i need to konw how to change the upper looper in a singer ultralock serger

[ldwanda]

I've broken the upper looper in my singer serger ( can't tell you how, but I
did) went on ebay and purchased a
replacement part. I though i would screw in but I can't. it's a different
screw then any in the entire machine
and I can't seem to get it out ........what do I do now ??????? SOME ONE ,
ANY ONE
PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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[Ron Anderson]

"ldwanda" <0f77f3b6898d92a94d2...@example.com> wrote in
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What you should do is bring your machine to a qualified technician. That
said it is an Allen wrench you need for most of them.

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Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
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[BEI Design]

Ron Anderson wrote:
> "ldwanda" <0f77f3b6898d92a94d2...@example.com>
> wrote in message
> news:876d$52953242$cf3aab60$12...@news.flashnewsgroups.com...
>> I've broken the upper looper in my singer serger ( can't tell
>> you
>> how, but I
>> did) went on ebay and purchased a
>> replacement part. I though i would screw in but I can't. it's a
>> different
>> screw then any in the entire machine and I can't seem to get it
>> out
>> ........what do I do now ??????? SOME ONE ,
>> ANY ONE
>> PLEASE HELP!!!!!
>> --
>>
>>
> What you should do is bring your machine to a qualified
> technician.
> That said it is an Allen wrench you need for most of them.

LOL!!! I was going to suggest that as well. I did some searching,
but without the model number ("singer serger" is a little vague) it
is difficult to offer help. :-} I wonder if OP knows how to time
that looper...
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Beverly
http://www.ickes.us

[afron...@gmail.com]

That would be easy if "qualified technicians" didn't charge an arm and a leg! Once we start sewing, we have to become qualified technicians, because no machine sews without needing adjustment. What you SHOULD do is put a tutorial on YouTube - I'm sure you'll get lots of views, and therefore eventually some benefit! BTW, I'm awaiting arrival for an upper looper as we speak, and I am a big-time do-it-yourselfer!

[ItsJoanNotJoann]

On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 4:55:05 AM UTC-5, afron...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> That would be easy if "qualified technicians" didn't charge an arm and a leg! Once we start sewing, we have to become qualified technicians, because no machine sews without needing adjustment. What you SHOULD do is put a tutorial on YouTube - I'm sure you'll get lots of views, and therefore eventually some benefit! BTW, I'm awaiting arrival for an upper looper as we speak, and I am a big-time do-it-yourselfer!
>
>

Golly, let's hope Wanda has had her serger repaired
since she originally posted her question back in
NOVEMBER 2013.

[BEI Design]

That "qualified technician" you are criticizing is a regular
contributor to this group, and often provides very detailed
instructions. However, certain jobs are beyond the skill-set (or
tools) of home sewists and SHOULD be undertaken by professionals.

Do you do all your own car/home/boat repairs? LOL

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Beverly, happy to employ professionals when the need arises.
http://www.ickes.us

[ItsJoanNotJoann]

High five!

[BEI Design]

ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
> On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 1:45:04 PM UTC-5, BEI Design wrote:

<snip>

>> --
>> Beverly, happy to employ professionals when the need arises.
>> http://www.ickes.us
>>
>>
> High five!

\o/

If we do not employ professionals from time to time, they will not
employ US when the need arises. <g>

--
Beverly
http://www.ickes.us

[Bobbie Sews More]

"BEI Design" wrote in message news:nii7cc$rt3$1...@dont-email.me...

Hooray!
Barbara in SC


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[Ron Anderson]

"BEI Design" <nospam_b...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote in message
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So very correct Beverly, There are fewer and fewer of us around. The reason
is the lack of business, at one time a person could make a fair living as a
repair tech, not so much these days. If I was much younger I would be gone
but after 38 years and who would hire a guy over 60 anyway.
One day soon there will be no repair shops and you will be buying disposable
junk to sew with.

[BEI Design]

Ron Anderson wrote:
> "BEI Design" <nospam_b...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote in

[...]

>>
>> If we do not employ professionals from time to time, they
>> will not employ US when the need arises. <g>
>>
>

> So very correct Beverly, There are fewer and fewer of us
> around. The reason is the lack of business, at one time a
> person could make a fair living as a repair tech, not so much
> these days. If I was much younger I would be gone but after 38
> years and who would hire a guy over 60 anyway. One day soon
> there will be no repair shops and you will be buying
> disposable junk to sew with.

Gah, bite your tongue!!! :-O

I am so unhappy about the situation for my Singer embroidery
machines, I will have to drive to Arizona for the only shop which
still does the recommended 3,000,000 stitch service, the only local
shop damaged one of my machines last time I let them touch it.

OR, could I bring them to you? Do you (are you allowed to) do any
Singer Quantum XL5000 & 6000 service? Not under warrantee, and the
machine are sewing just fine, I just want to keep up with routine
cleaning and lubing. If you can do it, I have two machines, I can
drive across country in the fall. I would love to see my DGD
perform at Juilliard, so I could make it a dual purpose trip. ;-)


--
Beverly
http://www.ickes.us

[Fran Farmer]

On 1/06/2016 5:37 AM, Ron Anderson wrote:

> So very correct Beverly, There are fewer and fewer of us around. The
> reason is the lack of business, at one time a person could make a fair
> living as a repair tech, not so much these days. If I was much younger I
> would be gone but after 38 years and who would hire a guy over 60 anyway.

