I have had this video saved for years because I struggled to remove the frame from my sewing machine but i finally did this year and was able to fix my sewing machine so thank you so much for keeping this up and making it in the first place.
Excellent video! Clear, concise, and easy to follow. The only video I found that shows which components to adjust to fix any issue with the bottom thread not catching. Bonus points for no lofty, pointless introduction 😂
You saved me $100 and 4 weeks of waiting at my local sewing machine repair shop! Your video was informative, entertaining, and had just the right amount of detail to get the job done. An hour ago I had no idea how the inside of a sewing machine worked. Now, thanks to your help, I have a better understanding of the device...and more importantly my sewing machine's timing is back on track! My daughter will be thrilled that her sewing machine works again. Thanks so much!
Thank you Craig for your thoughtful comment. It really warm my heart that I was able to help you with this and that you can make your daughter smile 😊.
This is exactly the issue I am experiencing. I will have to attempt this. Stopping the video at each precise instruction to repair my machine. Hope I can do it! Thank you
@@MarcelJoel Sewing tips would be a great one and how to use the different settings would be a great help to beginners. My girlfriend cant sew in a straight line for example, shes literally just started but some help on this kind of thing would be ideal. Ill subscribe to you and keep an eye on your vids and ill be more into the engineering side of things.
I saw where you said the silver dot had to align with the needle in the up position. However I didn't see how you actually adjusted it. I will re watch when I'm in a less noisy environment. Could be you stated it. Thanks for sharing this instruction.
This worked for me, I've abandoned my brother sewing machine for this reason, i even got another one before finding your video. Thanks to you, i now have two working sewing machine
Thank you very much sir . I fixed the timing with your help. I also tries to slip the belts to move the needle. There are two allen screws on the bottom shaft in order to lose the connection between top and the bottom. Now the sewing machine works good. Thanks again!!!
Oh I'm lost again. Finally I'm getting to this. I've got all the screws apart and organized. I can't for the life of me pull it apart without feeling like I'm going to break something.😢 Is there a key area from which I can get it apart safely? Is there a position the wheel should be in? Or should the part on top that holds the loading bobbin be to the right or left as you face the front of the machine or...? Thanks.
I am going to have to make a video showing details on how to take it apart ..if you remove all the screws and the knob , you can use a plastic pryer to go around the crack to unsnap the machine apart. If it doesn’t come off easy, you are missing a screw somewhere. Look carefully.
4 screws in the back,(although there's a fifth that holds the foot lifter, which I left alone) 5 screws in the bottom, and the one next to the tension wheel... All removed...
Where it seems to be stuck in is the area where the wheel and the switch is and there's nowhere to catch it to get leverage to pull it apart.... 😭Aaaüüüggghhh😂
Good afternoon so on your video it doesn't show you tighten the screws back on the side for the timing belt you do have to do that correct it just was wondering cuz it's not coming out right please let me know thank you
Thank you for doing this video. I have a brother XL2620 and have been trying g to fix the timing. Trouble is I’m not sure if I have located the correct cog and screws to do this. Would u by any chance be able to do a video on my machine and/ or she me how to do it on my machine cos the cog does not seem to be in the same place on my machine!
Ok. I’m confused. I saw you loosen the Allen screws, but at the end when you were tightening them, it looked like you were going in the same direction as loosening…still looked “lefty loosey” to me….please explain. Thank you.
Please tighten up. I just cut the same part of the video and put it at the end just to show because I didn’t have the machine with me anymore. Please go to the opposite direction.
I haven’t used this sewing machine in 2 years because I couldn’t get the lower thread to come up. Thank you for the great video. One problem I had was there was 2 Allen wrench screws I needed to loosen because just doing one it didn’t work. And after 10 minutes messing with it I noticed there was another one. I missed this part of the video I guess lol. Great video though BTW 😊
I feel so left out. So I undid the 4 screws in the back, the 5 on the bottom, and the one next to the tension wheel after I took off that side piece. I was not able to get the front and back apart without breaking something. Am I missing something? Was there another screw not mentioned that everybody else got but me? I'm trying to wait to hear back from Marcel, but I know he's busy...I'm lost and my rig has been sitting here for hours waiting to get fixed.
Thank you I have the same problem and call the brother technical support with no help I was about to buy new one before I saw your video it’s so helpful
Hello, I am using brother LX27NT. My feed dogs for lowered, by itself, little below the needle plate. So, not feeding the fabric. What should I do. Please suggest. Eagerly expecting your suggestion. Thank you. :)
My overflowing gratitude for your tutelege, good sir. I could cry from how grateful I am for your posting this how-to video on how to fix PRECISELY what was wrong with my brand new sewing machine.
