A rare handwheel problem on a Singer Slant Needle 404

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SNAP RING PLIER SET: https://www.ebay.com/itm/282365605424
00:00 INTRO
00:48 SINGER 404
01:25 HANDWHEEL WON’T TURN
02:20 REMOVE HANDWHEEL
05:15 FOUND THE PROBLEM
O5:30 DISMANTLE HANDWHEEL.
06:58 MISSING SNAP RING
07:28 FOUND BROKEN PIECES
08:42 ABOUT THE SNAP RING
09:41 AT THE HARDWARE STORE
10:40 3/4 VS 1 INCH RING
12:47 ASSEMBLE HANDWHEEL
17:14 ABOUT THE PLIER SET
17:57 INSTALL SNAP RING
20:20 INSTALL HANDWHEEL
24:48 STOP MOTION TESTING
How to replace a broken snap ring on a Singer model 404 handwheel.
Repair the handwheel function on a SInger slant needle model 404 sewing machine.
How to remove and replace the handwheel on a SInger slant needle model 404, 401A, 403A
MUSIC = In the Shadows by the 126ers

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21 thoughts on “A rare handwheel problem on a Singer Slant Needle 404”

  1. Another great video! I’m still trying to turn and take off my clamp nut. It’s really stuck! Thank you for mentioning how heavy it is and showing how to support it when removing. If not a nick on the handwheel, it could also dent the table or give somebody underfoot a nasty bump.😮

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  4. Thank you for this video. Great that you found a snap ring that would fit. I expected that you would have had to find an original from a parts machine. So glad you are making videos again!!! 😊😊

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  6. Thank you Mr. Andy! I have a 301A where the hand wheel “rocks” slightly, inside to outside. I thought once the “stop motion hand wheel” was reattached (washer was attached backwards when I got it!) it would stop this action. I’m going to take it apart again to make sure she’s got all her pieces installed correctly. Your video is super helpful!!

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  9. So glad to see you back to making videos. We love you and you have pulled me out of some really tough repairs. Best of health to you. I am 86 and still trying to keep repairing machines. As you say the eyes get old……

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  11. Awesome! We got our very own Ask Andy! (Remember that column? I loved it!). That is a lovely machine, and an amazing fix. You are an inspiration. I will never get how you can remember those names, clamp stop needle stop clamp stop nut motion clamp stop washer whatchamacallit. I am eternally grateful that there are no quizzes here…. Take good care, praying for rain and health.

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  14. Thank you Andy, brilliant video. hope your WX is cooler than last time we spoke. 18c in Liverpool England and starting to rain. [ Ferry Cross The Mersey } good health best regards Trevor..

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  16. Great video! I have a 15-91 singer and the stop motion nut is sooo stuck i can't move it at all the machine works and sews great but the needle bar races up and down when winding a bobbin i did not want to force it and break something and didn't know if i should any WD -40 kind of stuff any thoughts on this would be great thanks so much

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  17. Hi Andy! Love watching one of your videos along with my morning coffee. 😊 I am surprised that the gear wasn’t damaged from the snap ring being broken and hanging out in there. I have never run into that but I did have a hand wheel that was actually warped one time. If you laid it down on a flat surface it was very obvious but besides looking like it wobbled when it would spin it didn’t cause any issues. It must have happened at the factory, the paint was in pristine condition. Anyway, good to see you making lots of new videos!

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  19. Another cornucopia of knowledge! I have a 421G that has a lot of play in the handwheel and the gear. Thanks to your video I now have an idea whats going on there. I bet that one part or the other is not correctly seated in the hole of that gear spring! And after seeing you take it apart and put it back together I dare to do that too 🙂
    Thanks for sharing your great knowledge!

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  20. Andy, Hello.
    Thanks for teaching me about vintage sewing machines. I really enjoy your videos.
    Many moons ago I purchased a Vintage Sanger Electric De Luxe made in Japan Sewing Machine in a queens cabinet. This came with a singer Class 15 user manual.
    The wire was all dried n damages, the wall plug was old. This was corrected to the today's std.

    After plugging the sewing machine the motor rans but the belt unit had to be replaced. So I changed that with a new singer belt.
    And since then the motor runs but the needles does move (manually or when pushing the knee paddle) very very slowly then stops. The feed dog is not moving, seems to me its locked in the bobbin mode! Even though we have turned the handle to sewing mode.
    My question is, can you think of what singer model was this machine duplicated from? So I can try to find a repair manual for it.
    And maybe you can shade some light on how this needle issue could be corrected ?
    Thanks in advance for educating me 🙂
    Sue

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