Kenmore Sewing Machine tension unit assembly links and information

 I haven't disassembled, and assembled every kind of upper sewing machine tension units, so I will share links to sites which do, to help people find help on these, and will add more links, as I find them.

Some of these cover the same type of unit, but we learn differently, so one version may be more helpful, than others.


Pungoliving blog post on Kenmore upper tension assembly

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Mysewingmachineobsession blog is another site with a tutorial. If I remember right, she had a couple parts mixed up, but it has been many years, since I worked on this tension unit type, and had messaged her, I can't remember if she fixed it, but the tutorial was very helpful.

https://mysewingmachineobsession.blogspot.com/2012/08/kenmore-158-tension-assembly_11.html?fbclid=IwAR1tiRPWMwZdshtA4CJmsWtYrXuyNCz4w4fRHj9yKUFAONtqTdF-b2tzmEM&m=1


Stagecoach Road video on YouTube-

Kenmore tension assembly Stagecoach road


This next one is not a Kenmore, but I'm including it, because it shows the type of tension unit with a sealedcap, that pulls straight off, to access the mechanical parts, and I seem to recall having to repair one of these, but don't recall the model it was on. ABSOLUTE SEWING on YouTube-


Single tension unit repair pull off cap


Cowcountryvintagesewing Kenmore 1318 tension unit-

Kenmore 1318 tension unit




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