I'm about to put my Bernina in for a full service and that will cost me
$AU180 which at today's exchange rate is $US131. I count that as money
well spent.

> One day soon there will be no repair shops and you will be buying
> disposable junk to sew with.

Not "one day" Ron. "Right now" is when there is a lot of such crap
being bought out there in consumer land.

[Ron Anderson]

"BEI Design" <nospam_b...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote in message
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Singer does not own me. No one does. I can do what ever I want. I see no
reason though to drive across the US for service.

[BEI Design]

Ron Anderson wrote:
> "BEI Design" <nospam_b...@comcast.net.invalid> wrote in

> message news:nilbr0$ur8$1...@dont-email.me...
[...]

>>
>> I am so unhappy about the situation for my Singer embroidery
>> machines, I will have to drive to Arizona for the only shop
>> which still does the recommended 3,000,000 stitch service,
>> the only local shop damaged one of my machines last time I
>> let them touch it. OR, could I bring them to you? Do you (are
>> you allowed to)
>> do any Singer Quantum XL5000 & 6000 service? Not under
>> warrantee, and the machine are sewing just fine, I just want
>> to keep up with routine cleaning and lubing. If you can do
>> it, I have two machines, I can drive across country in the
>> fall. I would love to see my DGD perform at Juilliard, so I
>> could make it a dual purpose trip. ;-)

> Singer does not own me. No one does. I can do what ever I
> want. I see no reason though to drive across the US for
> service.

Ron, I did not mean to imply that Singer "owned" you, but I am
familiar with the difficulties you had with them a few years back,
and I would never want to be responsible for contributing to your
legal costs. ;-}

I could drive to Mesa, AZ faster, but my DGD is in NYC, and that
makes *that* trip much more desirable. I do not really want to pack
and ship my two machines. If I can find someone who can spare the
time (ten+ days) to make the road trip with me, I will seriously
look into doing it.

I'll keep you posted as to my plans.

--
Beverly
http://www.ickes.us

[Fran Farmer]

Good service people are very hard to find.

[afron...@gmail.com]

Did anyone ever answer this question? I have the same dilemna and no money!

[SandiPayne]

Still needing to find the answer for the upper looper arm replacement as the 2.5 Allen wrench I’ve tried is not budging the bolt at all. I’ve tried loosening with oil, tri-flow, acetone- in case the bolt was secured with lock-tight and still no go. The upper looper needle arm bent when the needle suddenly dropped down while sewing. I caught it time to do further damage- I have the replacement part and the two technicians I took it to wouldn’t touch it without asking for $250 and said it wasn’t worth fixing. I believe it it is and have faith there are better technicians who can answer this simple question: how do you loosen the 2.5 hex bolt that secured the upper looper arm to the shaft on a Singer 14SH654? Please help.

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[J. Clarke]

On Tue, 9 Jun 2020 18:30:04 +0000, SandiPayne
<605d5c0f3b75be7e...@example.com> wrote:

>Still needing to find the answer for the upper looper arm replacement as the 2.5 Allen wrench I’ve tried is not budging the bolt at all. I’ve tried loosening with oil, tri-flow, acetone- in case the bolt was secured with lock-tight and still no go. The upper looper needle arm bent when the needle suddenly dropped down while
sewing. I caught it time to do further damage- I have the replacement part and the two technicians I took it to wouldn’t touch it without asking for $250 and said it wasn’t worth fixing. I believe it it is and have faith there are better technicians who can answer this simple question: how do you loosen the 2.5 hex bolt that
secured the upper looper arm to the shaft on a Singer 14SH654? Please help.

This isn't specific to sewing machines, it's generic advice for
dealing with recalcitrant screws.

First thing, try turning the screw the other way. Odds of it being a
left-hand thread are tiny, but if it is you'll save yourself a world
of frustration.

Next, try 50-50 automatic transmission fluid and acetone--old
machinst's trick (note--if your car has an automatic transmission you
can probably drip enough off of the transmission dipstick to do the
job--you only need a drop or two--no need to buy anything).

Next, try heating the screw. A cheap soldering iron should work fine.
Let it cool then more automatic transmission fluid with acetone.
You're trying to expand the hole a tiny bit with thermal
expansion--once the screw cools it should be a tiny bit looser fit. If
that doesn't work heat it again and try to turn it hot--the heat will
overcome any Loctite or the like.

If that doesn't work, you're probably going to have to destroy the
screw to get it out, so get a replacement screw.

If you've got an impact driver give it a shot. Don't go buy one
though.

Try vise-grips on the screw head. They'll bugger up the screw and may
break it. They'll also scratch the part it's holding but you're
replacing that anyway. If the screw breaks you've now got the pieces
disassembled and no tension on the screw, so the remains should come
out easier.

If you can't get any useful result with the vise-grips, it's time to
grind the head off--a Dremel with a cutoff wheel is probably your
best bet for this, but if space is tight a carbide cutter will do.
Again once the head is off, with no tension on the remains of the
screw it should come out easily.

[jfmcpage]

I just experienced the same problem with a Singer 14u34 serger. I used pliers to rotate what was left of the broken upper looper and this loosened the screw so that I could get it out. I plan to order a new upper looper but am wondering how to set the screw. If it ever was a hex screw, it is apparently stripped. The indention in the top of the screw is round now which I don't understand because I have never had this part replaced.

[Dosheim]

Thank you! Pliers worked perfectly.