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I. LOCA'IE AND IDEt;TIFY Tile PARTS .................................. I

2. TItRFA:);."',':. THE L',IACll+=_I£

TtlREADING THE FL_CRINE....................................... 2

THREADING TIlE LOWER LOOFLR ................................. 3

THRFADING Tile UP! ER LOOPER................................. 6 /

TIIREADI[_G THF NEEDLE O.'; TIll" RIGHT .......................... 8"'J

TItFF.ADING THE h'EEDLF O:; TItF. LF_rI ......................... lO- 11

THRI'ADING TIlE HACItINE ( 3 TIIR_'AD:;) ,, ;:IDI/i';AI_RO_: ++'TI1CII ....... 17

3. WIIAT TO DO WIIEN ............................................... ]

4. RLHOVING AND ATTACHIt,IG TIIE PARIS

FACE PLATE IN,IT AND BELT COVER .............................. 14

MACIIINE BASE................................................ 15

SIDE COVER.................................................. 16

LOOPER COVERtRIIT ........................................... 17

FRONT PANEL UIqIT............................................ 18

ADJUSTMENT

GAUGE FOR SERVICING ........................................ 19

NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT ......................................... 20

PP,EFSER EAR HEIGHT ......................................... 21

FEED DOG HEIGHT ............................................ 22

FEED TIMING ................................................ 23

UPPER KNIFE TIHING ......................................... 2A

LOWER LOOPER POSITION .............

CLEARANCE BETREEN NEEDLE AND LOWER LOOPeR/NEEDLE GUARDS..26=2?

LOWER LOOPER 3IMING ......................................... 28

UPPER LOOPER POSITION ....................................... 29

UPPER & LOWER LOOPERS TIMING ................................ 30

CLRAI_NC£ BE_EEN LOOPERS ................................... 31

CLEARANCE BEll_EEN NEEDLE AND UPPER LOOPER ................... 32

POSITION OF FJtIVES .......................................... 33

POSITION OF LOOPER TItREAD GUIDES ........................... 34

DIFFERENTIAL FEED RATIO ..................................... 35

CLEARANCE BLI"WEEN l_IN & SUB FEED DOGS...................... 36

STITCH LENGTH ............................................... 37

6. OILING ........................................................ 38

LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE pARTS.

pressure adJustLnK

screw

Face plate

Needle thread

tension dial

Right needle

thread guI

Side cover

tarrying handle

Thread guide bar

Thread guide

plate

Spool pin

Spool holder

Spool stand

Stitch length

dial

Differential

feed dial

thread

Power switch

wheel

Summary of content (21 pages)

