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Symptom

Probable Cause

Remedy

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

The needle breaks.

The upper thread was not

Correct the upper threading.

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threaded correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The upper thread was not

 

 

 

 

threaded correctly (for example,

 

 

 

 

the spool is not installed correctly,

Correct the upper threading.

 

 

 

the spool cap is too big for the

Use the spool cap that best fits the

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spool being used, or the thread

size of the spool being used.

 

 

 

has come out of the needle bar

 

 

 

 

thread guide.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are knots or tangles in the

Remove any knots or tangles.

-

 

 

thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The selected needle is not

Select a needle that is appropriate for

 

 

 

appropriate for the thread being

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the type of thread being used.

 

 

used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The upper thread tension is too

Loosen the upper thread tension.

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tight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The upper thread

The thread is tangled, for example,

Remove the tangled thread. If the

 

 

breaks.

thread is tangled in the bobbin case,

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in the bobbin case.

 

 

clean the race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The needle is bent or blunt.

Replace the needle.

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The needle is incorrectly installed.

Correctly install the needle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The area around the hole in the

Replace the presser foot.

 

 

 

presser foot is scratched, or has a

Contact your dealer or the nearest

-

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burr on it.

authorized service center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bobbin case is scratched, or

Replace the bobbin case.

 

 

 

Contact your dealer or the nearest

-

 

 

has a burr on it.

 

 

authorized service center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect bobbins will not work

 

 

 

A bobbin designed specifically for

properly. Only use a bobbin

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this machine is not used.

designed specifically for this

 

 

 

 

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread is not passed through

Correctly pass the thread through the

 

 

 

the bobbin-winding thread guide

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bobbin-winding thread guide.

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bobbin thread

 

 

 

 

 

Move the sewing speed controller to

 

 

does not wind

 

 

 

Bobbin spins slowly.

the right (so that the speed will be

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neatly on the

 

 

fast).

 

 

bobbin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread that was pulled out

Wind the thread that was pulled off

 

 

 

was not wound onto the bobbin

around the bobbin five or six times

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correctly.

clockwise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bobbin thread is incorrectly

Correctly install the bobbin thread.

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installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lower thread is

The bobbin is scratched or does

 

 

 

not rotate smoothly, or has a burr

Replace the bobbin.

-

 

tangled or breaks.

 

on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread is tangled.

Remove the tangled thread and clean

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the race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother 885-V32 appendix Troubleshooting

885-V32 specifications

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