After unstucking and a new take up slide, my machine 6030 has been functioning very well. I get an extra wrap around the bobbin about 20% of the time. It doesn’t cause any stitch problems and I can’t even tell till I pull the piece from the throat and see the extra thread. Not a big problem and seems to be related to the quality of the bobbin wind and probably the thread too, as I am using serger thread.

Sewing is not easy. Seems pretty fun though. I made curtains and a couple pairs of slippers so far. There are some good resources around for pattern design. I will try making a shirt(s) similar to the Bowling Shirts as worn by Charlie Sheen (Harper) of 2.5 men.

Thanks again for hosting this great resource.

Kind regards to all, russ

I’d do the same thing I mentioned above: squirt some kerosene in there and leave it for a couple of days, work the mechanisms occasionally and squirt a litlte more, and then spray Tri-Flow in there. Your Viking certainly has the same problems as the rest of ours: the old oil became gummy over time and is making the mechanisms sticky.

Good luck, and post back your results!

Don’t take the machine completely apart like I did, unless you’re crazy (like I am). Just get some aerosol Tri-Flow and squirt it in around the bushings of both shafts and other moving parts. Hopefully the kerosene solvent in the Tri-Flow will help dissolve the gum, and the Teflon will help lubricate, and you’ll be running again with very little trouble!

Please post back and let us know how it goes. Good luck!

I’m so glad I found this. I hope it will help me get this machine running.
I’m so excited.

Russ, great machines! The service manual p. 7 says the manufacture of the shuttle and bobbin each require about 150 operations to complete. I’m pretty sure I didn’t get an original Husqvarna bobbin with mine, but you can tell the shuttle is not a simple hunk of metal!

I got a frozen stuck 6030 yesterday, could be a lot of fun. Your time and willingness to share your adventure earns you a gold star, as my grandmother used to promise.

Nice service you have done for all who wish to preserve this great machine. -russ

Seriously kudos!! -russ

It’s a great machine, well worth the effort to get it working. Mine has never frozen up; I guess I’ve been lucky, because I have laid off sewing for up to several years at a time. I have cheated now and then, and lubricated it.

Thanks for the message, I hope these instructions help. Your post got me off my lazy butt, and I finally posted some messages from the Viking Guru that might help you with the hook alignment. In fact, I just recently went back and fixed mine; my original job was close but wrong, and I broke a needle. Good luck!