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19X Service Manual
Changing the Needle (continued)
5. Insert the new
needle
all the way into the
needle bar. Check the
needle bar sight
hole
above the thumb screw to make sure
the needle is inserted all the way.
Needle Bar
Sight Hole
Needle
6. The
scarf
, a cut-out on the back of the
needle, should face the throat of the
machine. Place the
needle magnet
on the
opposite side of the scarf.
7. Use the needle magnet as a visual guide.
Twist the needle until the magnet points as
straight out from the machine as possible.
Note:
Do not attempt to adjust the needle
by moving the magnet directly.
8. Hand-tighten the thumb screw. Do
not over-tighten if using the fl at-head
screwdriver.
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5
6
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Needle
Magnet
Scarf