Awww i m so thankfully for you expressing how happy you are about the tutorial. Please share with me if there is anything else you want me to make a video on.
Give me a second I will make a video about this issue as well. There is a screw on the side of your machine that is not to be touched. The purpose of that screw is to move the top needle assembly toward you or further from you.
I am not getting the bobbin tray to even move. The timing is off only miniscule, but enough to not catch the top tray. Your video shows how to lose the bolt to move said tray, but not how to move the tray. Manually moving it is having the needle dropping down at the same time. I am not understanding how to fix this.
Gifts Handmade By Natasha Did you figure it out? After you lose up the Allen screws, you can manually spin that bobbin case with your fingers. Try it and align everything with that top needle.
My brother sewing machine can't hook its lower thread. And I tried what you taught through this video. But I couldn't fix the problem. My problem is the hook hitting the needle when it go around. It seems it is not the hooking time problem. Then what it could be? Do you have any idea?
I just tried it. Now the needle hits the "silver thingy" in the bobbin base. Before, when I open the machine I touched the upper base of the needle too. There was a gear. Maybe I need to open the machine again and try to fix both the timing and the needle issue.
@@MarcelJoel I mean it keeps hitting outside the bobbin case That is the bobbin case inside the LX3817A machine The needle is going outside the case inside the bobbin area And the presser foot bar is not hitting the plate What can I do
Thank yo u Very much for your videos, it has helped a lot. Would it be possible help me with a problem? I put little oil where the grease should be ( I didn 't read the manual beforhand)i,now the motor runs but the sound is the belt slips
It has to be exactly 2mm metric . I think I mentioned that in the video double check please. Also after aligning everything make sure to tight right back up your Allen screw before even closing up the machine..don’t leave them loose . I mentioned that at the end of the video as well. Good luck !
Use a Philips screwdriver. While the machine is actually facing you , right on the back of the machine in order words on the other side of the top needle assembly, there is a single Philips screw there; If you screw it in or unscrew that actual screw , that would move the top needle assembly towards you or away from you. That’s exactly how you position that top needle assembly exactly where it needs to be, so it won’t hit those metal teeth.
If you look at my video when I turn the machine around , there are screws on the side of the machine that I touch and there is one single screw that I didn’t touch , and that screw is close to the top needle assembly , that screw is the one that will move the assembly back and forth for you.
i spent about an hour loosening the two screws and the timing is still off. is there another reason for this or should i continue trying to loosen them?
This was a very detailed video then you so much! But I am still having trouble, after I put the bobbin case back in my needle gets caught in the bobbin tray. How do I fix that so the needle will continue to thread?
Hello- my sewing is almost exactly like yours but I the part that you loosen up with an allen key is different. There is no slot for an alley key. Wish I could share a pucture. Model number is jx1710. Can you please help?
I opened my machine yesterday and it is not sewing. I notice the timing is off. Is it normal to have to do this maintenance even though I just opened it? Sorry I’m really new to this!
Is it a new machine you can return it and get another one or you can go through the process of calibrating it. I am about to post a video soon on how to open the machine step by step and close it back up .
Buy a soldering iron with some solder. Solder a screwdriver into the screw in order to remove each screw. You will have to solder and de solder the screw driver each time…that’s a lil painful process but it should remove those screws. Look It up online on how to solder
@@MarcelJoelThanks my dad figured out a way. It is still down though. The timing adjustment won't stay. So something else is wrong with it. Let me just say I am Not happy with the company that sold it to me. They are also the one's who have had to repair it for me twice it a short period of time. The cheap brother that was bought from Walmart lasted me for years!
Hi I have a question. On my machine the top thread is being grabbed but it is still for some reason not allowing me to make a stitch. Any ideas what’s happening?
Okay so I really need your help. I was told that my machine might be out of time since I broke a needle and knocked it out of line. The pattern selector isn’t working. I can twist it to 6 7 8 9 10 but it gets stuck when I try 11 and 5.I opened it up and everything. 🥺
I know this is a old video but am having the same issue . I fixed the timing now the machine won't sew . Not sewing stitches at all . The top thread won't pick up the bobbin thread .
Liyah Michelle Yes you have to tighten back up the bolts right after the alignment of the top needle and the Silver piece on the bottom. I mentioned it at the end of the Video .
Hitting the nail , you mean the silver piece inside the bobbin case? Open the machine again and align the silver piece and the needle again and try to raise that top needle up a little bit. Tight up your Allen screws back up and test it.
How did you guys remove the cover? I've unscrewed everything and there's so much resistance to snapping off. It's half off but now I can't even snap it all back into place again. Plus couldn't even remove the pattern dial. Do you just pull?
