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Adjustment procedures
Results of Improper adjustment
3. Adjusting the lateral position of the feed dog
(1) Loosen setscrew
❷
in rocking bar presser, right
❶
, and loosen
setscrews
❹
in rocking bar presser, left
❸
.
(Caution) When adjusting, perform the lateral adjustment with
the throat plate installed.
(2) When loosening setscrews
❷
and
❹
in the rocking bar press-
ers, right and left, the adjustment of main feed rocking bar
❻
and differential feed rocking bar
❺
in the lateral direction can
be performed. Adjust rocking bars
❺
and
❻
so that clearances
A provided between the throat plate and the feed dog are paral-
lel and equal.
(3) After clearances A provided between the throat plate and the
feed dog are adjusted to be parallel and equal, fix the rocking
bar pressers with setscrew
❷
in rocking bar presser, right
❶
and setscrews
❹
in rocking bar presser, left
❸
.
(Caution) After fixing rocking bar pressers, right
❶
and left
❸
,
check that main feed rocking bar
❻
and differential
feed rocking bar
❺
smoothly move in the longitudi-
nal direction.
When they do not move well, loosen again setscrews
❷
and
❹
in the rocking bar pressers, right
❶
and left
❸
, and perform the adjustment.
◦ When the lateral position of the
rocking bars
❺
and
❻
is incor-
rect, worn out of throat plate and
feed dog will be caused.
◦ When the rocking bars
❺
and
❻
do not move well in the longitudi-
nal direction, heating or abnor-
mal noise will be caused.
◦ The feed components will wear
out early, or the looseness will
be caused.