Baby Lock Regalia BLRG20 Service Manual page 35

Section 13: Adjustment of the Loop Lift and Needle
Distance (Continued)
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Hook screws without front cover
 IMPORTANT: If loop lift, needle distance and needle height are not adjusted accurately, the machine may
skip stitches, shred thread or not sew.
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• Adjust the needle distance by sliding the hook
axially on the hook shaft toward the needle until
the hook barely touches (lightly brushes) inside the
needle scarf .
 NOTE: Because the fabric can displace the
needle during multi-directional sewing, it is
necessary for the needle to lightly brush the
hook inside the needle scarf. Too much needle
distance may cause skipped stitches and
other stitching problems. If the hook brushes
heavily against the hook, it can wear the
needle guard on the hook basket.
• Check that the needle distance is correct by tap-
ping on the needle with a small tool, e.g. the 2
mm ball hex tool, to see if the needle moves. If
it is touching it will make a hard metal on metal
sound. If the needle is lightly touching then it will
move when the needle bar is pressed lightly on the
back side towards the front of the machine. If you
have to push hard to get the needle to deflect then
the needle is brushing hard against the hook. The
needle should only lightly brush against the hook
to prevent undesirable hook wear.
• Lightly tighten the first screw with the 2 mm ball
end L Allen tool, while providing resistance against
the adjustment, by holding the hook in place with
your other hand. Carefully rotate the hook on the
hook-shaft to set the loop lift. Carefully snug and
then tighten the first screw.
• Remove the clamp .
• While holding the basket in the down position
and from turning, rotate the hand wheel until the
second hook screw is accessible. Carefully snug,
then tighten the second screw. If you push on
the tool while tightening, the hook may move,
throwing the settings off.
• Tighten both screws tight with the 2 mm handle
Allen tool .
• Reset the loop lift clamp and gauge again to check
that loop lift and needle distance are still correct.
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