@@craftysofi2443 So I actually found one very hidden screw that wasn't mentioned in the videos I watched, and could then snap it off. For the dial I had to grip it with a non stick cloth and it popped off. Not sure about the 3817A but could be you have to unscrew another thing. Just don't touch the one behind the needle part, it will move it out of place.
i know a million people already said so but THANK YOU SO MUCH i cant even begin to tell you what a live saver this was for me. and for those of you out there struggling with getting the case off: you have to pull. hard. theres two latches in the center that are a really the worst of it but you wont brake your machine. i did break one of the snaps but imo it will be easier to get off in the future need be. i also got cut up a little removing the case so be careful!!
Hello, your video was nice, but just a little thing after having tested in straight stitch, it was also necessary to check the zig-zag stitch but for the rest it's perfect if it can save the price of a revision at a repairman or technician
@@MarcelJoel After having checked the straight stitch that it works as you did with the sock, you must always check at the zig zag stitch, if the thread gets tangled or does not cling there is a disturbance, the adjustment is done at the needle bar, not at the hook. From that you make an adjustment you must check everything to also look if the feed teeth go up or down well at the same time as the needle goes up and down and does not touch the plate or the bobbin case. Although Brother make entry-level machines with affordable prices, disassembly, cleaning and access to make adjustments are easier, and users do not need to go to a technician and pay
You have to use the right size Allen key. Make sure that Allen fits well and insert it and turn counterclockwise...I gave the size of the Allen Key in the Video .
Do u know how to reset a timing belt? For a brother quilting machine? I had a stuck case and removed the belt to fix the freeze but dodnt know to mark the belts to keep the timing... And now it is off on the stitches
After following step by step my needle now hits the face plate even after retightening the screws what did I do wrong my foot feed will not drop down to where it is supposed to go I think I trashed my machine
Thank you so much for this guide. I have been struggling with my machine. Meanwhile, am having another issue. I can't seem to figure out where two small nuts came from. I totally forgot where I removed them from. Please kindly assist me.
Hi it's me again I put back together but it looks like I did something wrong I'm having a picture see if there's any way you can help me thank you so I don't know I put it take a picture it looks like the needle is on the other side so it's hitting the bobbin if you can please help me or share what to do thank you
Open it again, when you align the silver piece at the bottom with the top needle, I want you to manually operate the top needle to see from yourself if it picks the thread 🧵up without hitting the bobbing case. Keep adjusting the bobin case and the top needle until it does pick the thread 🧵 up like it supposed to.
Good day sir, I have done it already but the needle came in contact with that tny little metal rivet. My question sir, is that needle at timing position going down or up?
arthur forteza What I would say is set it up in a such way that the needle doesn’t touch the metal rivet..you can spin the needle and the bobbing case manually and see what it is happening , and then you make adjustments.
@@MarcelJoel you know what, I did exactly what you are saying and it really work, my compliment to your vlog now my wife is using it as I speak, many thanks to U sir!!! 😎
arthur forteza Thank you so much Arthur, I really appreciate your comments. It would really help me if you can subscribe and share this video your social platform. I really need some more views by the end of the month because of UA-cam new Policies.
I’ve tried doing this 4 times and it’s still doesn’t work when I attempt to sew the needle just goes in and out no thread at all it’s worse than before I tried this at all.. could there be another issue I’m missing
Hey, go back into the machine , position the silver bottom piece aligned with the top needle and manually bring up that top needle a little bit and try it.
There is a screw on the side of the machine that allows the top needles to move toward you or away from you . Use a Philips screw driver in order to move that needle the way you want it
Kylie Blake Please unsnapped it away from the housing If you can and check what might be in the way and blocking it..and try to put it back again..don’t force it, it is meant to fit and click back in place.
I have had this video saved for years because I struggled to remove the frame from my sewing machine but i finally did this year and was able to fix my sewing machine so thank you so much for keeping this up and making it in the first place.
@@Priscalovee you are so welcome. I am glad I was able to help you with this issue 😊.
Excellent video! Clear, concise, and easy to follow. The only video I found that shows which components to adjust to fix any issue with the bottom thread not catching.
Bonus points for no lofty, pointless introduction 😂
Thank you 😊.
I appreciate your comment .
You saved me $100 and 4 weeks of waiting at my local sewing machine repair shop! Your video was informative, entertaining, and had just the right amount of detail to get the job done. An hour ago I had no idea how the inside of a sewing machine worked. Now, thanks to your help, I have a better understanding of the device...and more importantly my sewing machine's timing is back on track! My daughter will be thrilled that her sewing machine works again. Thanks so much!
