Clean the Shuttle Race

This area must be kept free of dust, lint and occasional tangled thread. Ctean the shuttle race area about every three months.

Nettoyage de la coursiOre

La navette doit _tre gard#e exempte de poassikre, de charpie et de bouts de fiI eremites, Nettoyez la navette a

tous Ies trois mois.

center pm of the shuttle Axe de la navette

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Patte de retenue

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To Clean the Shuttle Area:

1.Raise the needle bar to its highest point and remove the bobbin case.

2.Push shuttle race levers aside. Lift shuttle race cover and take shuttle out.

3.Clean the shuttle race with a llnt brush.

4.Put a drop et 01t on the center pin el the shuttle and shuttle race. Do not over-oiL

Nettoyage de ta navette:

i. Faites remonter la barre de l'aiguilIe a sa position la plus #levee et retwez le porte-canette

2.Faites pivoter de chaque cot# 1as pattes de retenue du couvercle de la coursiOre, enlevez ce dernter et retirez la navette.

3.Nettoyez la coursikre a I'atde d' t_nptnceau a charpze.

4.Mettez une goutte d'huile sur l'axe commun de Ia

navette et de Ia coursiOre. Ne huilezjamats excesszvement.

Shuttle driver

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Cover Couvercle de coursi_re

To Replace Shuttle Assembly:

1.Position shuttle race as illustrated so that shuttie driver is forming half moon on the left side of the machine.

2.Hold shuttle by center pin and position shuttle so as to form a half moon on the right side. The pointed hook wilt be on the bottom.

3.Place shuttle race cover into place over shuttle assembly.

4.Snap the levers back into the original position.

Remontage de la navarre:

1. Mettez Ia coursidre comnze montr¢_ pour qtte

t'etttrai'ne-canette forme un croissant de _une a la gauche,

2.Tenez fa navette par l"axe central et placez-la avec le crochet pointu toNtvtd pars Ie bas, afin qa'iI se forme tat croissant de hate a ta dro_te.

3.Mettez le couvercle de coursi_re en place par-dessus l' ensentble de la ttavette.

4.Faites pivoter les pattes de retenue a feur posztion d' origine.

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