Replacing The Needle Bar Rest - ELNA eXpressive 970 Service Manual

Needle bar main shaft
Setscrew (C)
Needle bar rest

Replacing the Needle Bar Rest

Connecter
Setscrews (A)
Setscrew (B)
Setscrew (D)
Bottom of the head frame
To remove:
1. Remove spool stand, head cover (right), right cover and
left cover.
2. Disconnect the thread catcher unit connector.
Remove the two setscrews (A) and setscrew (B). Re-
move the thread catcher unit.
3. Loosen the setscrew (C). Pull the needle bar main shaft
up and remove it from the machine.
4. Loosen the setscrew (D) and remove the needle bar
rest from the needle bar main shaft.
To attach:
5. Reverse the procedure above. Attach the needle bar
main shaft so its bottom end is level with the bottom
surface of the head frame.
6. Adjust the needle height after the replacement.
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