Thank you Craig for your thoughtful comment. It really warm my heart that I was able to help you with this and that you can make your daughter smile 😊.
Is it anything else you want me to make a video on ?
Happy and relieved to find this tutorial, even with this model! Thank you, this is amazing!
You are so welcome. I am glad I was able to help you with this issue 😊.
I honestly can not thank you enough for this video. You explain everything so nice and professional. It fixed my machine. Thank you so very much
Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words
@Marcel Joel I subscribed to your channel.
@@itsmeowornever1 Thank You , if there is other issues you want me to look at let me know I can start make videos again .
@Marcel Joel Thank you. I just might take you up on that 😉
So helpful thank you! I can never seem to find videos about my specific machine this totally solved my problem!!
You saved me over $100-$200 of work at my local repair shop! Thanks for your help!
This is exactly the issue I am experiencing. I will have to attempt this. Stopping the video at each precise instruction to repair my machine. Hope I can do it! Thank you
Ive watched lots of videos on youtube while trying to fix my girlfriends sewing machine.
This is the only one that worked, thanks dude
Thank you bro. What other videos would you like me to make ?
@@MarcelJoel Sewing tips would be a great one and how to use the different settings would be a great help to beginners. My girlfriend cant sew in a straight line for example, shes literally just started but some help on this kind of thing would be ideal. Ill subscribe to you and keep an eye on your vids and ill be more into the engineering side of things.
I saw where you said the silver dot had to align with the needle in the up position. However I didn't see how you actually adjusted it. I will re watch when I'm in a less noisy environment. Could be you stated it. Thanks for sharing this instruction.
You got it ?
Thank you so much I’m so thankful you have a channel❤❤
You are so welcome. I am glad I was able to help you with this issue 😊.
This worked for me, I've abandoned my brother sewing machine for this reason, i even got another one before finding your video. Thanks to you, i now have two working sewing machine
fakokunde oluwasanmi Thank you FakoKunde , please don’t forget to subscribe and share the video in order to help me out.
Thank you very much sir . I fixed the timing with your help. I also tries to slip the belts to move the needle. There are two allen screws on the bottom shaft in order to lose the connection between top and the bottom. Now the sewing machine works good. Thanks again!!!
Anjan Babu Good Job , and you are very welcome.
Anjan Babu Do not forget to subscribe to the Channel 😊.
This was the most helpful video I found on this! THank you so much!
You are welcome and I appreciate your feedback.
Oh I'm lost again. Finally I'm getting to this. I've got all the screws apart and organized. I can't for the life of me pull it apart without feeling like I'm going to break something.😢 Is there a key area from which I can get it apart safely? Is there a position the wheel should be in? Or should the part on top that holds the loading bobbin be to the right or left as you face the front of the machine or...? Thanks.
I am going to have to make a video showing details on how to take it apart ..if you remove all the screws and the knob , you can use a plastic pryer to go around the crack to unsnap the machine apart. If it doesn’t come off easy, you are missing a screw somewhere. Look carefully.
4 screws in the back,(although there's a fifth that holds the foot lifter, which I left alone) 5 screws in the bottom, and the one next to the tension wheel... All removed...
Oh and the actual big knob in front removed...😅
Where it seems to be stuck in is the area where the wheel and the switch is and there's nowhere to catch it to get leverage to pull it apart.... 😭Aaaüüüggghhh😂
@@vennettegloud3128 hold on calm down I will take a look at my machine when I get home
Exactly the information I needed. With gratitude from Arkansas
I am glad I helped you my brother
I've been trying for 4 months to fix this thing. I love you lol 😆 I was about to buy a new sewing machine.
Thank you. Your clear instructions helped me complete the alignment and identify the faulty hex screws on my new Brother LX3817.
I am glad it helped you. Did you tight the Allen screw back up ?
Screws*
@@MarcelJoel yes... I had to tighten them at an angle.
@@jofloig4513 Good job. Because they are not supposed to stay lose after you calibrate your top needle and the bobbing case.
Thank you! IT WORKED!! You are an amazing teacher!
Wow thank you 😊
This was so helpful for me. I have put my machine in the shop for this very reason.
You are welcome. Please subscribe to the Channel and share this video with others.
Thank you so much. This saved me $80 for repair. Same machine, same problem. Same fix.
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Good afternoon so on your video it doesn't show you tighten the screws back on the side for the timing belt you do have to do that correct it just was wondering cuz it's not coming out right please let me know thank you
Sanjuana Fernández Please watch the entire video..I explained it at the end.
Sanjuana Fernández Yes tighten them back up !!!
I tried to fix my machine and it worked .thank u so much for this useful video
I’ve followed all of the steps and removed all screws and I’m stuck at 2:44. Im having a hard time pulling it apart. Any suggestions?
