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New spring, This tail is what was
broken.
Insert the new spring.
Twist while inserting the new spring.
New spring in place.
Insert the tension assembly back into
the barrel.
REMEMBER DO NOT
LOSE THE PIN
Insure that you are all the way in.
Give the tension assembly a twist
until you feel resistance on the check
spring.
Tighten screw. Make sure the pin is
still there.
Place the assembly back into your
machine.
Once in, ensure that your check
spring is at 11:00.
Press in and notice the tension disk
opens.
Release and the disk will close; this
is the proper place for your tension
assembly.
Figure 74
Figure 73
Figure 72
Figure 71
Figure 70
Figure 69
Figure 68
Figure 67
Figure 66
Figure 77
Figure 76
Figure 75
Tighten screw on your machine.
Tension assembly back in
place with new check spring
at 11:00.
For fine adjustment of check spring
insert screwdriver. Turn clockwise for
more tension.
Machine will not sew. I cannot turn the hand wheel.
No matter how hard you try to keep the bobbin area free of loose threads
and lint, we will sometimes get a jam. Most jams start with the needle
down as the jam is due to something getting into the bobbin race. The
bobbin race is a part of the bobbin hook which keep the hook rotat-
ing smoothly with no wandering as it rotates.
Don’t panic. This can be
cleared. It just takes a little work.
Step 1:
Turn the power off.
Step 2:
Remove the belt guard so you can get a good grip on
the hand wheel. See page 11 for instructions.
Normal sew rotation if you are standing at the back of the
machine looking at the hand wheel is counter clockwise. If you
turn the machine counter clockwise you will force whatever is
jamming the machine deeper into the bobbin race.
Step 3:
Rotate the hand wheel clockwise to back the jam out
of the bobbin race. (This may take some effort to get it worked
free.)
Step 4:
Normally when you get it backed up, it will fall out and
you will be able to make a full rotation with the hand wheel.
Once it feels free, take the needle plate off the machine and give
the bobbin area a good cleaning. Prior to putting the needle
plate back on, rotate the hand wheel counter clockwise (normal
machine rotation).
While rotating the hand wheel by hand, ensure that you have
free movement of the machine. If everything is working well, you
can put the needle plate back on and put the belt guard back
on. You will be ready to start quilting again.
Figure 81
shows thread caught.
Figure 82
show the race.
The Race
is this
small
space
here on
the hook
assembly.
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Figure 82
Figure 81
