Kenmore 385.11206300 Service Manual page 7

SEWING MACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 3 85.11206300
CONDITION CAUSE HOW TO FIX REFERENCE
START WITH MEDIUM SPEED. 3. BREAKING
UPPER
THREAD
4. BREAKING
BOBBIN
THREAD
5. NEEDLE
BREAKS
1.1NmALSEWlNG SPEEDIS
TOO FAST.
2. THREAD PATHIS
INCORRECT.
3. NEEDLE IS BENT OR DULL.
4. UPPER THREAD TENSIONIS
TOO STRONG.
5. NEEDLE SIZE IS
INAPPROPRIATE FOR
FABRIC.
6. NEEDLE EYE IS WORN.
7. NEEDLE HOLE IN NEEDLE
PLATE IS WORN OR BURRED.
I. INCORRECTLY THREADED
BOBBIN CASE.
2. TOO MUCH THREADIS
WOUND ON THE BOBBIN.
3. LINTISSTUCKINSIDETHE
HOOK RACE.
4. THREAD QUALITY IS
TOO LOW.
5. THREADISJAMMING
AROUNDTHEBOBBIN.
6. BOBBINTHREADTENSIONIS
TOOSTRONG.
1. NEEDLE IS HITTING THE
NEEDLE PLATE.
2. NEEDLE IS BENT OR WORN.
3. NEEDLE IS HI3-FING THE
HOOK RACE.
4. THE FABRIC MOVES WHILE
THE NEEDLE IS PIERCING
IT. OR THE NEEDLE ZIGZAGS
WHILE IN FABRIC.
5. FABRIC IS BEING PULLED TOO
STRONGLY WHILE SEWING.
USE THE PROPER THREAD
PATH.
REPLACE WITH A NEW NEEDLE.
ADJUST UPPER THREAD
TENSION CORRECTLY.
USE APPROPRIATE NEEDLE
AND THREAD FOR FABRIC
IN USE.
CHANGE THE NEEDLE.
REPAIR THE HOLE OR
REPLACE THE NEEDLE PLATE.
THREAD BOBBIN CASE
CORRECTLY.
ADJUSTTHE POSITION OF
STOPPER.
CLEAN THE HOOK RACE.
CHANGE TO A HIGH QUALITY
SEWING THREAD.
CLEAR OUTTHEJAMMING
THREAD.
ADJUST BOBBIN THREAD
TENSION CORRECTLY.
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT"NEEDLE DROP."
CHANGE THE NEEDLE.
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT"CLEARANCE
BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOO_.
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT "NEEDLE SWING".
GUIDE THE FABRIC GENTLY
WHILE SEWING.
P.10
=.11
_.14
P.15, 16
P.13
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