Check Spring Replacement – Manual Tension System
If your top-thread check-spring breaks or weakens, and you have a machine with a manual tension system such as a Handi Quilter HQ16, Sweet Sixteen, Simply Sixteen, older Avante’s and Fusions, Baby Lock Coronets, or Janome QMP-18’s this video will show how to easily replace. You should keep a spare or two around – they are less than $10 and never break when a retailer is open…
The check spring bends back and forth at high speeds to keep the thread tensioned. Over time it will weaken or break. Replacing the spring is not difficult r...
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