Repair and adjust old Style Tensioner for Vintage Singer 66 and 99 Sewing Machines

The old style tensioners for the Singer sewing machines, without a dial on them is somewhat different, and this video is about how to check and assemble them. These tensioners provide a very stable thread tension and are very reliable. Unfortunately the later Singer tensioners with a dial do not perform that well. List of contents 0:00 Intro 0:33 Disassemble tensioner 2:10 Check of tension release mechanism 2:51 Cleaning parts and no lubrication 3:18 A few checks of the parts 3:55 Assemble tensioner 6:46 Check of check spring (or take-up spring) operation 8:50 Tensioner quality and specification 10:11 End I hope you find this video useful and therefore you may "like" it. Your questions and comments are welcome.