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Page 1: ...SERVICE MANUAL SEWING MACHINE MODEL 385 15358 BER 2006 ...

Page 2: ... NEEDLE SWING NEEDLE DROP CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK NO l CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK NO 2 FEED DOG HEIGHT NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT NEEDLE TIMING TO SHUTTLE BUTTONHOLE FEED BALANCE DISTORTED PATTERN BARTACK FEED OF BUTTONHOLE DISENGAGEMENT OF CAM FOLLOWER BUTTUNHOLE FUNCTION MOTOR BELT TENSION TO REPLACE NEEDLE THREADER PLATE WiRiNG OiLiNG SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13...

Page 3: ...UIDE THREAD TAKE UP LEVER BOBBIN WINDING SPINDLE BOBBIN WINDER STOPPER TOP THREAD TENSION CONTROL FACE COVER NEEDLETHREADER NEEDLE LENGTH DIAL STITCH SELECTOR DIAL REVERSE LEVER EXTENSION TABLE ACCESSORY STORAGE BOX SPOOLPINS HANDWHEEL PRESSER FOOTLEVER LEVER FREE ARM LIGHT AND POWER SWITCH MACHINE SOCKET ...

Page 4: ...OBBIN WINDING SPINDLE TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT CLICKS 4 HOLDING THE END OF THREAD START MACHINE WHEN BOBBIN IS SLIGHTLY FILLED SNIP OFF THE END OF THREAD 5 WIND THREAD UNTIL BOBBIN STOPS REMOVE BOBBIN 6 PUSH THE HANDWHEEL TO THE LEFT B PLACE BOBBIN IN BOBBIN CASE MAKING SURE THREAD FEEDS CLOCKWISE AND IS COMING FROM BOBBIN AS SHOWN 2 PULL THREAD THROUGH SLIT OF CASE AS SHOWN HOLDING LATCH OPEN POSITI...

Page 5: ... SPOOL PIN WITH THREAD COMING OFF AS SHOWN 1 DRAW THREAD THROUGH THE THREAD GUIDE 2 HOLDING THREAD TAUT WITH RIGHT HAND DRAW THREAD DOWN INTO THE TENSION AREA AND THEN AROUND THE CHECK SPRING HOLDER 3 FIRMLY DRAW THREAD UP AND THROUGH THE TAKE UP LEVER FROM RIGHT TO LEFT 4 DRAW THREAD DOWN AGAIN AND SLIP IT INTO THE NEEDLE BAR THREAD GUIDE 5 TREAD NEEDLE FROM FRONT TO BACK NOTE YOU MAY WANT TO CUT...

Page 6: ...LE TO HOOK CLEARANCE 1 INCORRECT FEED DOG HEIGHT 2 THREAD ON BOTTOM SIDE OF FABRIC IS JAMMED UP 3 FEED DOG TEETH ARE WORN HOW TO FIX INSERT THE NEEDLE PROPERLY CHANGE THE NEEDLE RETHREAD USE THE RECOMMENDED SEWING NEEDLE AND THREAD USE A 11 BLUE TIP NEEDLE SEE MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT SEE MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE TIMING TO SHUTTLE SEE MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEED...

Page 7: ...TTING THE NEEDLE PLATE 2 NEEDLE IS BENT OR WORN 3 NEEDLE IS HITTING THE HOOK RACE 4 THE FABRIC MOVES WHILE THE NEEDLE IS PIERCING IT OR THE NEEDLE ZIGZAGS WHILE IN FABRIC 5 FABRIC IS BEING PULLED TOO STRONGLY WHILE SEWING USE THE PROPER THREAD PATH REPLACE WITH A NEW NEEDLE ADJUST UPPER THREAD TENSION CORRECTLY USE APPROPRIATE NEEDLE AND THREAD FOR FABRIC IN USE CHANGE THE NEEDLE REPAIR THE HOLE O...

Page 8: ...HOOK NO 2 ELIMINATE THE LOOSENESS LOOSE 3 INAPPROPRIATE BELT TENSION SEE MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MOTOR BELT TENSION 4 UPPERSHAFTGEARISLOOSE 5 NOT ENOUGH OIL 1 1NAPPROPRIATEZIGZAG SYNCHRONIZATION 2 INAPPROPRIATE DISENGAGEMENT OF CAM FOLLOWER 3 UPPER THREAD TENSION ISTOO STRONG ELIMINATE THE LOOSENESS OIL ALL MOVING PARTS SEE MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE SWING SEE MECHANICAL ADJUSTM DISENGAGEMENT OF C...

