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1. Cleaning the sewing machine
Open front cover
❶
and slide cover
❷
, loosen screws
❸
, remove throat plate
❹
, and clean the grooves in the
throat plate, those in the feed dogs, and the peripheries.
After cleaning, fix throat plate
❹
with setscrews
❸
.
2. Replacing the lubricating oil
In case of the new sewing machine, replace the lubricating
oil (JUKI GENUINE OIL 18) with new one after using it for
approximately one month. Then replace the lubricating oil
every six months.
1) Set a container to receive the lubricating oil under drain
screw
❶
.
2) Remove drain screw
❶
. The lubrication oil is drained.
3) After the drain, wipe out the oil and attach the drain
screw
❶
.
❶
WARNING :
To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the follow-
ing work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest.
3. Inspecing and replacing the oil filter
WARNING :
To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the follow-
ing work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest.
❶
❷
❸
Normal lubrication cannot be performed if dust collects in
oil filter
❶
. Inspect it every 6 months.
1) Remove oil filter cap
❷
, and draw out oil filter
❶
to
inspect it.
2) When oil filter
❶
is clogged with dust, replace it with a
new one.
3) After the replacement, fix the filter cap
❷
with screws
❸
.
When removing the oil filter cap, lubricating
oil collected in the filter will leak out. So, be
careful.
Ⅶ
. MAINTENANCE
❶
❷
❸
❹
WARNING :
To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the follow-
ing work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest.
