Kenmore 385.151082 owner manual Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Condition

Cause

Reference

The needle thread

1

The

needle

thread is not threaded properly

Page

24

breaks°

2,

The

needle

thread

tension is too tight.

Pages

26, 28

3

The

needle

is bent or blunt.

Page

10

4,

The

needle

is incorrectly inserted

Page 10

5

The

needle

thread

and the bobbin thread are not set properly

Page 24, 26

under the presser foot at the beginning of sewing.

&

The threads

are not drawn

to the rear after previous

sewing.

Page

32

"7,,

The thread

is too

heavy, or too fine for the needle.

Page

14

The bobbin

thread

1

The

bobbin

thread

is not threaded properly

in the bobbin

Page

22, 26

breaks°

case

and shuttle

2

Lint has collected

in the

shuttle

area

Page

60

3.

The bobbin

is damaged

and doesn'tturn smoothly.

Changethe

bobbin

The needle

breaks.

1. The

needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

Page

10

2.. The

needle

is bent or biunt,

PagelO

3.. The

needle

clamp

screw is loose

Page

lO

4

The

needle

thread tension

is too tighL

Pages

26,28

5..

The threads

are not drawn to the rear after the previous

sewing

Page

32

6.

The

needle

is too fine for the fabric being sewn.

Page

t4

Skipped

stitches

1

The

needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

PagelO

2

The

needle

is bent or blunt,

for the work

being

Page

10

3.

The

needle

and/or

threads

are not suitable

Page14

sewn..

4

A blue

needle is not being

used for sewing

stretch,

very

fine

Page

14

fabrics

or synthetics

5,

The

needle

thread

is not threaded properly.

Page

24

6

The

wrong needle

is being used.

Changethe

needle

Seam puckering

I

The

needle

thread

tension

is too tight,

Pages 26,28

2,,

The

needle

thread

is not threaded properly.

Page

24

3,,

The

needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn

Page

14

4

The

stitch length

is too

long for the fabric,

Make

stitch

shoder

The cloth is not

1.

The

feed dog is packed

with lint

Page 58

feeding

smoothly_

2.

The

stitches

are too fine.

Make

stitchlooser

3.

The

feed dog is not raised after

"drop feed" sewing°

Page

38

The machine

1 .. The machine is not plugged in.

Page

6

doesn't work.

2.

A thread is caught

in the shuttle

race.,

Page

60

3.

The push-clutch

is disengaged.

Pages18,20

Patterns

are

1

The stitch is not balanced

Page

30

distorted°

Noisy operation

1.

There

is thread caught

in the hook race

Page

60

2.

Lint

has built up in the shuttle or the shuttle

racer

Page

60

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