Needle Swing - ELNA 6125QC Service Manual

Needle Swing

If the needle swings when it is still in the fabric, correct it as follows:
Adjusting procedure:
1. Remove the face cover and top cover (See pages 4-5.).
2. Select zigzag stitch "
3. Loosen 2 setscrews in the upper shaft worm.
4. Adjust the needle swing by turning the handwheel by hand while holding the worm so as not to rotate it,
until the needle starts to swing 2-3 mm above the needle plate when coming out from the right side of the
hole in the needle plate.
5. Tighten 2 setscrews firmly.
6. Attach the top cover and face cover.
Note: The upper shaft shall turn smoothly without an excess backlash in the worm gear.
Setscrew
Gear
Mechanical Adjustment
" and set the stitch width control at "6.5".
Upper shaft
worm
Needle plate
Backlash
increases
Note: Do not shift worm as
backlash will change.
Starting position of needle
swing from the right
2-3 mm
13
Backlash
decreases