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Singer 500 Service Manual

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Preparation of Machine for Inspection
Lubrication
Front View - Oiling Points
End View - Oiling Points
Upper Gear Lubrication
Bottom View, Oiling and Gear Lubrication
To Set Presser Foot at Correct Height
Presser Foot in Alignment with Slots in Throat Plate and with Feed Dog
To Set Feed Dog at Correct Height
To Set Feed Dog Lengthwise in Throat Plate Slots
Stitch Length Regulator Set for 12 to 15 Stitches Per Inch
Feed Dog Adjustments
To Set Feed Dog Sidewise in Throat Plate Slots
To Eliminate Noise in Feed Movement
To Adjust Thread Clearance
To Set the Take-Up Spring
To Adjust Needle Thread Tension
Setting the Stroke
Setting the Tension
To Eliminate End Play or Binding of Feed Rock Shaft
To Eliminate End Playor Binding of Feed Lifting Rock Shaft
To Eliminate End Play or Binding of Hook Driving Shaft
To Eliminate End Play or Binding of Upright Arm Shaft
To Eliminate End Play or Binding of Horizontal Arm Shaft
Adjustment for End Play or Binding of Arm Shaft
To Eliminate Side-Shake or Binding of Needle Bar
Lower Ball Bushing
Bushing Set Screws
Upper Ball Bushing
To Centralize Needle in Needle Hole in Straight-Stitching Throat Plate
To Set Needle Bar at Correct Height
Timing Marks on Needle Bar
To Check the Position of the Needle to Straight-Stitching Throat Plate
Needle Hole in Straight-Stitching Throat Plate
Needle Catalog 2020
To Time the Rotating Hook
Hook Correctly Timed
Adjustment for Hook Timing
To Set the Position of the Hook Point to or from the Needle
Correct Position of Hook
Setting the Hook
Removals and Replacements
Bobbin Winder
Stitch Length Regulator
Hand Wheel and Counterbalance
Exploded View - Hand Wheel Assembly
Arm Shaft Counterbalance
Needle Thread Tension
Exploded View - Needle Thread Tension
Tension Disc Assembly
Stop Washer and Tension Spring
Throat Plate Position Bracket
Exploded View - Throat Plate Position Bracket Assembly
Throat Plate Position Bracket Assembled
Feed Lifting Rock Shaft
Feed Rock Shaft Assembly
Hook Driving Shaft
Rotating Hook and Position Finger
Hook Shaft Bevel Gears
Feed Lifting Rock Shaft Connecting Rod
Feed Forked Connection
Feed Forked Connection on Arm Shaft
Connections Beneath Machine Bed
Needle Bar
Presser Bar
Needle and Presser Bar Assemblies
Removing Presure Regulating Dial
Needle Bar Vibrating Bracket
Needle Thread Take-Up
Upright Arm Shaft
Horizontal Arm Shaft
The Motor
Removing Motor
Location of Wires Around Motor
Light Fixture
Lamp Shade
Wirig at Top of Arm
To Set Index Pins at Correct Height
To Time the Cam Stack
Setting Cam Selector Arm Stops
To Set Bight Amplitude Stop Plates
Centralizing Needle Bar Driving Arm
Cam Stack
Cam Selector Arm Shaft and Followers
Removing Selector Arm Shaft
Needle Bar Driving Arm
Bight Amplitude and Pattern Selector
Location of Ball Pivot on Diving Arm
Eccentric Worm Wheel and Worm Wheel Shaft
To Time the Disc Driving Worm Wheel Assembly
To Time the Disc Follower Assembly
To Adjust Needle Bar Driving Arm Plate Disengaging Mechanism
Disc Follower Assembly
Exploded View - Disc Follower Assembly
Disc Driving Worm Wheel
Bight Amplitude Selector
Wiring Diagram
Hints for Adjusters and Mechanics
Check the Points When a Machine Binds
To Run-In the Machine
Index
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