How to fix a Kenmore that won’t feed the fabric. 385.1011180 “The Deuce“ (video 128)

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2 жыл бұрын

Great little machine if you can find one. Straight stitch and zig zag only. Two stitches. Hence the number 2. The Deuce. This one sat for a long time unused. Wouldn’t feed the fabric. Now it does.

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@bbrock8146 8 ай бұрын

I bought a 385-1249380 this weekend that had the issue of feed dogs not working. It was never used and sat dormant for decades. After watching your video, I was able to get the machine humming! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 8 ай бұрын

You’re welcome.

@ZombiieDoll13 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I was looking everywhere for help with the feed dog issue on my vintage Kenmore and all I could find were articles telling me to clean the bobbin casing and wiggle the reverse switch otherwise take it in. I was able to watch your video and see how the internal parts needed to move together and then see in my own machine that the part on the shaft that should have been laying flat against the part that lifted the feed dog mechanism had slipped. So I was able to loosen the grub screw and move it back into place before giving everything a cursory clean and oil. I had almost given up on figuring it out after a long and stressful day of trying everything I could think of. Maurice the beast lives to sew another day 😂.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 10 ай бұрын

Excellent outcome. Thanks for commenting and thanks for watching. 😎👍🏼

@marylabonte8873 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Thank you! Fabric feed is working again. The silver toggle switch on the base was set to not feed. I really appreciate your videos.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. I appreciate you watching. 😎👍🏼

@ronalddevine9587 2 жыл бұрын

The more I see of Kenmore machines, the more I love them. For my $$$, the best out there (up to around 1980).

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@emmamoody8164 8 ай бұрын

I have a Kenmore 158.17850 that sat for a long time with an older family member, then it was given to me. It was a little rough at first, but following the instruction manual, I cleaned it and oiled it where it said to. It has worked great for probably a year and a half now, but then one day the feed dogs were up when I sat down to sew and now I can't get it to work right. I can push them down, like you showed in the video, but they stay up after they come back up. This video helped me understand what I think is wrong, but I can't find anything about my specific model so that I can see where to oil, and I was hoping you might have a picture or a video that I missed.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 8 ай бұрын

All those machine models are similar in that malfunction, when they’ve been sitting unused for a long time. It doesn’t need oil at first. It needs penetrating oil. Big difference. Follow the video suggestions and spray the penetrating oil into the critical areas. Work the feeders up and down until they’ll function properly.

@emmamoody8164 8 ай бұрын

Ok, I will. Thank you!@@randyyoursewingmachineman9954

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 8 ай бұрын

@@emmamoody8164 👍😎

@emmamoody8164 8 ай бұрын

I just wanted to tell you that I got my machine working in about 5 minutes thanks to you, so thank you so much!!😊

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 8 ай бұрын

@@emmamoody8164 your welcome. I’m glad to help. 😎👍🏼

@garnettszn2625 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Жыл бұрын

👍🏼😎

@IrmakSaklayici Ай бұрын

I’m having this issues with a kenmore 158.19800 (its a drop in bobbin)… I tried oiling under but still having the same issue with the feed dogs not dropping down… do you have any videos to help with that?

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

I certainly do. Here’s the “cliff notes” version: oil the feeder assembly and work it up and down manually until you feel you can’t do it any more, then do it for another 100 times. Not fun, but eventually effective. Good luck. 🍀

@gurpreetkaur-hf7si 6 ай бұрын

My feed dog is still not going up and down the thing that moves it up down is not working at all, should i change that spring?

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 6 ай бұрын

No. Your spring is fine. It’s lacking lubrication. Penetrating oil and patience. Oil it. Work it. Oil it. Work it. Once you get it moving, victory is around the corner.

@IrmakSaklayici Ай бұрын

I’m having this exact issue with a 158.19800 (drop in bobbin), any advice? I’ve oiled everything I can access and the feed dogs still don’t go down at all :(

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

See my reply at the two other comments you left. 😎😎

@bobbidudley2362 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 7 ай бұрын

You’re welcome and thanks for watching. 😎👍🏼

@rhondamercado7527 Жыл бұрын

I found “the deuce” at Goodwill yesterday and it’s not the feed dogs giving me a problem. It’s the hand wheel, when I disengage the knob, it will wind a bobbin, but the needle bar still goes up and down. Any idea how to troubleshoot that?

