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Kenmore 385.15358 Service Manual

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SERVICE MANUAL
SEWING MACHINE MODEL
385, 15358
BER, 2006

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  • Page 1 SERVICE MANUAL SEWING MACHINE MODEL 385, 15358 BER, 2006...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    LOCATE AND iDENTiFY THE PARTS ... WiND THE BOBBIN ... PREPAREYOURTOPTHREAD WHAT TO DO WHEN ... SERVICE ACCESS FACE COVER ... BELT COVER ... BASE PLATE ... FRONT COVER ... REAR COVER ... MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE THREAD TENSION ... BOBBIN TENSION ... PRESSER BAR HEIGHT AND ALIGNMENT ...

  • Page 3: Locate And Identify The Parts

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 2 0 LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE PARTS THREAD TAKE-UP LEVER TOP THREAD TENSION CONTROL FACE COVER NEEDLETHREADER NEEDLE HANDWHEEL LIGHT POWER SWITCH BOBBIN WINDING TENSION BOBBIN THREAD GUIDE EXTENSION TABLE SPOOLPINS MACHINE SOCKET MODEL 384.15358 DISC WINDING...

  • Page 4: Wind The Bobbin

    SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 PULL THE HANDWHEEL DRAW THREAD FROM THE SPOOL. GUIDE THE THREAD AROUND THE THREAD GUIDE. THREAD THROUGH HOLE IN THE BOBBIN FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE. PLACE BOBBIN ONTO COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE BOBBIN.

  • Page 5: Prepareyourtopthread

    SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 PREPARE YOUR TOP THREAD FOR THREADING THE MACHINE, ON THE ILLUSTRATION. DOTTED LINES SHOW THE PLACES IS PULLED TIGHT. RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LEVER. PLACE A SPOOL ON THE SPOOL DRAW THREAD THROUGH HOLDING THREAD TAUT WITH RIGHT HAND, DRAW THREAD...

  • Page 6: What To Do When

    SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 CONDITION CAUSE 1. SKIPPING 1. NEEDLE STITCHES PROPERLY. 2. NEEDLE 3. INCORRECTLY 4. NEEDLE OR THREAD INAPPROPRIATE FABRIC BEING SEWN. 5. SEWING FABRIC 6. INAPPROPRIATE BAR HEIGHT 7. INAPPROPRIATE TO HOOK TIMING 8. INAPPROPRIATE TO HOOK CLEARANCE 2.
  • Page 7 SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 CONDITION CAUSE 3. BREAKING 1. INITIAL SEWING UPPER TOO FAST. THREAD 2. THREAD INCORRECT. 3. NEEDLE 4. UPPER THREAD TOO STRONG. 5. NEEDLE INAPPROPRIATE FABRIC. 6. NEEDLE 7. NEEDLE PLATE IS WORN OR BURRED. 4. BREAKING 1.
  • Page 8 SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 CAUSE CONDITION 6. NOISY 1. BACKLASH OPERATION SHUTTLE LOWER SHAFT GEAR IS TOO GREAT. 2. LOWER SHAFT GEAR IS LOOSE. 3. INAPPROPRIATE BELT TENSION. 4. UPPERSHAFTGEARISLOOSE. 5. NOT ENOUGH OIL. 7. DEFORMATION 1.1NAPPROPRIATEZIGZAG PATTERN SYNCHRONIZATION. 2. INAPPROPRIATE DISENGAGEMENT FOLLOWER.

  • Page 9: Service Access

    SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 FACE COVER FACE COVER TO REMOVE: REMOVE THE FACE COVER BY REMOVING THE CAP (A) AND SETSCREW (B). TO ATTACH: FOLLOW THE ABOVE PROCEDURE BELT COVER TO REMOVE: LOOSEN SETSCREW (C). TAKE THE BELT COVER OUT.

  • Page 10: Base Plate

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 BASE PLATE TO REMOVE: LOOSEN THE SETSCREWS REMOVE THE BASE PLATE. TO ATTAC H: MOUNT THE BASE PLATE AND SECURE IT WITH FOUR SETSCREWS. SERVICE ACCESS (A). MODEL 384.15358 BASE PLATE...

  • Page 11: Frontcover

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 FRONTCOVER TO REMOVE: REMOVE THE FACE COVER, AND REMOVE THE BELT COVER (SEE PAGE 7). REMOVE DIALS (A). LOOSEN SETSCREWS (C), (D), (E), (F), AND (G), REMOVE SETSCREWS (H), (I) AND (J), AND THEN, REMOVE THE FRONT COVER.

