SECTION V. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART

What to do when

Condition

The fabric is not being fed smoothly.

The needle breaks.

The thread breaks.

Skipped stitches.

The seam is not sewn

neatly.

Cause

1.The feed dog is packed with lint.

2.The presser foot has been raised.

1.The needle is incorrectly inserted.

2.The needle is bent or blunt.

3.The fabric is forcefully pulled.

1.The machine is not correctly threaded.

2.The needle or looper thread tension is too tight.

3.The needle is incorrectly inserted.

4.The needle is bent or blunt.

1.The machine is not correctly threaded.

2.The needle is bent or blunt.

3.The needle is incorrectly inserted.

1.The needle and/or looper thread tensions are not correctly adjusted.

2.The machine is not correctly threaded.

3.The needle and/or the thread are not suitable for the fabric being sewn.

4.The thread is not between the tension discs

Reference

See page 98.

Lower the presser foot.

See page 16. See page 16.

Pull the fabric lightly.

See pages 30 - 44. See pages 52 - 56. See page 16.

See page 16.

See pages 30 - 44.

See page 16.

See page 16.

See pages 52 - 56.

See pages 30 - 44.

See pages 50, 51, 58 - 62, 68 - 94.

See pages 32, 36, 40, 42.

Seam puckering.

1.

The

needle or looper thread

tension is too tight.

 

 

2.

The

machine is not correctly

threaded.

 

 

3.

The

differential feed dial is not correctly adjusted.

The machine

does not

1.

The

machine has not been

plugged in firmly.

operate.

 

2.

The

power switch is turned

off.

The fabric is

not cut

1.

The

position of the upper knife is not adjusted properly.

neatly.

 

2.

The

upper knife is dull.

 

For customer assistance call or e-mail: 1-877-SEWING-U (1-877-739-4648)

9 am - 4:30 pm, CST, Monday - Friday su pport@kenmore-sewing.com

See pages 52 - 56. See pages 30 - 44. See page 14.

See page 8.

See page 8.

See page 96.

Replace the upper knife (see page 96).

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Kenmore 385.166551 owner manual Reference See Lower the presser foot See page 16. See, Seam puckering

385.166551 specifications

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