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q0L++L L 3.'J. lbb41'_ ) L_;4"-'IIP[ OV[_L_I'K %FWI_P,H_C|IIr_[ I. LOCA'IE AND IDEt;TIFY !_. I.E .o.t.So_.,'=2_=_t._ Tile LOCATE PARTS .................................. I 3. WIIAT TO 4. RLHOVING DO THE TIlE Tile THF THE TIlE FL_CRINE ....................................... 2 LOWER LOOFLR ................................. 3 UP! ER LOOPER................................. 6 / NEEDLE O.'; TIll" RIGHT .......................... 8"'J h'EEDLF O:; TItF. LF_rI .........................
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1t1!?, PRtlCEIIURI. IS LALI.Eb "T_/IN(', TIt _HR[AII TII[ _4ALI_I,_I[ I0_ TH[ I)tl ". _irs_ I1:._r_E_ Tn p_c.L _.3. I Green _eldle 3 Blue bit 2.Red O'_ _f IN GENERAL, THE PRESSER FOOT SHOULD BE LEFT DOWN. THERE IS NO NEED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE FOOT WHEN SEWING. g TIIREADING CIIAR' (LOCATE[) BEHIND FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, SEU NITII YOUR CHOICE USE STANDARD SIZE 11 OR 14. KENMORE NEEDLE LOOPER YOUR KENMORE OVERLOCK IIAS BEEN PRE-TIIREADED.
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THREADING TIIE LOUER f- LOOPER = 1bread guide I)KAU THE THREAD THROUGH "li r" RIGHT SIDI" THREA, l-EOM BACK GUIDE TO (_ INSERT THE TIIREAD BETWEEN TENSION DISCS FROM TIIE RIGHT. THEN PULL BOTH SIDES OF TIIE THREAD FI!_LY BETWEE*! TENSION DISCS. FRONT. _)PASS TIlE THREAD TIIROUGH LOWER LOOPER THREAD GUIDE (I). (3 PASS 7h_ TIIRFAD THROUGII IIOLES ON THE klGHT THREAD AS plst¢ 'Tht e,l_ gutc_e D OINTS TO THREAD FOR LOWER ARE HARKED IN GREEN. HOW TO THREAD ONLY OF PI.ATE I Ll USTFJ\TED.
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THREADING (_)TURN TIIE THE LOWER AND PASS ON LOWER HOOK THE THREADER. THE UPPER LOOPER D_%:! "Jill "IdRI'AD THROUGIITHE THKEAD GUIDE SECO._;D FFOM T}!ERIGII'I FFOH BACK TO FRONT. HAND WREEL TOWARD YOU UNTIl. LOOPER COMES TO THE RIGHT THE TIIREADER TIIROUGII ROLE LOOPER TIIREAD GUIDE (5). END OF TIIRFAD ON TIIE (SEE NOTE.) [ .......... THROU(',H'rile li:_IES IN THE S}Co:;D p_Y-: FROM 3li_}(IGll'/ OF T_IREAD_.UIDL PLATE AS I LLHS'IRA'[Lb. t.
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TIIREADI_G THI-: IIEEDLE O,_ITHE RIGHT (_) INSERT THE THREAD BETI.?EF'; "ILNSIO?] DISCS FROM THE RIGBL TU... PULl. BOTH SIDES OF T}IREAD. \ PASS lOOPER THE THREAD TIIRFAD THROUGI! ITPPI:R GUIDE(1). } guqde II| / UDper IOOD_r len$,0_ Ihl Cad d.II \ (_) PASS THE THREAD "[NROU(;ii UI'PER LOOPER THREAD GUIDE (2). (_ TURN THE IIAND WHEEL TOWARD D YOU UNTIl, DRAW THE THREAD TNROUGH THE THREAD GUIDE SECOND FROM THE LEFT FROM BACK TO FRONT.
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_;RFADING _) THE NEEDLE ON THE LEFT INSERT THC TUREA[) bEi_,,iE:_ "/D_;SIOII DISCS FRO)| 'lUF R1GHT. TUI'N Fbl,L BOTt| SIDES OF THREAD. _aO g J,_e (.4) (_)TUR,_I THE TO HI, lUG "1_read tate-u_ lever lhzead gu_e t!AN') I(|lt.t.l, IOWA[(h NEEDLE t'_AR TO I'IS NIGIIEST POSITIOi(, THEN PASS THREAD TNROUGII RIGNT NEEDLE TIIP, EAD LEVER GUIDE THREAD AIID TIIREAD YOU ,o THE TAKE-UP (_ GUIDE. DRb! THE T||RF_\DTHROUGH THE THREAD GUIDE ON THE LEFT FRO[| RACK TO FRONT.
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"IHREADING TIlE MACHINE (_) INSERT THE THREAD BETUEEN IF:'SION DISCS FROH TilE RIGHT. TH[.' PLtL BOTI} SIDES OI TIIREAD. Left n_'dle TIIE }lAND BRING NEEDLE L_{EEL BAR POSI'HON, TIIFN THROUGH THREAD U\ THREAI) ta_e TO "IOWARD ITS YOU 10 HIGHEST PASS THE THFEAD "lAKE- UP I,FVF I GUIDE. ® PASS THE THREAD THROUGH IHE NF.EUI,L TIIREAD GUIDE SLIDING Till,TIIRLAD FROH RIGIIT TO I,EFT. ® PASS THROUGH NEEDLE BAR THREAD GUIDE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
