Kenmore 385. 17624, 385. 17620 owner manual Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Condition

Cause

Reference

The needle thread

1.

The needle

thread

is not threaded

properly.

Page 26

breaks.

2.

The needle

thread tension

is too tight.

Pages28,30

3.

The needle is bent or blunt.

Page10

4.

The needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

Page10

5. The needle thread and the bobbin thread are not set

properly under (drawn to the rear of) the presser foot

when sewing

is starting.

Page 26

6. The fabric is not drawn to the rear when sewing is

finished.

Page 38

7.

The :thread is too

heavy

or too fine

for the needle.

Page 16

The bobbin thread

1.

The bobbin

thread

is not threaded

properly

in the

breaks.

bobbin

holder.

Page 24

2.

Lint has collected

in the

bobbin holder.

Page

90, 92

3.

The bobbin

is damaged

and doesn't turn

smoothly.

Changethe

bobbin

The needle breaks.

1.

The

needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

Page 10

2.

The needle

is bent

or blunt.

Page10

3.

The needle clamp

screw

is loose.

Page10

4.

The needle thread

tension

is too tight.

Pages

28, 30

5.

The fabric

is not drawn

to the rear when

sewing is

finished.

Page 38

6.

The

needle

is too fine for the fabric

being

sewn.

Page16

Skipped

stitches

1.

The

needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

Page10

2.

The

needle

is bent

or blunt.

Page10

3.

The

needle

and/or

threads

are not suitable

for the work

being

sewn.

Page16

4.

A blue

needle

is not being

used for sewing

stretch, very

fine fabrics

and synthetics.

Page16

5.

The

needle

thread

is not threaded

properly.

Page

26

6.

The

presser foot

pressure

is not strong enough.

Page

8

7.

The

wrong

needle

is used.

Changethe

needle

Seam puckering

1.

The

needle

thread

tension

is too tight.

Pages 28, 30

2.

The

needle

thread

is not threaded

properly.

Page

26

3.

The

needle

is too heavy

for the fabric being

sewn.

Page

16

4.

The

stitch

length

is too

long for the fabric.

Make

stitch

denser

5.

The

presser foot

pressure

is net correctly

adjusted.

Page

8

The cloth is not

1.

The

feed dog

is packed

with lint.

Page 92

feeding

smoothly.

2.

The

presser foot

pressure

is too weak.

Page

8

3.

The

stitches

are too fine.

Make

stitch

coaser

4.

The

feed dog was not raised after "drop feed" was used.

Page 46

The machine

1.

The machine

is not plugged in.

Page 6

doesn't work.

2.

A thread

is caught

in the

hook race.

Page 90, 92

3.

Push-pull

clutch

is disengaged.

Page 22

Patterns

are dis-

1.

The

stitch

is not balanced.

Page

36

torted.

Noisy operation

1.

There is thread caught in the hook race.

Page 90, 92

2.

Lint has built

up in the bobbin holder or hook race.

Page 90, 92

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