Nevermind!! Got it. Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@cherrellebrianna everything is working now ?
@@MarcelJoel yes but now I can’t get my stitch knob to turn past 6
@@cherrellebrianna you probably plug it back wrong ..try to remove it and turn that selector dial to Zero to the left side .
It’s working after I put the sewing machine back together!!
You are awesome. Thank you so much for this. I am now able to use my machine again.
Thank you very much for posting this!
Thank you for your knowledge and help
You are welcome
Is there any other help you might need ?
@@MarcelJoel it’s working Great Thanks again
Thank you for doing this video. I have a brother XL2620 and have been trying g to fix the timing. Trouble is I’m not sure if I have located the correct cog and screws to do this. Would u by any chance be able to do a video on my machine and/ or she me how to do it on my machine cos the cog does not seem to be in the same place on my machine!
Hello sorry for the delay . Do you have Instagram? I currently do not have your machine by me but I can help you via video chat on Instagram.
Ok. I’m confused. I saw you loosen the Allen screws, but at the end when you were tightening them, it looked like you were going in the same direction as loosening…still looked “lefty loosey” to me….please explain. Thank you.
Please tighten up. I just cut the same part of the video and put it at the end just to show because I didn’t have the machine with me anymore. Please go to the opposite direction.
Thank you!
This was a great video. I just subscribed to your channel because my machine is now working again. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much how is going now with your machine?
The mvp right here.
Thank you please like, share , and subscribe
this was so helpful. you are a lifesaver man!!!
I haven’t used this sewing machine in 2 years because I couldn’t get the lower thread to come up. Thank you for the great video. One problem I had was there was 2 Allen wrench screws I needed to loosen because just doing one it didn’t work. And after 10 minutes messing with it I noticed there was another one. I missed this part of the video I guess lol. Great video though BTW 😊
You are welcome 😊. I am glad you fixed it !
Thanks for sharing
This video was so helpful! Fixed my machine so quickly!
I feel so left out. So I undid the 4 screws in the back, the 5 on the bottom, and the one next to the tension wheel after I took off that side piece. I was not able to get the front and back apart without breaking something. Am I missing something? Was there another screw not mentioned that everybody else got but me? I'm trying to wait to hear back from Marcel, but I know he's busy...I'm lost and my rig has been sitting here for hours waiting to get fixed.
Thank you
I have the same problem and call the brother technical support with no help I was about to buy new one before I saw your video it’s so helpful
Subscribe to the Channel I will
Post more videos.
Thank you!!!! I just fixed my machine
Thank you!!!!!!! Awesome, clear video.. saved me a trip to the shop and some money 😁 God Bless
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Hello, I am using brother LX27NT. My feed dogs for lowered, by itself, little below the needle plate. So, not feeding the fabric. What should I do. Please suggest. Eagerly expecting your suggestion. Thank you. :)
Hello sorry for the delay. Did you fix the issue ?
My overflowing gratitude for your tutelege, good sir. I could cry from how grateful I am for your posting this how-to video on how to fix PRECISELY what was wrong with my brand new sewing machine.
Awww i m so thankfully for you expressing how happy you are about the tutorial. Please share with me if there is anything else you want me to make a video on.
Hello do you know how I can fix my machine if it doesn't do a Zigzag Stitch?
It's a brother jv1400
I will take a look in this for you.
Your videos are getting better. And your editing is getting better
Thank you 😃 , I really appreciate you noticed that. It warms my heart !
@@MarcelJoel Hi ! my needle is not aligned with the feed dog? the needle keeps hitting the bobbin case. What can I do? Thanks!
Give me a second I will make a video about this issue as well. There is a screw on the side of your machine that is not to be touched. The purpose of that screw is to move the top needle assembly toward you or further from you.
I am not getting the bobbin tray to even move. The timing is off only miniscule, but enough to not catch the top tray. Your video shows how to lose the bolt to move said tray, but not how to move the tray. Manually moving it is having the needle dropping down at the same time. I am not understanding how to fix this.
Gifts Handmade By Natasha Did you figure it out?
After you lose up the Allen screws, you can manually spin that bobbin case with your fingers. Try it and align everything with that top needle.
My brother sewing machine can't hook its lower thread. And I tried what you taught through this video. But I couldn't fix the problem. My problem is the hook hitting the needle when it go around. It seems it is not the hooking time problem. Then what it could be? Do you have any idea?
Hello.
I have another video that show how to calibrate your needle position. Please watch it and let me know if it helps.
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@@MarcelJoel Thank you so much. I will try it.
