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A
A
B
B
Lower shaft bushing
Hexagonal
socket screw (C)
Lower shaft gear
Hook driving gear
Lower shaft gear
Lower bushing of the front side
Lower bushing of the belt cover
Lower shaft bushing
Hexagonal
socket
screw (D)
Mechanical adjustment
Backlash between hook drive gear and lower shaft gear
The rotary play of the hook should be 0.8 mm or less when the tip of rotary hook is within the width of feed dog.
Tip of rotary hook
1. Remove the base cover and bed cover (see page 3).
2. Remove the presser foot, the needle plate and the
bobbin holder.
* Cover the needle plate with the fabric to prevent
damaging when removing, the needle plate.
3. Turn the handwheel toward you so the the tip of the
rotary hook is within the width of feed dog as shown in
Fig 1.
Check the rotary play of the hook.
4. If the backlash is too much or too little, loosen the
hexagonal socket screw (C) and (D) and following the
adjustment procedure.
If the backlash is too great (more than 0.8 mm), turn
the both lower shaft bushings in direction A. If the
engagement of gear is too tight, and the machine
does
not turn smoothly, turn the both lower shaft
bushings in direction B.
Adjust the grooves of the lower shaft bushing as well.
5. Tighten the hexagonal socket screws (C) and (D).
Width of feed dog
Groove
0.8 mm or less
Groove
Fig. 1