Needle Timing To Shuttle - Singer Futura CE-150 Service Manual

13. Needle timing to shuttle

Check
1. Always check "Feed timing (vertical movement)", "Needle height" and " Tension of timing belt" before
"Needle timing to shuttle" is checked.
2. Set machine at test mode and select mode 2.
3. Remove needle plate.
Needle Left Position
Needle plate
4. Insert a new #90 needle in the machine.
5. Set the needle to left position by turning hand
wheel. Raise the needle from its lowest turning posi-
Point of Hook
tion slowly and set the point of the shuttle hook so it is
align with the right side of needle.
6. The distance between point below the shuttle hook
and the the upper side of the needle eye should now
Hook
be in the range of 0.5-1.2 mm.
Adjustment
1. Always check "Feed timing (vertical movement)" and "Needle height" and " Tension of timing belt"
before "Needle timing to hook" is adjusted.
2. Remove bottom cover.
3. Loosen two set screws (B) on lower shafts gear (A).
4. Adjust by moving the needle position with the hand wheel, and the hook position with a Allen key
driver inserted into one of the screws of the lowers shafts gear.
5. Move the position of gear so the distance between point below the shuttle hook and the upper side of
the needle eye is 0.5-1.2 mm.
5. Temporarily tightened one the set screws and check so the distance is 0.5-1.2 mm.
6. Before tighten the screw, check the mesh of hook gears
A
B
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