It could be that when the carriage was installed, it didn't go back all the way down.  try removing it and re-installing it.  And, while the carriage is off, try disengaging the carriage lock underneath it to see if the carriage travel on its tracks is good.  More than likely, there is an alignment issue whenever the carriage is reinstalled back onto the typewriter.

TypewriterKing wrote:

Oh yes, has everyone eaten their black-eye peas and cabbage (to those of you who don't like cabbage, use cole slaw--it has cabbage in it, but you don't have the smell of boiled cabbage.

Was this comment intended for a different forum?? Please take care not to clutter this typewriter forum with off-topic comments, however clever, that are so far remote from the subject.

Thank you for your help TypewriterKing.
If the carriage is not on the machine it moves when I press the carriage  release lever and the lever under the carriage (in the middle). Mainspring is ok.
The carriage seems to me well installed.
The carriage seems stuck without reason when I type. I move it a little bit to unstick.
It can be a problem of alignment as you say but it would be more serious because I removed and put back the carriage several times and the problem has always been there.

I do not understand the system to make it move the carriage when I type. On my other typewriter it is much simpler.

For the second message, my English is not very good and for a second I thought "where are the black-eye peas and cabbage on my typewriter"...
... And I realized that you made a mistake.


 

TypewriterGuy,the typewriter was working perfectly until I remove the carriage. I never had a problem.

Anyone have a solution for this problem?