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[_AT TO DO NI_N FACE PLATE UNIT AND BELT COVER FACE PLATE CONDITION . CAUSE I- REI.LRENCE I. REHOVE THE SET SCREW (A) TO REIIOVE THE FACE PLATE (B). i THE FABRIC IS NOT BEING FED SMOOTHLY. I. THE FEED DOG IS PACKED NI_! LINT. THE PRESSER FOOT HAS BEEN RAISED. 2. , I. THE NEEDLE INSERTED. 2. THL NEEDL_ BLUff7. 3. THE tABRI¢ PULLED. BREAKS. I. THE HACHINE THREADED. 2. "rileNEEDLE TENSION IS 3. THE NEEDLE INSERTED. 4. THE NEEDLE BLUNT.
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MACHINE BASE SIDE COVER TO RF_OVE TO _EHOVE i. 2. 3. REHOVE THE FOUR HINGE SCREWS (A) A[;D (B), A_;D _HOVE CUSHIONS (C) AND (D). REHOVE THE TWO SET SCREWS (E) AND (F). REMOVE THE _CHINE BASE (G). _IE BASF. TO ATTACH 4. 5. ATTACH THE _u\CHINE BASE (G), AND TIGHTEN |lie T'dO SE'I.SCREWS (_:) _D (F). ATTACH THE BASE CUSDIO,':S (C) & (D) AND WASHERS, At_D TIGHTEN THE FOUR HINGE SCREWS (A) AND (B). I. OPEN THE SIDE COVER (A) TO THE [.EFT. 2. REMOVE THE TWO SET SCREWS (B) AND WASHERS 3.
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LOOPER COV_ UNIT FRONT PANEL UNIT !. 2. REMOVE TO TO R_MOVE REMOVE THE MACHINE BASE. REMOVE TIlE TWO SCREWS (A), 1. AND REMOCE TilE lOOPER COVLR UNII (B). 2. 3. 4. TO ATTACH 3. 4. 5. 6. $ tATTACH TIlE LOOPER COVER L_:lT (B) TO TIlE ,"b\C,llt.r. BODY TEMPORARILY WITH TWO SCREWS (A). ADJUST THL OPENING AND CIOSIN r; FUNCTION oF I.r,Of'LR COVLR (B). TIGHTEN T_¢O SCREWS (A) I'IRMLY. ATfACIt TttE MACHINE BASE. REHOVE THE COVER UNIT. I.OOSEN TIlE RE',qOVE TIlE LOOSEN THE UNIT (E).
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GAUGE FOR SERVICING N_,EDLE BAR I1EIGIIT ADJUSTNENT5 CAN BE DONE EFFECTIVELY AND COI(RECTI.Y WITH 7111S GAUGE. CORRECT SETTING I THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TIlE TIt' OF _EI)I.E ON TIIE r.IGHT _4D "lifE._URFAf.E OF NEEDLE PLATE SHOULD BE II.2 TO 11.6 tL_1(7/16 TO 79/_") I_[IENTIIE NEEDLE BAI' IS AT THE HIGHEST POSITION. US[ STAr4D:_RD KE,'I'.IOPI r4[El)k[ SIZE 14, W)lfrl,_Sll; _,TIIJSt,A'JI,E. T__O_ _A_DJ US__!T I. 2. 6,7 12 I_l _b_RKI NG-OI"F 1.1NE 1.6HH REMOVE THE FACE PLATE (REFER TO PAGE 14.
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CORREC1:U..TTIN'; CQO_RECT, SETTINO TIIFt_I,_rANCE BE_IEEN _llI' SUR_Ac'rOF NEEDIE PI,ATFAt_DBoT1C)HoF l'_I'!_ I F(_OI ,.,HoLLD BE 4, i 110 5.3 _'L"!(¢7/256 10 53/256") Wll_-,, THt |'ItE':.",_'_I_A_I.IF1[ER15 P.AISED. WHEN TIlE PRESSER FOOT IS LOWERED AND TIlE FEED DOGS ARE AT TIIEIR ItIGIIEST POSITION, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SURFACE OF NEEDLE PLATE AND BOTTO_ OF PRESSER FOOT SHOULD BE 0.75 AND 0,95 _ (151512 TO 191512"). To_ TO ADJUST I. F. 3. 4. 5. 6. RFMOVE THE EA¢_ PLATE. (REFFI_ 110 PAGE I_..
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FEEDTININO prPEH°KN_FETIHIN_ COLLECT _ET'I'ING CORRECTSETTING MIEN TIlE TIP OF NIGHT NEEDLE 15 AT 2 I.l,I (5/6q") ABOVE TIlE NEEDLE PLME IN ITS DOWNWARD MOTION AND LOWEREDPRESSER FOOT. THE TOP OF TIlE F_ED DOG TEETH SHOULD BE LEVEL TO THE TOP SUEFACEOF NEEDLE PLATE _¢ THEIH EEAEMOST POSITZON. TO ADJUST Io SET Tile STITCII LENGTH DIAL AT "4" AND TIIF DIEFEEENTIAL FEED DIAL AY "l.O".
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LONERLOOPER POSITION CORRECT C_LE.AR_. NCE____EI_:_.N NH:I,U.-.^.,'_ID LOt_:R .U,oI'EP It_ [hi_:-:.GUAPD.:S SEITING CORRECT oETTING WHEN LONER LOOPER (A) CO!dES TO TIIE LEFTHOST POSITION. 211E DISTANCE BETWEEN TIIE TIP OF LONER LOOPER AND CENTER OF NEEDLE ON Tilt. . RIGIIT SI{OIH.D BE 6,1 TO 6.5 _. (61/256 TO 65/256 "). NIIEN TIlE TIP OF LONER LOOPEtI C_HES FROH 1IlL LEl.'i NEEDLE O:I TIlE LEFT OR PIG;IT. THF BOTH CLEARALCE', LONER LOOPER SHOU[.D BE 0 TO 0.I ,_d (0 IO I/?_(P').
