Kenmore 385.15358 service manual Needle is Hitting

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SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20

MODEL 384. 15358

CONDITION

 

 

CAUSE

 

HOW TO FIX

 

REFERENCE

3. BREAKING

1. INITIAL

SEWING

SPEED IS

START WITH

MEDIUM SPEED.

 

UPPER

 

TOO FAST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THREAD

2. THREAD

PATH IS

USE THE

PROPER

THREAD

 

 

 

INCORRECT.

 

PATH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

NEEDLE

IS BENT

OR DULL.

REPLACE

WITH

A NEW NEEDLE.

 

 

4.

UPPER

THREAD

TENSION IS

ADJUST

UPPER

THREAD

P.11

 

 

TOO STRONG.

 

TENSION

CORRECTLY.

 

 

5.

NEEDLE

SIZE IS

 

USE APPROPRIATE

NEEDLE

 

 

 

INAPPROPRIATE

FOR

AND THREAD

FOR FABRIC

 

 

 

FABRIC.

 

 

IN USE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

NEEDLE

EYE IS WORN.

CHANGE

THE

NEEDLE.

 

7.NEEDLE HOLE IN NEEDLE REPAIR THE HOLE OR

PLATE IS WORN OR BURRED. REPLACE THE NEEDLE PLATE.

4.BREAKING 1. INCORRECTLY THREADED THREAD BOBBIN CASE

BOBBIN

 

BOBBIN

CASE.

 

 

CORRECTLY.

 

 

 

THREAD

2.

TOO

MUCH

THREAD

IS

ADJUST

 

THE

POSITION OF

 

 

WOUND

ON THE

BOBBIN.

STOPPER.

 

 

 

 

3.

LINT

IS STUCK INSIDE THE

CLEAN

THE

HOOK

RACE.

 

 

HOOK RACE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

THREAD

QUALITY

IS

 

CHANGE

TO A HIGH

QUALITY

 

 

TOO

LOW.

 

 

 

SEWING

THREAD.

 

 

 

5.

THREAD

IS JAMMING

 

CLEAR

OUT

THE JAMMING

 

 

AROUND

THE BOBBIN.

THREAD.

 

 

 

 

 

6.

BOBBIN

THREAD

TENSION IS

ADJUST

 

BOBBIN THREAD

P.12

 

 

TOO STRONG.

 

 

TENSION

CORRECTLY.

 

5. NEEDLE

1.

NEEDLE IS HITTING THE

SEE MECHANICAL

 

P.15

BREAKS

 

NEEDLE PLATE.

 

 

ADJUSTMENT"NEEDLE

DROP."

 

2.

NEEDLE IS BENT OR WORN.

CHANGE

THE NEEDLE.

 

 

3.

NEEDLE IS HITTING THE

SEE MECHANICAL

 

P.16, 17

 

 

HOOK RACE.

 

 

ADJUSTMENT"CLEARANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BETWEEN NEEDLE

AND

HOOK".

 

4.

THE

FABRIC

MOVES

WHILE

SEE MECHANICAL

 

P.14

 

 

THE

NEEDLE

IS PIERCING

ADJUSTMENT"NEEDLESWING".

 

 

IT, OR THE NEEDLE ZIGZAGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHILE IN FABRIC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

FABRIC

IS BEING PULLED TOO

GUIDE

THE

FABRIC

GENTLY

 

 

STRONGLY

WHILE SEWING.

WHILE

SEWING.

 

 

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385.15358 specifications

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