I just tried it. Now the needle hits the "silver thingy" in the bobbin base. Before, when I open the machine I touched the upper base of the needle too. There was a gear. Maybe I need to open the machine again and try to fix both the timing and the needle issue.
Hi. Will an adult sleeve fit over that arm for sewing hem? Thanks.
I think so
Please the needle of my machine is hitting the bobbin plate and it's not coming out except I do an anti clock wise
Please I need your help
Please watch my video : ua-cam.com/video/UY-vzChCe_A/v-deo.htmlsi=0jenYQSQu0dsETud
@@MarcelJoel I mean it keeps hitting outside the bobbin case
That is the bobbin case inside the LX3817A machine
The needle is going outside the case inside the bobbin area
And the presser foot bar is not hitting the plate
What can I do
Thank yo u Very much for your videos, it has helped a lot.
Would it be possible help me with a problem? I put little oil where the grease should be ( I didn 't read the manual beforhand)i,now the motor runs but the sound is the belt slips
What type of machine is it ?
On my brother lx3817 my bobbin it want spin the part that doesn't come out it doesn't spin
Did you try it again ? How is the repair going ?
I still can't get the bobbin case to move
hi! i just bought my machine two days ago and it looks like my needle is on the outside of the hook circle??
Hello I have the video that show you how to fix it here : ua-cam.com/video/UY-vzChCe_A/v-deo.htmlsi=rfLoiQG6ZM-3Ico0
Please like and subscribe ❤️
I love your videos! My zig zag setting won't work. I thought it was the hook timing and did everything but it only comes out as a straight stitch
Let me take a look on that ..I will probably make a video
thank you so much!!!!❤❤❤
Excellent video thanks
What size Allen wrench did you use?
It has to be exactly 2mm metric . I think I mentioned that in the video double check please. Also after aligning everything make sure to tight right back up your Allen screw before even closing up the machine..don’t leave them loose . I mentioned that at the end of the video as well.
Good luck !
@@MarcelJoel yes going back I heard it that time! I really appreciate your help, & yes. You reminded to tighten back.
Thank you so much you saved my machine it worked!
Karri Smith thank you please subscribe.
I have the same machine and the needle is hit on the metal teeth, what can I do to fix it
Use a Philips screwdriver. While the machine is actually facing you , right on the back of the machine in order words on the other side of the top needle assembly, there is a single Philips screw there; If you screw it in or unscrew that actual screw , that would move the top needle assembly towards you or away from you. That’s exactly how you position that top needle assembly exactly where it needs to be, so it won’t hit those metal teeth.
If you look at my video when I turn the machine around , there are screws on the side of the machine that I touch and there is one single screw that I didn’t touch , and that screw is close to the top needle assembly , that screw is the one that will move the assembly back and forth for you.
Thank that seemed to work now hopefully I can get it to see
Ivonne Zavala You are welcome please subscribe and share with your social media. I need help to reach a certain number of views. Thank You.
i spent about an hour loosening the two screws and the timing is still off. is there another reason for this or should i continue trying to loosen them?
Please watch the whole video
This was a very detailed video then you so much! But I am still having trouble, after I put the bobbin case back in my needle gets caught in the bobbin tray. How do I fix that so the needle will continue to thread?
I am gonna have to put another video out for this issue
Hello- my sewing is almost exactly like yours but I the part that you loosen up with an allen key is different. There is no slot for an alley key. Wish I could share a pucture. Model number is jx1710. Can you please help?
I will look into it
I opened my machine yesterday and it is not sewing. I notice the timing is off. Is it normal to have to do this maintenance even though I just opened it? Sorry I’m really new to this!
Is it a new machine you can return it and get another one or you can go through the process of calibrating it. I am about to post a video soon on how to open the machine step by step and close it back up .
Thank you for the video. To bad the last repair person striped my bobbin screws. Now I have no idea what to do now.
Buy a soldering iron with some solder.
Solder a screwdriver into the screw in order to remove each screw. You will have to solder and de solder the screw driver each time…that’s a lil painful process but it should remove those screws. Look It up online on how to solder
@@MarcelJoelThanks my dad figured out a way. It is still down though. The timing adjustment won't stay. So something else is wrong with it. Let me just say I am Not happy with the company that sold it to me. They are also the one's who have had to repair it for me twice it a short period of time. The cheap brother that was bought from Walmart lasted me for years!
Thank u so much!!
Thank you!!!!!!
What if I don't have an Allen key?
You have to find one, please go to the dollar store to buy one.
@@MarcelJoel Ok thank you. I am having troubles pulling apart the machine in the first place. I have removed all the screws but it's still not moving.
@@blessedandhighlyfavoured108 you Got the right Allen key ?