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I,OWER LOOPER TIHfNG 6. CtlECK TltE LOtCER LOOPER POSITION. 7. RECIIECK THE CLf'A_\NCE LOOPER (H). (REFER TO PAGE 75.) BE'IMEEN TilE NEEDLE (G) 8. CHECK THE ,_Lr.ARASCE BETVIF.EN LO_,'ER AND UPPEI', |.DOPERS. 10 PAGE 31.; 9. A'I.TACH THE FROST P/_'qEL UNIT AND THE LOOPER COVER UNIT. T',." PAGE 17 & 18.) 10. ATTACH THE BELT COVER AND FACE PLATE. 11. A'I'IACH ",tiE NLEDI.L PLATE AND PRESSER (RLEER CORRECT SETTING AND LOWER t/liEN TIlE NEEDLE CONI"S UP 1.4 TO 1.
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UPPER LOOPER POSITION UPPER & LOUER LOOPERS TIMING CORRECT SETTING CORRECT WREN THE UPPER LOOPER IS AT THE LEFTNOST POSITION, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTER OF NEEDLE ON THE RIGIIT AND THE CENTER OF LOOPER EYE SHOULD BE 4.8 TO 5.2 _ (3/16 TO 13/64 "). [.flIEN LOWER LOOPER (A) MOVES TO THE RIGHT, THE TIP OF UPPER LOOPER (B) MEETS IHE LOWER LOOPER (A) IILTHIN I_ (5/128") FROH THE LEFT OF LOWER LOOPER EYE AS SHOWN IN FIG. a . TO ADJUST TO i. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1.6 TO 1.
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CLEARANCE CORRECT BETWEEN LOOPERS CLEARANCE SETTING CORRECT WLEN THE UPPER LOOPER (A) MEETS LOI/ER LOOPER (B) AS SHOWN IN FIG. a, THE CLEARANCE SHOULD BE 0 TO 0.2 IdM (0 1'O 1/128 ")AS SHONN IN FIG. b. -0.1 -0.2 1. 2. 4. 5. REMOVE THE PRESSER FOOT AND NEEU!._ PLATE. TURN THE RAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU NITH YOUR [IAND TO BRING _{E LOOPERS AS SIIONN IN FIG. a . LOOSEN THE SET SCP_N (C), AND ADJUST THE CLEARANCE BY MOVING THE UPPER LOOPER (A) TO TIlE BACK OR FRONT AS SHONN IN FIG.
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POSITYON OF KNIVES POSITION OF LOOPER THREAD GUIDES CORRECT SETTING LOWER TIrE TOP OF LONER KNIFE (A) SHOULD BE LEVELLED NITH _lE SURFACE OF NEEDLE PLATE (B). I/HEN THE UPPER KNIFE (C) IS AT THE LOWEST POSITION, TIIE FRONT LONER CO_NFR OF UPPER KNIFE SHOULD BE 0.5 TO 1.0 t_ (5/256 TO 5/128 ")BELON T!lE EDGE OF LONER KNIFE. LOOPER GUIDE LOOSEN THE SET SCREW (A). AND ADJUST THE LOWER LOOPER THREAD GUIDE (B) SO THAT THE HOLE OF THREAD GUIDE IS IN LINE WITH THE GROOVE OF LOWER LOOPER (C) AS SHOWN 1N FIG.
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DIFFERENTIAL FEED RATIO CLEARANCE B_EN CORRECT SETTING HA_N & SUB FEED DOG, S CORRECT SETTING WHEN THE STITCH LENGTH DIAL IS SET AT "3" AND THE DIFFERENTIAL AT "I.0", THE DIFFERENCE OF THE AMOUNT OF HOVEHENT BE'rNEEN THE DOG AND SUB FEED DOG SHOULD BE LESS THAN 0.15 HM(I/12S"). FEED MAIN DIAL FEED TO ADJUST WHEN THE DIFFERENTIAL FEED DIAL IS SET AT "I.0", THE FRONT ENDS OF BOTH MAIN AND SUB FEED BARS SHOULD BE LEVEL (LESS THAN 0.15 Pg4) OR THE CLEARANCEBETWEENBOTH FEED DOGSSHOULDBE q.5 HH (1/64").
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STITCH CORRECT LENGTH OILING APPLY A FEW DROPS OF FINE QUALITY SE[IING WITH ARROWS. SETTINTG THE ACTUAL STITCH LENGTH SHOULD BE 2.8 TO 3.0 STITCH LENGTH DIAL IS SET AT "3". HH (7/64 TO 8/64") WHEN IT I_ RECO_LMENDED TO APPI.Y OIL ONCE HOURS IN CONTINUOUS USE. I. REMOVE THE FRONT PANEL UNIT. (REFER TO PAGE 18.) 2. SET THE STITCH LENGTH DIAL AT "3" AND THE DIFFERENTIAL FEED DIAL AT "1.O". 3. IF ACTUAL STITCH LENGTH IS LONGER THAN 3.0 HH (8/64"), TURN THE ADJUST SCREW (C) TO THE DIRECTION "[_-]".
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