Page 9: ... FACE COVER A B TO REMOVE 1 REMOVE THE FACE COVER BY REMOVING THE CAP A AND SETSCREW B TO ATTACH 2 FOLLOW THE ABOVE PROCEDURE IN REVERSE BELT COVER TO REMOVE 1 2 LOOSEN SETSCREW C TAKE THE BELT COVER OUT c BELT COVER TO ATTAC H 3 FOLLOW THE ABOVE PROCEDURE IN REVERSE ...

Page 10: ...WING MACHINE DtV 20 MODEL 384 15358 SERVICE ACCESS BASE PLATE f A BASE PLATE TO REMOVE 1 LOOSEN THE SETSCREWS A 2 REMOVE THE BASE PLATE TO ATTAC H 3 MOUNT THE BASE PLATE AND SECURE IT WITH FOUR SETSCREWS ...

Page 11: ...MOVE THE FACE COVER AND REMOVE THE BELT COVER SEE PAGE 7 2 REMOVE DIALS A 3 LOOSEN SETSCREWS C D E F AND G REMOVE SETSCREWS H I AND J AND THEN REMOVE THE FRONT COVER NOTE UNHOOK THE TAB K OF THE REAR COVER WHEN REMOVING THE FRONT COVER TO ATTAC H 4 MOUNT THE FRONT COVER IN REVERSE PROCEDURE OF THE REMOVING ...

Page 12: ... 7 NOTE PULL UP THE SPOOL PINS LOOSEN SETSCREWS A B C AND D 2 PCS REMOVE SETSCREWS E F G AND H AND THEN REMOVE THE REAR COVER NOTE REMOVE THE REAR COVER IN THE ORDER OF X LOWER PART _ Y UPPER PART _ Z PRESSER FOOT LIFTER PART REMOVE THE BED COVER TOGETHER TO ATTAC H 3 MOUNT THE REAR COVER IN REVERSE PROCEDURE OF THE REMOVING 10 ...

Page 13: ...TTING THE TENSION DIAL AT 3 MAKE SURE THE FOOT SHOULD BE LOWERED IF THE TENSION IS OUT OF THE STANDARD RANGE ADJUST IT AS FOLLOWS ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1 REMOVE THE FRONT COVER UNIT SEE PAGE 9 2 TURN THE ADJUSTING NUT C IN THE DIRECTION OF D WHEN THE UPPER THREAD TENSION tS TOO TIGHT TURN THE ADJUSTING NUT C IN THE DIRECTION OF E WHEN THE UPPER THREAD TENSION IS TOO LOOSE 3 ATTACH THE FRONT COVER U...

Page 14: ...BOBBIN THREAD TENSION SHOULD BE 45 55g WHEN PULLING THE THREAD IN THE DIRECTION OF B IF THE TENSION IS OUT OF THE RANGE ADJUST IT AS FOLLOWS ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1 TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF D WHEN THE BOBBIN THREAD TENSION tS TOO TIGHT 2 TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF E WHEN THE BOBBIN THREAD TENSION IS TOO LOOSE B t COTTON THREAD 50 E D c 12 ...

Page 15: ...FACE COVER SEE PAGE 7 2 REMOVE THE SCREW B AND THE LAMP SOCKET THEN LOOSEN THE SCREW C ON THE PRESSER BAR HOLDER ADJUST THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PRESSER FOOT D AND THE NEEDLE PLATE D TO 6 0 MM 0 24 3 TIGHTEN THE SCREW C SECURELY 4 TIGHTEN THE SCREW B TO SECURE THE LAMP SOCKET 5 ATTACH THE FACE COVER NOTE WHEN YOU TIGHTEN THE SCREW B MAKE SURE THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE PRESSER FOOT ARE PARALLEL TO THE...

Page 16: ...DIAL WITH MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH AND REMOVE THE FRONT COVER SEE PAGE 9 2 LOOSEN TWO SETSCREWS 3 ADJUST THE NEEDLE SWING BY TURNING THE HANDWHEEL WHILE HOLDING THE WORM SO AS NOT TO ROTATE IT UNTIL THE NEEDLE SWING STARTS 2 3 MM ABOVE THE NEEDLE PLATE AFTER THE NEEDLE HAS COME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NEEDLE HOLE 4 TIGHTEN TWO SETSCREWS 5 MOUNT THE FRONT COVER NOTE AFTER ADJUSTING THE NEEDLE SWIN...

