Troubleshooting

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Condition

The needle thread breaks.

The bobbin thread

breaks.

The needle breaks.

Skipped stitches

Seam puckering

The cloth is not

feeding smoothly.

The machine

doesn't work.

Patterns are dis-

torted.

Noisy operation

Cause

1.The needle thread is not threaded properly 2_ The needle thread tension is too tight

3.The needle is bent or blunt,.

4_ The needle is incorrectly inserted.

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

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

7_ The thread is too heavy or too fine for the needle,

1o The bobbin thread is not threaded properly in the bobbin holder.,

2 Lint has collected in the bobbin holder,

& The bobbin is damaged and doesn't turn smoothly

1,, The needte is incorrectly inserted 2, The needle is bent or blunt_

3,, The needle clamp screw is looser

4, The needie thread tension is too tight,

5, The fabric is not drawn to the rear when sewing is finished.

6, The needle is too fine for the fabric being sewn,,

I, The needle is incorrectly inserted,, 2, The needle is bent or blunt

3., The needle and!or threads are not suitable for the work being sewn.

4A blue needle is not being used for sewing stretch, very fine fabrics and synthetics.

5., The needle thread is not threaded properly.,

64 The presser foot pressure is not strong enough, 7,_ The wrong needle is used.,

I,, The needle thread tension is too tight,

2., The needle thread is not threaded properly,

3, The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn. 4. The stitch length is too long for the fabric

5o The presser foot pressure is not correctly adjusted.

The feed dog is packed with linto

2.The presser foot pressure is too weak,

3.The stitches are too fine.,

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

1.The machine is not plugged ino

2.A thread is caught in the hook race. 3, Push-pull clutch is disengaged.,

1. The stitch is not balanced

!. There is thread caught in the hook race.,

2. Lint has built up in the bobbin holder or hook race,

Reference

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Kenmore 385. 17630 owner manual Troubleshooting

385. 17630 specifications

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