the other half's help. There are screws, etc, that I can't undo with bad hands.
I'll be taking the Juki into a shop I've dealt with for years for a literal cleaning. I followed the oiling schedule in posts and the manual, and there's oil all over the place. Lint, I can get.
#14
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: S.E. Queensland, Australia
Posts: 1,489
Onebyone - My Brother is a Super Galaxie 3000 embroidery/sewing - also have a 4000. The front cover is all in one piece, with a couple of screws in the top where the cotton reel sits. Not sure about taking them out in case something inside is attached to them (bobbin winder etc as well), and no, I wouldn't want to mess with the turning wheel. They are also free-arm so taking off the bottom wouldn't help as the switch for the feed-dogs is on the free-arm.
I did see a youtube video yesterday showing how to remove the front cover, different machine though.
I did see a youtube video yesterday showing how to remove the front cover, different machine though.
#16
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Join Date: Nov 2022
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Hi everyone! I've been FMQing on my Juki, sometimes leaving the feed dogs up with a stitch length of 0, and other times lowering the feed dogs. Yesterday I discovered that the feed dogs will no longer drop. The lever to drop them won't budge.
Anyone else have have this problem? Thanks for the help.
Anyone else have have this problem? Thanks for the help.
#17
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 2,093
There's a bullet shaped mechanism under the machine that freezes up. It's just old oil that's built up and turned into tar. At the shop, we would just put a little WD-40 on it and work it until it lets loose. You can also apply a little heat with a blow dryer. To find the mechanism, remove the bottom of the machine. Then follow the rod that's attached to the feed-dog drop lever.
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