Kenmore Sewing Machine tension unit assembly links and information
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Kenmore tension unit |
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.
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Kenmore tension unit |
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White tension assembly |
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.
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-
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Kenmore tension unit threading |
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Kenmore 90 tension unit threading |