  • Page 12: Rear Cover

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 REAR COVER REMOVE: REMOVE THE FACE COVER AND BELT COVER (SEE PAGE 7). NOTE: PULL UP THE SPOOL PINS. LOOSEN SETSCREWS (A), (B), (C) AND (D) (2 PCS.), REMOVE SETSCREWS (E), (F), (G) AND (H), AND THEN, REMOVE THE REAR COVER.

  • Page 13: Mechanical Adjustment

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 MECHANICAL NEEDLE THREAD TENSION TO CHECK: THE STANDARD UPPER THREAD TENSION SHOULD BE 65-95 g WHEN PULLING THE THREAD (COTTON THREAD #50) IN THE DIRECTION OF (B) WITH SETTING THE TENSION DIAL AT "3." (MAKE SURE THE FOOT SHOULD BE LOWERED.)

  • Page 14: Bobbin Tension

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BOBBIN TENSION TO CHECK: SET THE BOBBIN IN THE BOBBIN CASE AND PASS THE THREAD (COTTON #50) THROUGH THE TENSION SPRING. THE BOBBIN THREAD TENSION SHOULD BE 45-55g WHEN PULLING THE THREAD IN THE DIRECTION OF (B).

  • Page 15: Presser Bar Height And Alignment

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 MECHANICAL PRESSER BAR HEIGHT AND ALIGNMENT TO CHECK: RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LIFTER (A). THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SHOULD BE 6.0 MM (0.24"). ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: REMOVE THE FACE COVER (SEE PAGE 7). REMOVE THE SCREW (B) AND THE LAMP SOCKET, THEN LOOSEN THE SCREW (C) ON THE PRESSER BAR HOLDER.

  • Page 16: Needle Swing

    SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE SWING TO CHECK: ADJUST THE NEEDLE SWING ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE, NEEDLE BAR STARTS MOVING SIDEWAYS WHILE THE NEEDLE IS IN THE FABRIC AT SEWING THE ZIGZAG PATTERN (WITH MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH).

  • Page 17: Needle Drop

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE DROP TO CHECK: WHEN THE NEEDLE SWINGS IN MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BOTH ENDS OF THE NEEDLE HOLE IN THE NEEDLE PLATE AND THE NEEDLE DROP POSITIONS SHOULD BE EQUAL. IF NOT, ADJUST AS FOLLOWS: ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: REMOVE THE FACE COVER (SEE PAGE 7).

  • Page 18: Clearance Between Needle And Hook (No.l)

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE TO CHECK: THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND SHUTTLE RACE SHOULD BE -0.05 +0.10 MM. IF NOT, ADJUST AS FOLLOWS: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: REMOVE THE FACE COVER (SEE PAGE 7). SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT"...

  • Page 19: Clearance Between Needle And Hook (No.2)

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 MECHANICAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE TO CHECK: USE THIS ADJUSTMENT BY METHOD NO.1. THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND SHUTTLE RACE SHOULD BE -0.05 TO +0.10 MM. ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT " 1GiD REMOVE THE REAR COVER (SEE PAGE 10).

  • Page 20: Feed Dog Height

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 MECHANICAL FEED DOG HEIGHT MACHINE SETTING STITCH SELECTOR: NEEDLE BAR: TO CHECK: RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT. PLACE THE FEED DOG HEIGHT GAUGE #68367 "A" ON THE NEEDLE PLATE. TURN THE HANDWHEEL TOWARD YOU BY HAND AND CHECK THE FEED DOG HEIGHT.

  • Page 21: Needle Bar Height

    SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 MECHANICAL NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT MACHINE SETTING: SET SELECTOR: " 1Ci_ TO CHECK: OPEN THE SHUTTLE COVER. REPLACE THE NEEDLE WITH THE TEST PIN #68368 "A". REMOVE THE SHUTTLE HOOK AND INSERT THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE #68366 "B"...

  • Page 22: Needle Timing To Shuttle

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE TiMiNG TO SHUTTLE MACHINE SETTING STITCH SELECTOR: " 1Ci_ TO CHECK: OPEN THE SHUTTLE COVER. REPLACE THE NEEDLE WITH THE TEST PIN #68368 (A). REMOVE THE SHUTTLE HOOK AND INSERT THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE #68366 (B) ONTO THE SHUTTLE DRIVER.

