Looper To Needle Clearance - Singer 14T957DC Service Manual

6. Looper to needle clearance

Note: A new needle system ELx705 Nm 90 must be used for the following steps.
Check
1. Turn the handwheel in the sewing direction until the looper
point, as it is moving to the right, is positioned exactly in the
scarf of the needle "A".
2.The looper to needle clearance must be 0 - 0.03 mm.
Setting:
1. Remove the presser foot and the needle plate.
2. Slightly loosen two fastening screws (C) and push the
needle guard (F) slightly toward the front.
3. Turn the handwheel in the normal direction until the looper
point, when moving to the right, is positioned exactly in the
scarf of the needle "A".
4. Loosen the screw (D) on the looper lever (E).
5. Set the looper to needle clearance by moving the looper lever (E), to the front or to the
back.
6. Tighten screw (D).
7. Re-check the distance between both "A" and "B" needles
8 Re-check the clearance between lower looper an "A" needle.
8. Re-set the "Clearance between lower looper needle guard and "A", "B" needles"
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F
C
E
0 - 0.03 mm
D
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