Page 17: ...THE NEEDLE DROP POSITIONS SHOULD BE EQUAL IF NOT ADJUST AS FOLLOWS ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE 1 REMOVE THE FACE COVER SEE PAGE 7 2 SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH 3 LOOSEN THE SETSCREW 4 TURN THE ECCENTRIC PIN TO ADJUST THE NEEDLE DROP 5 TIGHTEN THE SETSCREW 6 ATTACH THE FACE COVER NOTE CHECK THE HOOK TIMING AFTER THIS ADJUSTMENT SETSCREW ECCENTRIC PIN BOTH CLEARANCES SHOULD BE EQUA...

Page 18: ...THE ARROWS TO GET A CLEARANCE BETWEEN 0 05 TO 0 10 MM IF CLEARANCE tS TOO WIDE MOVE THE NEEDLE BAR SUPPORTER IN THE DIRECTION B IF CLEARANCE tS TOO NARROW MOVE THE NEEDLE BAR SUPPORTER IN THE DIRECTION C NOTE AFTER THIS ADJUSTMENT CHECK THAT THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND NEEDLE PLATE IS 0 15 MM OR MORE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE D IF NOT ADJUST THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND SHUTTLE RACE BY USING...

Page 19: ...TO ADJUST THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND THE SHUTTLE RACE IN THE RANGE OF 0 05 TO 0 10 MM 5 SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT 3_ TURN THE HANDWHEEL TO CHECK IF THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND INNER EDGES OF THE SHUTTLE RACE SPRING AT THE LEFT AND RIGHT NEEDLE DROPS ARE EQUAL IF NOT ADJUST BY TURNING THE SHUTTLE RACE UNIT 6 TIGHTEN THE TWO SHUTTLE RACE SETSCREWS B 7 SLIDE THE GEAR BACK TO...

Page 20: ...T REFER TO CHART BELOW ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1 2 OPEN THE SHUTTLE COVER LOOSEN THE SCREW A ADJUST THE FEED DOG HEIGHT BY TURNING THE FEED LIFTING PIN WHEN THE FEED DOG HEIGHT IS HIGHER THAN THE STANDARD RANGE TURNS THE FEED LIFTING PIN tN THE DIRECTION OF B WHEN THE FEED DOG HEIGHT IS LOWER THAN THE STANDARD RANGE TURN THE FEED LIFTING PIN IN THE DIRECTION OF C FACE A 1 25 MM NOT MOVING NOT MOVING ...

Page 21: ... ITS LOWEST POSITION 5 THE TIP OF THE TEST PIN 68368 A SHOULD BE IN BETEEN THE TWO HORIZONTAL LINES ENGRAVED ON THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE 68366 B ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1 REMOVE FACE COVER SEE PAGE 7 2 LOOSEN THE SCREW A OF THE NEEDLE BAR HOLDER 3 MOVE THE NEEDLE BAR UP OR DON BY HAND UNTIL THE TIP OF THE TEST PIN 68368 A COMES IN BETWEEN THE TWO HORIZONTAL PARALLEL LINES ENGRAVE ON THE RADIAL TIMING ...

Page 22: ...NEEDLE BAR REACHES ITS LOWEST POSITION 5 THE TEST PIN 68368 A SHOULD BE IN BETWEEN THE TO VERTICAL LINES ENGRAVED ON THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE 68366 B ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1 REMOVE THE BASE PLATE SEE PAGE 8 2 LOOSEN THE SCREWS C AND D 3 ROTATE THE SHUTTLE DRIVER UNTIL THE TIP TEST PIN 68368 A COMES IN BETWEEN THE TWO VERTICAL LINES ENGRAVED ON THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE 68366 B 4 TIGHTEN THE SCREWS C A...

Page 23: ... ROW BACKWARD FEEDING AGAINST 10 STITCHES IN THE LEFT SIDE ROW FORWARD FEEDING IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1 CHECK THE FEED BALANCE BY SEWING BUTTONHOLES 2 REMOVE THE CAP ON THE FRONT COVER 3 TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW IN THE DIRECTION OF C IN CASE OF A RIGHT STITCHES ARE COARSE OR IN THE DIRECTION OF D IN CASE OF B LEFT STITCHES ARE COARSE 4 MOUNT THE CAP f x 0 x c CAP NOTCH FORWA...

Page 24: ...FORWARD FEEDING AND BACKWARD FEEDING DURING STRETCH STITCH PATTERNS MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AS FOLLOWS ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1 REMOVE THE CAP ill ill 2 SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT 1 AND THE STITCH LENGTH DIAL AT V 3 TURN THE STRETCH STITCH ADJUSTING SCREW tN THE DIRECTION OF C WHEN A B OR IN THE DIRECTION OF D WHEN A B 4 MOUNTTHE CAP A_2 _o_ 7 _B 0 X A B A_ B X A B c D CAP NOTCH STRECH STITCH ADJUS...