  • Page 23: Buttonhole Feed Balance

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 MECHANICAL BUTTONHOLE FEED BALANCE TO CHECK: WHEN SEWING BUTTONHOLE, THE STITCHES ON EACH SIDE OF BUTTONHOLE SHOULD BE THE SAME STITCH DENSITY. THE RANGE OF 9-12 STITCHES IN THE RIGHT SIDE ROW (BACKWARD FEEDING) AGAINST 10 STITCHES IN THE LEFT SIDE ROW (FORWARD FEEDING) IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE.

  • Page 24: Distorted Pattern

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT DISTORTED PATTERN TO CHECK: IF THE STRETCH STITCH PATTERNS ARE DISTORTED WITH SETTING THE STITCH LENGTH DIAL AT" " (IN CASE OF BEING A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FORWARD FEEDING AND BACKWARD FEEDING DURING STRETCH STITCH PATTERNS), MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT...

  • Page 25: Bartackfeed Ofbuttonhole

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BARTACKFEED OFBUTTONHOLE TO CHECK: IF THE MATERIAL tS FED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN SEWING BARTACK ON BUTTONHOLE, MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT ... REMOVE THE FRONT COVER (SEE PAGE 9).

  • Page 26: Disengagement Of Cam Follower

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT DISENGAGEMENT OF CAM FOLLOWER TO CHECK: IF THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CAM FOLLOWER AND THE TOP CONVEX OF THE ZIGZAG CAM IS NOT ENOUGH, THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL IS BLOCKED OR WILL NOT SELECT THE CORRECT PATTERN.

  • Page 27: Buttunholefunction

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 MECHANICAL BUTTUNHOLEFUNCTION TO CHECK: BOTTONHOLES SHOULD BE ABOUT 3MM LONGER THAN THE LENGTH SET BY THE R FOOT. IF THIS LENGTH CANNOT BE OBTAINED, THEN CHECK AND ADJUST AS FOLLOWS: ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: OPEN THE FACE COVER (SEE PAGE 4).

  • Page 28: Motor Belt Tension

    SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MOTOR BELT TENSION TO CHECK: IMPROPER BELT TENSION MAY CAUSE NOISE, OVERLOAD OF MOTOR, SLOW RUNNING OR MOTOR BELT JUMPING. THE BELT DEFLECTION SHOULD BE 7 MM - 9 MM WHEN PRESSING THE MIDDLE...

  • Page 29: To Replace Needle Threader Plate

    SEWING MACHINE D tV.20 MECHANICAL TO REPLACE NEEDLE THREADER TO REMOVE REMOVE THE FOOT HOLDER. PULL OUT THE THREADER TO ATTACH PUSH THE THREADER IN FIG.1. ATTACH THE FOOT HOLDER. TO ADJUST THE POSITION OF THE THREADER IF THE THREADER PLATE IS SLIGHLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT, LOOSEN THE SETSCREW (D) AND ADJUST THE POSITION AS SHOWN IN FIG.2.

  • Page 30: Wiring

    SEWING MACHINE DtV.20 1. WIRING FOR MACHINE SOCKET UNIT 2. WIRING DIAGRAM FOOT CONTROL WiRiNG MACHINE SOCKET f ..Y.> MODEL 384.15358 M: MOTOR L: LAMP RIDGED WtERS ::::_ LAMPSO_KET MOTOR <_,...

  • Page 31: Oiling

    FACTORY LUBRICATED PARTS WILL PROVIDE YEARS OF HOUSEHOLD SEWING WITHOUT ROUTINE OILING. HOWEVER, WHENEVER THE MACHINE tS BEING SERVICED, CHECK TO SEE IF ANY PARTS NEED TO BE LUBRICATED. APPLY GOOD QUALITY SEWING MACHINE OIL TO THE POINTS (A, B, C, D, E) INDICATED BY BLACK ARROWS. GREASE...

  • Page 32: Special Tools Required

    SEWING MACHINE DtV. 20 SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED _EWDRIVER A_LLEN SL 0 TTED SCREWDRIVER WRENCH MODEL 384. 15358 FEED DOG HEIGHT GAUGE #68267 TE8 T PI/V #68868 RADIAL TIMING GAUGE #68,366...

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