Cogito

hahaha! Miriam I always love your sense of humor! You made me laugh for the first time today......uh....you were joking weren't you?

amcatanzaro

Nope.
Step 1: Invert machine.
Step 2: Do the conga.

Mizkaki

CD has given you great advice. Making the adjustment from the bottom is be the better way to go. Some machines have that adjustment at the top, but unfortunately not this one (if it did there would be a screw slot on the top of the oil "plug").

Using CD's picture as a reference. Put a large blade screw driver in the slot of the screw to keep it from turning, then loosen the lock nut. Now turn the screw (probably clockwise) a half turn or so. This will drive the screw in and push up on the oil "plug". Now back off the screw to its starting place. Test the machine. It should turn easier, if not try again with a full turn of the screw. repeat as needed. If this all does not work, turn the screw counterclockwise from the original starting spot to back off the pressure. then test the machine. If all is well tighten the locknut while holding the screw steady. Easy peasy, but nerve wracking none the less.

Hope this helps,
Cathy

miriam

yes - just kidding
Note to self - don't ever put the spool pin in the oil hole. ARGH

oldsewnsew

An easy-out should be available from a relatively well stocked hardware store. It is kind of like a coarse thread tap, but backwards threads. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-1-S...SE06/202972059
it may be too big for the hole in the oil bushing. Another possibility is finding a tap that will fit in the hole, turn it in by a wrench, it will thread the hole, then you can use that size screw in the threads to jack the bushing back out of the hole.
I don't have a 66 where I can get to it, and 99's don't have the same kind of insert bushing. I think you might try an 8-32 tap to see if it might start in it. keep it straight up vertical, put a little oil on it to help it cut. thread it in about 1/2 to 3/4 turn, back out about a 1/8 - 1/4 turn, then back in repeating. you may not be able to go very far, unless you can find a bottoming tap, one that doesn't have a lead in that doesn't cut much to help it start. But if you don't have one, once it stops turning, remove it and grind off about 1/4" and take it a little deeper. After the hole is tapped, inserting a number 8-32 machine screw should push it up.
Sorry for a long winded passage here. Maybe Steve H has another way.

Cogito

sounds easy peasy but I wish you were here to hold my hand! I'm not sure I follow everything but it might be clearer in the morning when I sit down in front of my machine to actually try it. So tell me what that is accomplishing and why you know to do that?

Cogito

I'm gonna try this helpful hint first. If it works then...Yowza!

miriam

I like the idea of oiling it first - get it greasy and come out easy???

oldsewnsew

Mizkaki's suggestion sounds more technically proficient than mine. I'd try that. besides I hate being responsible for ideas that don't work out!

Cogito

I agree Miriam...unfortunately I have fairly well drowned it in oil with no relief. This machine was very clean and moving very freely before I mucked it up. So I know I "jammed" it by driving that pin down into the "bushing" (Jim's term) tightening everything up. I am still kicking my stupidity!

thank you all for helping. I will let you know tomorrow morning if I have any success. Keep sending your helpful hints!