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Жыл бұрын

Sure. Take the hand wheel off and oil it. Then put it back together. I have a video on how to reassemble the hand wheel assembly. If it has old oil, or grease, or oxidation, use some steel wool to shine up the inside of the hand wheel and the shaft that it spins on. Easy peasy. 👍🏼😎

@onewayrick Ай бұрын

My wife bought a 385 this weekend and the feed dogs worked for a short time then stopped. I took it apart after watching your videos and found the lever the moves the cam back and forth between forward and back was gummed up. Cleaned everything up and oiled and got things working! Thanks!! When I removed the bottom cover I did find a small washer and retainer clip laying free inside. Any ideas? Again heaps of thanks for your help!

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

That small washer and retainer e-clip is what holds that return spring in place on the pivot stud. Push the spring and the mechanism back, put the washer on, then snap the clip in place to hold it all together

@onewayrick Ай бұрын

Any chance I can send you an image of the clip & washer?

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@onewayrick is there a clip and washer on the end of the stud that the actuator lever is attached to?

@onewayrick Ай бұрын

Yes that’s all good. The clip resembles a curved horseshoe, about the size of a nickel, flat, with small tabs at the end. Looks as if it goes around a shaft or somewhere around that cam…. That’s about the best description I can give ya. Not too worried at the moment about the washer, it may have come off the baseplate.

@rhondamercado7527 2 жыл бұрын

I just used a product on this to loosen any gunk even though the inside is pretty pristine. I’ll then put some sewing machine oil next to see if I get the up and down motion. It’s only going back and forth right now. So are you saying not to mess with the screen where the spring is? I have the 15358600. I might add that your video is the only one I could find that addresses this. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on this. Much appreciated.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 2 жыл бұрын

Be patient with the process and don’t take anything apart. The machine just needs to be “limbered up”.

@rhondamercado7527 2 жыл бұрын

@@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 thanks, it’s running Iike a champ now!

@SlytigerSurvival 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll take that as a positive. Thanks. And…. You’re welcome.

@marymbah4848 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Randy, thanks for this video. I have a Kenmore 385. 17624890 sewing machine. On the straight stitch setting and another stitch setting, fabric won’t feed. The feed dogs move up and down but not back and forth. On yet another stitch setting, fabric moves in reverse direction. Would these tips work for this issue? If not, can you help point me in the right direction? Thank you.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 2 жыл бұрын

It sure sounds like it’s in need of some penetrating oil and lubricant. I have another video addressing the feed cam being stuck on a 385 also. Check it out and it may help. Good luck.

@marymbah4848 2 жыл бұрын

@@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Hi Randy, thank you four the quick response. Pls can you send me a link to the video and could you suggest a penetrating oil and lubricant for me to buy? Thank you.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 2 жыл бұрын

@@marymbah4848 there are 185 videos on my KZfaq channel : Randy your sewing machine man. It’s should be captioned Kenmore 385 reverse lever stuck. Or some such. Scroll through. It’s there.

@marymbah4848 2 жыл бұрын

@@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Hi I checked your home page and not the videos page so I saw only about 6 videos but I eventually found it . The machine looks exactly like mine underneath so hopefully the tips help. I’ll need to purchase the oil and try it out. Thank you so much once again for your help.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 2 жыл бұрын

@@marymbah4848 you’re welcome. Good luck.

@user-se7ku3ux5q Жыл бұрын

my 10 yr old Kenmore 385.19110 is jamming and the word "LO" appears on the display Whats wrog?

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t a clue.

@IrmakSaklayici Ай бұрын

I’m having this exact issue with a 158.19800 (drop in bobbin), any advice? I’ve oiled everything I can access and the feed dogs still don’t go down at all :(

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

I left you my response on the other video that you commented on. It won’t be simple. They won’t respond to merely being oiled. You’ll have to work them up and down FOREVER and work the lubrication into the working parts. Then they will feed your fabric like new.