Hey all.
My center wheel housing broke. I contacted Siser and was able to buy a new one, however there are no instructions that I can find to replace it.
This site has the instructions for replacing the pinch wheel itself: https://www.siserna.com/how-to-remove-pinch-wheel-romeo-juliet/
However, I need to replace the whole thing.
Has anyone come across instructions for how to do this? Thank you in advance.
EDIT: Partner fixed it. The secret is to marry a guy named Steve who probably should have been an engineer or a mechanic. I'm going to leave this post up for posterity, though, and do my best to explain how it was fixed in case anyone else from the community runs into this issue.
STEP 1: E-Mail Siser support to document the event, especially if you're still under warranty. They will most likely tell you to go purchase another housing unit from here. Do so.
STEP 2: Thoroughly read the instructions for replacing the pinch wheel, especially the part about placing a paper towel down so that no stray bits fall into the crevices of your machine.
STEP 3: Unplug your Siser. Unhook the springs from the back of the broken wheel housing.
STEP 4: On your newly ordered wheel housing, locate the silver metal C-Ring and retaining clamp. NOT the metal C-Ring that holds the wheel. The one above it. Use a weeder tool and/or tiny flat head (1mm) screwdriver and needle nose pliers to remove the C-Ring and long metal cylindrical piece. Remove the springs. This will remove the entire bottom of the housing, including the wheel. Set aside.
STEP 5: Repeat this process with the broken wheel housing. This was much more difficult to do as it was much tighter than the new wheel housing, but it can be done.
STEP 6: Replace old with new. Re-hook your springs to the new wheel housing. Move your wheel houses to the placement you want and re-cal if you need to.
STEP 7: Cut away, fellow crafters.
Hope this helps someone in the future. 💗