5. PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST

GENERAL PROBLEMS

Machine does not sew.

*Power switch is turned off.- Turn on the switch. Machine jams/knocks.

*Thread is caught in hook.- Clean hook (see page 74 - 75).

*Needle is damaged.- Replace needle (see page 26 - 27). Fabric does not move.

*Presser foot is not lowered - lower presser foot.

*Feed dog control is lowered (see page 16 - 17).

STITCHING PROBLEMS

Machine skips stitches.

*Needle is not all the way up into needle clamp. - See page 26 - 27.

*Needle is bent or blunt. - Replace needle (see page 26 - 27).

*Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 20 - 21.

*Thread is caught in hook. - Clean hook (see page 74 - 75). Stitches are irregular.

*Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric. - See page 26

-27.

*Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 20 - 21.

*Top thread tension is too loose. - See page 28 - 29.

*Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding action. - Guide it gently.

*Bobbin has not been wound evenly. - Rewind bobbin. Needle breaks.

*Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding action. - Guide it gently.

*Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric. - See page 26

-27.

*Needle is not all the way up into the needle clamp. - See page 26 - 27.

THREAD PROBLEMS

Thread bunches.

* Top and bobbin threads are not drawn back under presser foot before starting seam. - Draw both threads back under presser foot about 4 inches (10 cm) and hold until a few stitches are formed.

Needle thread breaks.

*Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 20 - 21.

*Top thread tension is too tight. - See page 28 - 29.

*Needle is bent. - Replace needle (see page 26 - 27).

*Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric - See page 26 - 27.

Bobbin thread breaks.

*Bobbin case is not threaded correctly. - See page 18 - 19.

*Lint accumulates in bobbin case or hook. - Remove lint

(see page 74 - 75). Fabric puckers.

*Top thread tension is too tight. - Adjust thread tension (see page 28 - 29).

*Stitch length is too long for sheer or soft fabric. - Shorten stitch length.

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Singer 7466 instruction manual Performance Checklist, General Problems