This message was posted by gcannon on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/1/1286.html#000001 Did you watch this "tech" do the procedures on your machine? He needed to be using guages and very specialized tools to do the repairs you describe, and if he wasn't, I suspect that that may be the beginning of the problem. Make sure any Amaya tech you use is Melco certified, as the Amayas are a completely different animal from all the others. As far as the clanking- yes they do to some extent- is the machine properly lubricated? try oiling the needle bars and run a test pattern that uses every needle. The clicking that you hear is the main thread-feed gear not being "home" go under tools>maintenance>steppers>send thread feed home. False bobbin detect- try tightening up the bobbin tension just a hair. That's all I have time to input right now, but hope it helps some. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================