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UPDATE:
received a new nut from mechanic. the nut held, so im back in business. thanks for your help! i'll be baaaack.

thank you, sofadoc. that's exactly what's going on.

ok, so the hinge bolt that you loosen to adjust the stepping height of the walking foot broke on me. I guess I tightened it too much. couldn't find anything in the manual or online about replacing it....but I went for it anyways. turns out you cant fit that bolt in without either taking the upper feed mechanism apart (what I did) or by grinding a few mm off the head of the bolt (what my mechanic did).

now, two bolts, 6 hours of driving to my mechanic and $200 later, the nut on that bolt wont stay tight. my mechanic says he should have put a new nut on the new bolt (imagine that) but instead he put the old nut that had broken two bolts back on my machine. he's sending me a new nut, but my problem is now the following:

1: im petrified of overtightening the nut, having broken two bolts that way (was it because the nut was stripped???)

2: even loc tite wont keep the nut tight.

3. what if the old nut is stripped and has now stripped the new bolt's threads?

4. does anyone know a good way to change out that bolt???

any info or advice is much appreciated

hi everyone. im new to this forum. I stitch on the korner in winslow, az (ha ha) and ive run in to a problem with my juki 1541. is it ok to ask for repair help or info?
thanks