Lubricating The Looper And Spreader Components; Lubricating The Looper Bracket Oil Tank - JUKI MEB-3810N Series Instruction Manual

(3) Lubricating the looper and spreader components

❺
❹
❷

(4) Lubricating the looper bracket oil tank

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1) Remove the presser plates, right and left.
2) Apply two to three drops of oil to looper link ❶,
❸
❶
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spreader link ❷, spreader, right ❸, spreader, left
❹ and spreader actuating cam ❺.
Be sure to lubricate the components once
a day. If the frequency of lubrication is
small, especially, worn-out of ❸, ❹ and
❺ is caused and stitch skipping or needle
breakage will occur.
Put oil in looper bracket oil tank ❻ until its MAX
line is reached.
In addition, when the oil surface falls below the MIN
line during daily use, add an adequate quantity of
oil.
Put oil in the looper bracket oil tank using
the oiler (smaller one) supplied with the unit
while taking care not to spilling oil around
the tank.
Oil spilled around tank can fly toward the
operator by the looper bracket operation
when the machine is running. Be sure to
wipe up the spilled oil to prevent the above.