I don't have access to the right allen key.
God bless you ... I hope to learn these so I will never have to spend so much money on my machines.
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Thank you so much 😊 this is the problem with my sew machine, I really appreciate the information and help 🙏🏻
Hi I have a question. On my machine the top thread is being grabbed but it is still for some reason not allowing me to make a stitch. Any ideas what’s happening?
I will make more videos on the machine soon. Have you started the whole process again? Watch the video again without attempting anything.
Okay so I really need your help. I was told that my machine might be out of time since I broke a needle and knocked it out of line. The pattern selector isn’t working. I can twist it to 6 7 8 9 10 but it gets stuck when I try 11 and 5.I opened it up and everything. 🥺
Did you Calibrate the Hook time issue first ?
Lifesaver.. Thank you ..
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You make it seem so easy... I’ve been trying and trying and nothing my thread doesn’t wanna grab :(
I am gonna have to do another video :-(
GENTILGARCON It would really help a lot!
Thank you so much, this really helped
You are welcome.
How you removing the cover so easily?
You have to remove all the screws I indicated. You have to remove the pattern selector wheel on the side too.
Yeah I removed all the screws and wheel too
@@ShafnaCareem ok use a plastic pry tool or anything thin that you have and try to separate slowly and gently where the the covers meet.
@@ShafnaCareem no forcing or breaking stuff please
@@ShafnaCareem any luck?
Can u pls tell me how to solve the zig zag problems?
Hello did you solve the issue ?
Thankyou
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I see, this video will help me a lot on my bro machine hook timing. Thanks a lot for sharing sir!
arthur forteza You are welcome please share and subscribe in order to help me out on my journey.
@@MarcelJoel Done sir😊
I know this is a old video but am having the same issue . I fixed the timing now the machine won't sew . Not sewing stitches at all . The top thread won't pick up the bobbin thread .
You have to align it again and make sure to tight the Allen screws back up after Calibration.
Thank you so much!!! This was a great video and exactly what I needed to fix the timing.
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I did this 3xs and it worked for a little and then it went back to the problem. Am I missing something?
Did you fix the issue ?
On my brother lx3817 the belt want move at all
Did you put the belt back in place? Watch the video again please.
@@MarcelJoel I didn't take the belt off one will move the smaller one want
Thanks going to try
you are welcome
Hey do you retighten the bolts or leave them
Liyah Michelle Yes you have to tighten back up the bolts right after the alignment of the top needle and the Silver piece on the bottom. I mentioned it at the end of the Video .
GENTILGARCON thank you
Liyah Michelle did it work for you?
GENTILGARCON yes and no now the needle keeps hitting the nail
Hitting the nail , you mean the silver piece inside the bobbin case?
Open the machine again and align the silver piece and the needle again and try to raise that top needle up a little bit. Tight up your Allen screws back up and test it.
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My timing doesn’t spin when I turn the white knob on the side .. do you know why ???
What did you do exactly?
I took everything apart and reassembled. My bobbin just won’t catch.
How did you guys remove the cover? I've unscrewed everything and there's so much resistance to snapping off. It's half off but now I can't even snap it all back into place again. Plus couldn't even remove the pattern dial. Do you just pull?
Im having this exact same issue. I have a 3817A tho.
@@craftysofi2443 So I actually found one very hidden screw that wasn't mentioned in the videos I watched, and could then snap it off. For the dial I had to grip it with a non stick cloth and it popped off. Not sure about the 3817A but could be you have to unscrew another thing. Just don't touch the one behind the needle part, it will move it out of place.
@@anuna116 which screw wasn't included in the video? I can't snap mine off.
@@anuna116 where is the last screw?
@@ceehart4538 theres no extra screw just two extremely annoying snaps in the middle
i know a million people already said so but THANK YOU SO MUCH i cant even begin to tell you what a live saver this was for me. and for those of you out there struggling with getting the case off: you have to pull. hard. theres two latches in the center that are a really the worst of it but you wont brake your machine. i did break one of the snaps but imo it will be easier to get off in the future need be. i also got cut up a little removing the case so be careful!!
Thank you so much for you comment. What other videos would you like me to make if you have any ideas ?
Hello, your video was nice, but just a little thing after having tested in straight stitch, it was also necessary to check the zig-zag stitch but for the rest it's perfect if it can save the price of a revision at a repairman or technician
Did you fix the zig zag ? What did you adjust ?
