Singer Featherweight Service Manual



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The manual is split into multiple parts. Pictures are the original but the type has been reset for clarity. This was intended for trained engineers – only take on jobs with which you are comfortable.

Part 12
Index –– Part 2 –– Part 3 –– Part 4 –– Part 5 –– Part 6 –– Part 7 –– Part 8 –– Part 9 –– Part 10 –– Part 11 –– Part 13 –– Part 14 –– Part 15 –– Part 16 –– Part 17 –– Part 18 –– Part 19 –– Part 20 –– Part 21 –– Part 22 –– Part 23 –– Part 24 –– Part 25 –– Part 26 –– Part 27 –– Part 28

Index –– Part 2 –– Part 3 –– Part 4 –– Part 5 –– Part 6 –– Part 7 –– Part 8 –– Part 9 –– Part 10 –– Part 11 –– Part 13 –– Part 14 –– Part 15 –– Part 16 –– Part 17 –– Part 18 –– Part 19 –– Part 20 –– Part 21 –– Part 22 –– Part 23 –– Part 24 –– Part 25 –– Part 26 –– Part 27 –– Part 28

Should the horizontal arm shaft require adjustment for end play or binding, remove hand wheel as instructed to expose hand wheel bushing.

Loosen set screws, Fig. 24, and move hand wheel bushing slightly away from arm shaft bushing.

Insert a .003 feeler gauge between the two bushings, move hand wheel bushing back against the feeler gauge, and tighten set screw. Replace hand wheel.

TO ELIMINATE END PLAY OR BINDING OF UPRIGHT ARM SHAFT
(GEAR DRIVEN MODELS)

Open top cover and remove bottom cover. Loosen set screws, fig. 25, in lower vertical bevel gear. Press downward upon upright arm shaft. Set lower vertical bevel gear firmly against lower bushing in casting and securely tighten gear set screw.

Check mesh of upper and lower vertical and horizontal bevel gears to ascertain that they are fully meshed.

To adjust, loosen horizontal bevel gear set screws, fig. 25, and slide gear to position where it is correctly meshed with vertical gear. Then tighten set screws and replace covers.

CAUTION:

Bevel gears must always be kept in mesh at all times.

TO ELIMINATE END PLAY OR BINDING OF HORIZONTAL ARM SHAFT