Page 25: ...NT PROCEDURE 1 SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT AND THE STITCH LENGTH DIAL AT 4 2 REMOVE THE FRONT COVER SEE PAGE 9 3 PLACE A PIECE OF PAPER UNDER THE FOOT AND TURN THE HANDWHEEL IF THE PAPER IS FED FORWARD TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW IN THE DIRECTION OF C IF THE PAPER tS FED BACKWARD TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW IN THE DIRECTION OF U 4 ATTACH THE FRONT COVER FORWARD FEEDING D c ADJUSTING SCREW BACKWARD ...

Page 26: ...LEASING ARM TO THE PATTERN SELECTOR CAM 4 LOOSEN THE SET SCREW 5 PUSH THE CONVEX PART OF THE CAM FOLLOWER RELEASING ARM tN THE DIRECTION OF ARROW UNTIL THE CAM FOLLOWER RELEASING ARM TOUCHES POSITION A OF THE PATTERN SELECTOR CAM AND THEN TIGHTEN THE SETSCREW NOTE AFTER THIS ADJUSTMENT CHECK THAT THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ZIGZAG CAM AND THE CAM FOLLOWER IS ABOUT 0 3 MM WHEN SETTING THE CAM FOLLOWE...

Page 27: ...NNOT BE OBTAINED THEN CHECK AND ADJUST AS FOLLOWS ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE 1 OPEN THE FACE COVER SEE PAGE 4 2 TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW IN THE DIRECTION OF A IF THE BUTTONHOLE STITCH LENGTH IS LONGER THAN THE STANDARD OR tN THE DIRECTION OF B IF THE BUTTONHOLE STtTCHLENGTHIS SHORTER THAN THE STANDARD 3 ATTACH THEFACECOVER ADJUSTING SCREW BUTTONHOLE LEVER r A B STANDARD f AIOUT 3MM 25 ...

Page 28: ...TOR BELT JUMPING 2 THE BELT DEFLECTION SHOULD BE 7 MM 9 MM WHEN PRESSING THE MIDDLE OF THE MOTOR BELT WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 GRAMS OF PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1 REMOVE THE BELT COVER SEE PAGE 7 2 LOOSEN THE SCREWS A AND B 3 MOVE THE MOTOR UP OR DOWN TO ADJUST THE DEFLECTION ABOUT 7 MM 9 MM 4 TIGHTEN THE SCREWS A AND B 5 ATTACH THE BELT COVER A LOAD 7 9MM B 26 ...

Page 29: ...GHLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT LOOSEN THE SETSCREW D AND ADJUST THE POSITION AS SHOWN IN FIG 2 IF THE ABOVE WAY OF ADJUSTMENT IS NOT APPLICABLE MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT AS SHOWN IN FIG 3 AS FOLLOWS 1 OPEN THE FACE PLATE 2 WHEN THE THREADER PLATE IS TOO HIGH LOOSEN THE HAXAGONAL SOCKET SCREW E AND LOWER THE SETTING PLATE F TOO LOW LOOSEN THE HEXAGONAL SOCKET SCREW E AND RAISE THE SETTING PLATE F 3 TIGHTEN THE HE...

Page 30: ...SEWING MACHINE DtV 20 MODEL 384 15358 WiRiNG 1 WIRING FOR MACHINE SOCKET UNIT M MOTOR L LAMP RIDGED WtERS M L 2 WIRING DIAGRAM FOOT CONTROL MACHINE SOCKET i i J _ f _ LAMPSO_KET 1 MOTOR Y _ 28 ...

Page 31: ...LY GOOD QUALITY SEWING MACHINE OIL TO THE POINTS A B C D E INDICATED BY BLACK ARROWS GREASE WHITE GREASE IS RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON GEARS AND CAM SURFACES IT IS AN IMPROVED GREASE AND IT CAN BE USED ON THE METAL AND PLASTIC PARTS WHICH POINTS ARE INDICATED BY THE WHITE ARROWS F G H HOW TO ORDER PARTS NO EM 40M DESCRIPTION SEWING MACHINE OIL WHITE GREASE PRICE ORDER THROUGH YOUR RPDC IN THE USUAL MA...

Page 32: ...SEWING MACHINE DtV 20 MODEL 384 15358 SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED SL 0 TTED SCREWDRIVER FEED DOG HEIGHT GAUGE 68267 _EWDRIVER TE8 TPI V 68868 A_LLEN WRENCH RADIAL TIMING GAUGE 68 366 30 ...

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