Needle Bar Height; Lowest Position Of Needle - Singer 7285Q Service Manual

Service Manual

3. Needle bar height

Note: Make this checking before checking "Needle timing to shuttle" and
"Feed-dog timing (vertical motion)".
Checking:
1. Select straight stitch at center needle position.
2. Remove presser foot and needle plate, and then remove bobbin case.
3. Replace needle with special needle gauge (L=29 mm).
4. Lower the needle gauge to its lowest position by turning hand wheel by hand.
Check to see if the bottom of the needle gauge aligns with shuttle race pushing
the needle lightly as shown by arrow mark.
Lowest position of
Needle
Shuttle race
Adjustment:
1. Remove face cover.
2. Loosen screw (A) of needle bar clamp using hex screw driver
and adjust the height of needle bar.
Needle gauge L =29 mm
Needle position
at center
A
Original issue
May, 2014
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Model
7285Q