Lou, When you said you replaced the whole hook assembly, could you explain in more detail what you did? Thanks, Terri _____ From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of IHSpecial@xxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:40 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: thead breaks I didn't take into account how many stitches I had on my machine. I purchased my Amaya almost 2 years ago and I believe it had an older style hook assembly. From reading the boards, I understood that Melco had changed the style. I ordered a new one but kept it on hand; was a little skeptical of changing it myself. Then I had a problem where a needle bent and broke off a piece of the hook. I didn't have a choice so I had to install the new one and was SOOOOO glad I did. The machine runs smoother now. I'm sure some of the techies on this board can tell you the difference, I'm not an expert. I just know the difference now verses then. Lou Lou Frazier, President In House Specialties, Inc. 109 SE 1st Street, PO Box 1093 Pinetops, NC 27864 (252) 827-5480 (252) 827-4033 fax pad printing, screen printing & embroidery professionals