I would like a picture of the brothers XL2600 . In the bobbin winder area, I took it apart to replace the rubber tube on the winder and now can't get it back together . Thank you

Make sure you have not disengaged the needle bar, such as when winding a bobbin. The manual says that when a bobbin is set for winding and the bobbin winder shaft is moved to the right, the needlebar is disengaged. If that appears to be okay on your machine, perhaps something in that mechanism is broken or misaligned preventing the needlebar from operating.

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http://www.manualslib.com/manual/219390/Brother-Xl-2600.html?page=19#manual

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Replacing the bobbin winder rubber ring.

• The case halves are held together by 5 larger screws, one under the carry handle, obvious from the holes in the casing, plus one smaller screw up by the foot-raising lever.

• There is also the final screw, which is a devil to find. You have to remove the plastic tray to which the spool carrier is attached, up by the spool winder. You do not need to remover the spool winder stop but the small screw on the left, in the bottom of the tray-shape.

Next, WITH CARE , lever round the tray with a thin blade and use a small screwdriver to ease it out of the case; there are 2 bits that stick out more than the rest.

• Once this tray is out you can see a small bar with a screw. Remove this screw and the 2 halves of the case will separate.

TAKE CARE NOT TO DROP THE SCREW INTO THE WORKS!. A piece of sticky-tack on the end of the screwdriver helps here if the screwdriver is not magnetized.

• Now you can carefully ease the ribbon-strip cable from the circuit board and move the case round to be able to access the screws that hold the circuit board. You do not need to pull out the other cables; just take a tad of care as you work.

The bobbin winder mechanism is held in by 1 screw - take this out and you can then easily replace the rubber drive ring -(which you have providently ordered)

• Take the opportunity to clear out any fluff and dust while you have the cases apart. Put ONE drop of oil in the center of the bobbin carrier rotating mechanism and one drop on any moving joints.

• Replace the components/ ribbon cable in the reverse order, taking care not to drop the small screw! It is necessary to carefully line-up the hole into which it fits. It is surprising how easily the tray clips back into place, compared with the hassle you had getting it out.

I took both my CS 8080s apart last week to replace the drive rubbers. The first took nearly 1.5 hours, the next 1 hour as I knew what I was about.

Check winder rubber is not damaged

Replacing the bobbin winder rubber ring.

• The case halves are held together by 5 larger screws, one under the carry handle, obvious from the holes in the casing, plus one smaller screw up by the foot-raising lever.

• There is also the final screw, which is a devil to find. (see 3rd image)You have to remove the plastic tray to which the spool carrier is attached, up by the spool winder. You do not need to remover the spool winder stop but the small screw on the left, in the bottom of the tray-shape.

Next, WITH CARE , lever round the tray with a thin blade and use a small screwdriver to ease it out of the case; there are 2 bits that stick out more than the rest.

• Once this tray is out you can see a small bar with a screw. (see 2nd image)Remove this screw and the 2 halves of the case will separate.

TAKE CARE NOT TO DROP THE SCREW INTO THE WORKS!. A piece of sticky-tack on the end of the screwdriver helps here if the screwdriver is not magnetized.

• Now you can carefully ease the ribbon-strip cable from the circuit board and move the case round to be able to access the screws that hold the circuit board. You do not need to pull out the other cables; just take a tad of care as you work.

The bobbin winder mechanism is held in by 1 screw - take this out and you can then easily replace the rubber drive ring -(which you have providently ordered)

• Take the opportunity to clear out any fluff and dust while you have the cases apart. Put ONE drop of oil in the center of the bobbin carrier rotating mechanism and one drop on any moving joints.

• Replace the components/ ribbon cable in the reverse order, taking care not to drop the small screw! It is necessary to carefully line-up the hole into which it fits. It is surprising how easily the tray clips back into place, compared with the hassle you had getting it out.

I took both my CS 8080 apart last week to replace the drive rubber. It took nearly 1.5 hours along with the cleaning and lubing.
I am sorry the 3rd image is so small. It shows the screw to remove to access the arrowed screw in the second image

My bobbin winder worked great for a while. The last time I used it it worked fine. Today I got it out and it would not spin the bobbin to wind it. I got on a forum and they talked about the O Ring deteriorating. I took the machine apart and found no evidence. No melted rubber, shavings NOTHING. In fact that there was no evidence the O Ring had EVER been there. I looked in my husband;s stash and found several sizes until I found one that fit. I put it in the groove where it should had been and it is working great now.

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!

you will need to turn the speed to maxium then press the start button. I attached a site that has your manual and shows great pictures of how to wind a bobbin.

brother model CS-8072

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

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!

Bobbin will not lock on bobbin spindle, what can I do?