Pushed the lever down but it will not move to the right to drop the feed dogs. The machine is a Janome 4612TM. The lever is in the hook area.
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Are you talking about the feed dogs or the presser foot. Either way, if you moved a lever to lower them, there is probably a screw that either fell out or has become loose that holds the linkage to the lever.
SOURCE: Feed dog lever not working on my Kenmore 385 24 stitch machine
I surfed around this site for various suggestions, finally took the bottom plate off and cleaned and oiled all the parts along that rod that goes right across (think it's a drive bar that rotates). Ran the machine without thread in for a few minutes to let the oil soak in. Machine now works fine.
SOURCE: my feed dogs will not come up into position
Some machines have to take a stitch for the mechanism to "pop" back into place, I don't really know if your brother is like that but try to sew with it and see if they click back into place.
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Open the throat plate and bobbin area to see if thread has tangled there. Snip and remove thread with tweezers - do not yank or **** and tangles out of the machine.
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Hi
I had to open up the machine and figure out how the feed dog worked
which was pretty easy. You will need a Phillips head to remove the
protective cover on the bottom area of the sewing area, and the back of
the machine that has the side with the presser foot lift or drop. Keep
the screws in a bowl or a container to keep them from being lost and
make sure you remember where the screws go...there are two that are
removed that are different from the rest. Once you access the unit you
will look into the bottom area and look at how the feed dog moves up and
down....its okay to touch it. Once you see how it moves up and down
you will also see that there is a black screw without a head on it that
has an impression for a flat head screwdriver (a small one) and has a
nut attached. When the screw is turned in either direction it lifts or
drops the feed dog. The nut must be loose to adjust the screw and
tightened once you raise it to the desired height. Make sure you try
out the stitching before you close everything up as your bottom stitch
will be affected if the feed dog it to high.
BTW take out the needle before you start messing with the machine so you don't hurt yourself.
And while you are in there, clean the lint out.
My kids lost my little brush and seem ripper that came with it, so I use a small paintbrush to clean out the machine.
Let me know,if needed further assistance.
Hope i helped you.
Thanks for using ' Fixya ' and have a nice day!!
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