@@MarcelJoel After having checked the straight stitch that it works as you did with the sock, you must always check at the zig zag stitch, if the thread gets tangled or does not cling there is a disturbance, the adjustment is done at the needle bar, not at the hook. From that you make an adjustment you must check everything to also look if the feed teeth go up or down well at the same time as the needle goes up and down and does not touch the plate or the bobbin case. Although Brother make entry-level machines with affordable prices, disassembly, cleaning and access to make adjustments are easier, and users do not need to go to a technician and pay
OMG HELP!!! How do I loosen the screw with the Allen wrench IT IS NOT WORKING I can’t get it lose pease help!
You have to use the right size Allen key. Make sure that Allen fits well and insert it and turn counterclockwise...I gave the size of the Allen Key in the Video .
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Do u know how to reset a timing belt? For a brother quilting machine? I had a stuck case and removed the belt to fix the freeze but dodnt know to mark the belts to keep the timing... And now it is off on the stitches
Did you try it ?
After following step by step my needle now hits the face plate even after retightening the screws what did I do wrong my foot feed will not drop down to where it is supposed to go
I think I trashed my machine
You didn’t trash it ..hold on !
Watch this : ua-cam.com/video/UY-vzChCe_A/v-deo.html
Thanks I cried when I thought I broke my machine
I am trying to teach myself how to sew simple things after 40 years of not sewing
@@guscindymcgee3315 WoW congratulations 🎉🎈 and welcome back !
Thank you so so much for this video
i took my brother st531hd into the shop for a timing adjustment and they told e they couldn't fix it. wth?
Try another shop
Thank you so much for this guide. I have been struggling with my machine. Meanwhile, am having another issue. I can't seem to figure out where two small nuts came from. I totally forgot where I removed them from. Please kindly assist me.
Are you talking about the black nuts where you insert the Allen key ?
Oh hell no!🤣This is way too advance for me😅. Great job by the way I wish I had your skills!!
Ahaha 🤣 someone can fix it for you.
Hi it's me again I put back together but it looks like I did something wrong I'm having a picture see if there's any way you can help me thank you so I don't know I put it take a picture it looks like the needle is on the other side so it's hitting the bobbin if you can please help me or share what to do thank you
Open it again, when you align the silver piece at the bottom with the top needle, I want you to manually operate the top needle to see from yourself if it picks the thread 🧵up without hitting the bobbing case. Keep adjusting the bobin case and the top needle until it does pick the thread 🧵 up like it supposed to.
Good day sir, I have done it already but the needle came in contact with that tny little metal rivet. My question sir, is that needle at timing position going down or up?
arthur forteza What I would say is set it up in a such way that the needle doesn’t touch the metal rivet..you can spin the needle and the bobbing case manually and see what it is happening , and then you make adjustments.
@@MarcelJoel you know what, I did exactly what you are saying and it really work, my compliment to your vlog now my wife is using it as I speak, many thanks to U sir!!! 😎
arthur forteza Thank you so much Arthur, I really appreciate your comments. It would really help me if you can subscribe and share this video your social platform. I really need some more views by the end of the month because of UA-cam new Policies.
@@MarcelJoel OK sending ur vlog to my friends, thanks again!!! 😎
I’m so thankful for a melanated male to provide instruction on this topic. Thank u!!!!
Thank you so much :-). What other repairs do you want me to present to you?
I’ve tried doing this 4 times and it’s still doesn’t work when I attempt to sew the needle just goes in and out no thread at all it’s worse than before I tried this at all.. could there be another issue I’m missing
Did you watch the entire video until the end? Did you tighten back up these Allen screws after calibration ?
My head is exploding it’s 3 am and I just took apart my entire machine WHAT HAVE I DONE AND HOW DO I FIX IT
I am about to film a second video explaining again how to fix this issue. Why did you take the machine apart again ?
So you want a video showing how to put the machine back together right ?
Followed your instructions. Got it aligned. But now the needle hits bottom of tray n it gets stuck 😡🙈.
Any ideas on what to do next?
Hey, go back into the machine , position the silver bottom piece aligned with the top needle and manually bring up that top needle a little bit and try it.
Make sure to watch the Video all the way until the end. Because you have to tight your Allen screws back up.. don’t over tight them neither please.
@@MarcelJoel i did. A few times 🙈.
Got that part... but now its all shifted to the right n i cant get it back aligned 🙈
There is a screw on the side of the machine that allows the top needles to move toward you or away from you . Use a Philips screw driver in order to move that needle the way you want it
I can’t get my casing back on near the front - everything else clicks except for some long piece where the screw connects in the front.
Kylie Blake Please unsnapped it away from the housing If you can and check what might be in the way and blocking it..and try to put it back again..don’t force it, it is meant to fit and click back in place.
Te amo me has salvado la vida xd
My hook timing is still and it's loose.
Did you tight back up those Allen screws after calibration? Watch the end of the video I talk about it.