MANTENIMIENTO

MAINTENANCE

Cleaning

Removing the Shuttle Hook

1.Raise the needle to its highest position.

2.Open the shuttle cover on the front of the free arm.

3.Take out the bobbin case by opening its latch and pulling it out from the shuttle race.

4.Slide the latch levers out from the retaining ring and remove the retaining ring. See fig. A.

5.Remove the hook by grasping the center post of the hook and pulling it out as shown in fig. B.

NOTE:

When the needle is lowered, the shuttle hook cannot be removed.

Cleaning the Shuttle Race

1.Remove any accumulated lint and thread from the retaining ring, hook, driver and race body with a brush.

2.A cloth dampened with machine oil should be used to wipe the shuttle race clean of lint.

3.Clean the shuttle hook in the same manner de- scribed above.

4.Reassemble and push the latch levers back to their previous positions holding the retaining ring in place with the notch at the top.

1 Retaining ring

2 Latch lever

3 Hook

4 Driver

5 Race body

Limpieza

Para sacar el garfio de la lanzadera

1.Levante la aguja a su posición más alta.

2.Abra la cubierta exterior del garfio, enfrente del brazo libre.

3.Saque el portacanilla, abriendo su uñeta metálica (pestillo) y retirándolo de la pista de la lanzadera.

4.Retire las palancas que sujetan el anillo retenedor y saque dicho anillo. Véase fig. A.

5.Retire el garfio cogiéndolo de la barra central y sacándolo tal como ilustra la fig. B.

NOTA:

No puede quitarse el garfio cuando la aguja está abajo.

Limpieza de la pista de la lanzadera

1.Quite los hilos y polvo acumulados en el anillo retenedor, garfio, impulsor y pista con un cepillo.

2.Limpie el polvo de la lanzadera con un trapo impregnado de aceite de máquina.

3.Limpie el garfio de la misma manera.

4.Vuelva a juntar los elementos y coloque las palancas en sus posiciones previas para que mantengan el anillo retenedor en su sitio con la ranura hacia arriba.

1 Anillo retenedor

2 Palanca de la uñeta

3 Garfio

4 Impulsor

5 Pista de la lanzadera.

A

1

2

43

B

35

4

11

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Brother XL 3010, XL3022 Cleaning, Para sacar el garfio de la lanzadera, Limpieza de la pista de la lanzadera

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