Adjusting Clearance Between Needle And Hook - Janome Memory Craft 10001 Servicing Manual

Adjusting Clearance between Needle and Hook

The clearance between needle and rotary hook should be – 0.10 to + 0.05 mm.
If not, make adjustment as follows:
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1. Remove the needle plate, bobbin holder, base
cover, base lid, bed cover and attach the
master needle.
2. Turn the power switch ON and select pattern
No. 8.
3. Loosen screws A
e
screw C temporarily.
4. Turn the handwheel toward you and adjust the
clearance between the master needle
the tip of rotary hook
needle positions to – 0.10 to + 0.05 mm
moving the rotary hook set plate
down.
5. Tighten screws A
6. Check the rotary hook driver gear and the
lower shaft gear backlash.
If gears mesh or engage tightly or loosely,
check "Adjusting Backlash between Hook
Drive Gear and Lower Shaft Gear".
(see page 12)
7. Reattach the bed cover, base cover, base lid,
bobbin holder, needle plate and replace the
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master needle
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Screw A
w
Screw B
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Screw C
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Master Needle
t
Tip of Rotary Hook
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– 0.10 to + 0.05 mm
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Rotary Hook Set Plate
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, B , C and tighten
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in the left and right
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up or
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, B , C .
with the needle.
and
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by