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Anonymous Posted on Aug 06, 2013

Winding bobbin My bobbin does not wind all the way. I am always stopping to refill my bobbin. It only winds half way and stops. Why !!!

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The metal bobbin wind stopper beside the wind pin needs to be adjusted to allow the bobbin to fill completely. Be careful if you try to do this yourself as there is a nut inside the machine backing the screw. If you loosed the screw to far, the nut will fall into the machine and you will need to take it in for service:(

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flyred77

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  • Posted on Nov 10, 2008

SOURCE: Can't wind the bobbin

Hi again,

Well we finally downloaded a service manual that cost a few bucks, then finished getting the machine apart, then found a small rubber O-ring that had obviously gotten hot when spinning after the tangling of the thread on the bobbin stem. You could see where the heat had melted tiny teeth marks in the ring and it was stretched out of shape. It and yours too will need to be replaced.

If you or someone you know is mechanically inclined, you will need to take five screws out of the back including a hard to find one under the foot raising lever (lower the foot), then one form the front that is under the thread cartridge, and you will have to remove the bobbin winding plate cover which is held by one small screw, and then remove a small screw from the support bar.

Good luck!


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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 14, 2009

SOURCE: brother xl 3030 - how to wind bobbin

did you get it figured out? I can scan or fax you the manual.

Kim

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 16, 2009

SOURCE: Brother SE-270D sewing machine bobbin won't wind

the rubber ring on the bobbin winder has probably gone bad which would mean replacing it but you can buy a portable bobbin winder called a sidewinder for around 20.00

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Judy Tew

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  • Posted on Aug 09, 2012

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Mine stopped working too. Gave up and wound bobbins by hand for a while until I broke down and took the machine apart -- an ordeal to figure out. I found that a pliable ring on the winder was completely disintegrated (gummy plastic-like stuff). An online search found this -- a bobbin "tire" which I THINK is the part I need: http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/bobbin-winder-tire-brother-x55238051.aspx. Hope this helps. --Also cleaned all the lint out when I had the machine opened up. They don't make it EASY!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 02, 2013

SOURCE: Can't wind the bobbin

Same thing happened to me so my dad and I took the bolts out of the back of the machine and pried it apart to see that the bobbin winder tire was melted and not able to engage. Not sure how it melted like that but we had to take the whole thing apart to get it out and replace it. Cheap part but a pain to replace. Good luck and if you find an easier way to replace let me know!

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