Cleaning the Shuttle Race

This area must be kept free of dust, lint and tangled thread_

Clean the shuttle race area every three months.

,Cleaning the shuttle area 0 Bobbin case

Levers

(_) Shuttle race cover

(_) Shuttle

(_) Shuttle race

(_ Center pin on the shuttle

1o Raise the needle bar to its highest point, and then remove the bobbin case 0

2o Push the shuttle race levers (_) aside_ Lift out the shuttle race cover(_) and take the shuttle (_out.

3o Clean the shuttle race Q with a lint brush.

4.Put a drop of oil on the center pin of the shuttle (_ and the shuttle race _). Do not over oil.

°Replacing shuttle assembly (_) Levers

_) Shuttle race cover (_ Shuttle

(_ Shuttle race

(_	Center	pin on the shuttle
0	Shuttle	driver
(_) Pointed		hook	®
(_	(Oil here)
1	Turn the handwheel so that the shuttle driverO		forms a

	half moon on the left side of the machine_
2., Hold the shuttle (_ by its center pin (_), and position the
	shuttle so that it forms a half moon on the right side. The
	pointed hook will be on the bottom°
3.	Put the shuttle race cover (_) back into place over the
	shuttle (_) assembly_	®
4.	Snap the levers (_) back into the original position,	®
4.	Snap the levers (_) back into the original position,

385.151082 specifications

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Kenmore 385.151082 Cleaning the Shuttle Race, Cleaning the shuttle area 0 Bobbin case Levers

Models: 385.151082