Presser Foot Parallelism To The Needle Hole In Needle Plate - Singer Futura XL-550 Service Manual

4. Presser foot parallelism to the needle hole in needle plate

Check
1. Lower the feed dog, with the feed dog drop mechanism,so it is below the needle plate.
2. Lower the presser foot (A) so its on the needle plate, it should now be parallel to the needle plate slot
(B).
3. The hole for needle (C) in the Needle plate, should pe parallel, front to back, to the presser foot's (A)
hole.
C
B
A
Adjustment - Front to back
1. Lower the presser foot and check so the presser foot is parallel with the needle plate slot (B).
if not
a. Raise the presser foot
b. Loosen up set screw (D) and adjust the parallelity of the presser foot, by move the Presser bar to the
front or to the back.
7. Tighten the set screw (D) securely.
8. Re-check height and parallelity of the presser foot.
D
C
D
C
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