I went to use my machine the other day... and the only thing it will do is go backwards... no matter whether I have it going backwards or forwards... any ideas?
Hi,
Do you mean the fabric feeds backwards?
Does the handwheel turn in the normal direction ie towards you? Has it been unused for a while? If so, sounds a lot like the reverse motion mechanism is seized - it will be located inside the free arm. Some Janome machines do this a lot. The lubricant used becomes thick/ sticky and does not allow the mechanism to work. When you operate the reverse, do the feeddogs move at all? If not, you will need to free up the mechanism - Innox is quite good for this, just spray it, leave it a few hours, then try operating the reverse.If it will not free up, it will need to be disassembled and cleaned, oiled and reassembled.
Posted on Feb 07, 2008
Check the motor it is deffected the brushes neeeds to be change.call a tech.good luck
Posted on May 02, 2007
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