Great video, I had a similar problem. With help from another person, I simply laid my treadle on it's back which made things alot easier! No need to remove the band wheel when greasing the ball joint on the Pitman arm. 😊
Took me a while to fix my Singer 13k with a wooden pitman arm that was split, a few bodges later it was fine but the needle I am using is not 1mm shank size but a modern 1.5mm shank that almost rubs the needle plate hole. The machine had not run for over 40y and after a couple of hours servicing and a paperclip to allow the leather belt that was too short ;-)) A friend of mine has now given me a 13x1 needle that is quite a bit longer than the 12x1. My 1903 27k is hand wind, I got it in 2016. It has a bentwood case and a left hand extension table My recent 13k treadle base is stunning with the Singer logo and shuttle casing. I saved it from the scrap man. The only issue is the baked on crusty oil (looks like black Crunchie bar) for now I will leave alone. It has the wrong hood but she said the original was in the attic fingers crossed she will ring me one day ??? I have often taken up joint (that could not be adjusted) knocking sounds with cotton packing and oil. At the blacksmiths shop we would use hemp stands and grease on our machines. We were used to sealing 3 inch steam pipes in factories with "Hemp and Boss white" search Google to see what it is; like gland packing. Off topic there are two types of sea boat trailer users 1/ with lose bearings and grease 2/ tolerance set bearings and grease Guess which Dive boat trailer gets home without a seized bearing ;-)) This might make you laugh back in the 1970s in Blackburn Lancashire in a cotton weaving shed the old maintenance guy retired and with no handover a young lad took over and spotted app the sloppy joints in the line shaft bearings and decided to do some preventative maintenance ;-) later that day the line shafts seized up and the manager call the old guy back to help fix the problem. Loved the video, thanks
There are two valuable lessons here... don't underestimate the usefulness of a paper clip and always take note of the old guy - because they know best. 😀
So you mean the clunk *isn't* normal ??? 😅 My Lotus baby is now up and running, and there's definitely a clunk between the pedal and the pitman. I chalked it up to the fact things need to move between those two, but you're telling me I can fix it ?! My Lotus makes such a delightful smooth noise with the handcrank and I was mourning losing it to the clunk of the pedal, so I'm delighted to learn I can fix that ! It won't happen today though, since ideally I need to take everything apart like you did to clean it and grease it, not just tighten that one screw back there. Once again, thank you for the invaluable information !
Definitely going to give this a try. I just got mine up and running but goodness, the clunking is annoying 😂 I figured that’s just how it is, but maybe it’s not 👀
You got this! Some of the bolts can be a bit tough to undo - especially if they haven't been undone in years. But other than that - it's straightforward. Just a bit time-consuming and a little bit... icky. Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching 🙂
The pitman is adjusted with the 2 nuts top and bottom. One is clockwise and the other counter clockwise. You can unscrew the top of pitman and take it off the flywheel to adjust. Make sure pitman is not to snug. Easy to do all this from the other side of the machine and no need to take flywheel off.
Interestingly enough, that's exactly what we tried to do in the video... did you miss the part where I said the screw was seized? This video demonstrates that sometimes... you have to get creative when you are fixing antiques. But hey, looking forward to seeing your video to show me how we should have fixed it... bet the end result is exactly the same. Thanks for watching.
Great video, I had a similar problem. With help from another person, I simply laid my treadle on it's back which made things alot easier! No need to remove the band wheel when greasing the ball joint on the Pitman arm. 😊
Took me a while to fix my Singer 13k with a wooden pitman arm that was split, a few bodges later it was fine but the needle I am using is not 1mm shank size but a modern 1.5mm shank that almost rubs the needle plate hole. The machine had not run for over 40y and after a couple of hours servicing and a paperclip to allow the leather belt that was too short ;-))
A friend of mine has now given me a 13x1 needle that is quite a bit longer than the 12x1.
My 1903 27k is hand wind, I got it in 2016. It has a bentwood case and a left hand extension table
My recent 13k treadle base is stunning with the Singer logo and shuttle casing. I saved it from the scrap man.
The only issue is the baked on crusty oil (looks like black Crunchie bar) for now I will leave alone. It has the wrong hood but she said the original was in the attic fingers crossed she will ring me one day ???
I have often taken up joint (that could not be adjusted) knocking sounds with cotton packing and oil. At the blacksmiths shop we would use hemp stands and grease on our machines.
We were used to sealing 3 inch steam pipes in factories with "Hemp and Boss white" search Google to see what it is; like gland packing.
Off topic there are two types of sea boat trailer users 1/ with lose bearings and grease 2/ tolerance set bearings and grease
Guess which Dive boat trailer gets home without a seized bearing ;-))
This might make you laugh back in the 1970s in Blackburn Lancashire in a cotton weaving shed the old maintenance guy retired and with no handover a young lad took over and spotted app the sloppy joints in the line shaft bearings and decided to do some preventative maintenance ;-) later that day the line shafts seized up and the manager call the old guy back to help fix the problem.
Loved the video, thanks
There are two valuable lessons here... don't underestimate the usefulness of a paper clip and always take note of the old guy - because they know best. 😀
I literally gasped! thats how to stop my pitman arm from clunking!
So you mean the clunk *isn't* normal ??? 😅
My Lotus baby is now up and running, and there's definitely a clunk between the pedal and the pitman. I chalked it up to the fact things need to move between those two, but you're telling me I can fix it ?! My Lotus makes such a delightful smooth noise with the handcrank and I was mourning losing it to the clunk of the pedal, so I'm delighted to learn I can fix that ! It won't happen today though, since ideally I need to take everything apart like you did to clean it and grease it, not just tighten that one screw back there.
Once again, thank you for the invaluable information !
Lol! You're welcome! 😊 Thanks for watching 🙂
Definitely going to give this a try. I just got mine up and running but goodness, the clunking is annoying 😂 I figured that’s just how it is, but maybe it’s not 👀
You got this! Some of the bolts can be a bit tough to undo - especially if they haven't been undone in years. But other than that - it's straightforward. Just a bit time-consuming and a little bit... icky. Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching 🙂
@@SimplyStitchy will do! And yeah… the whole thing was a bit gunky. I’m sure this part won’t disappoint either 😆
I like the clunk
So far mine are clunkless. Thank heavens!
The pitman is adjusted with the 2 nuts top and bottom. One is clockwise and the other counter clockwise. You can unscrew the top of pitman and take it off the flywheel to adjust. Make sure pitman is not to snug. Easy to do all this from the other side of the machine and no need to take flywheel off.
Interestingly enough, that's exactly what we tried to do in the video... did you miss the part where I said the screw was seized? This video demonstrates that sometimes... you have to get creative when you are fixing antiques. But hey, looking forward to seeing your video to show me how we should have fixed it... bet the end result is exactly the same. Thanks for watching.