Setting The Lifting Gap - Dürkopp Adler M-TYPE H867 Service Manual

12.1 Setting the lifting gap

Sequence
Always check the width of the lifting gap after making changes to the nee-
dle thread size.
The correct width of the lifting gap depends on the size of the needle
thread.
Correct setting
The needle thread slides through unobstructed between the nose of the
spool housing and the recess in the throat plate.
Cover
• Tilt the upper section backwards
• Throat plate slide
Figure 41: Setting the lifting gap
(1) - Setscrew
(2) - Cover
Setting steps
1. Loosen the cover screw (3).
2. Push the cover (2) downwards.
3. Loosen the setscrew (1).
4. Set the spool housing lifter such that the gap between the nose of the
5. Tighten the setscrew (1).
6. Push the cover (2) upwards.
7. Tighten the cover screw (3).
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WARNING
Risk of injury
Switch off the sewing machine before setting the width of the
lifting gap.
(  Section 4.4.1 Access to the machine bottom section, page 10)
(  Section 4.4.5 Opening and closing the throat plate slide, page 13)
spool housing and the recess in the throat plate is just big enough to
allow the needle thread to slip through without a problem.
Important: The gap must not be so big that the middle part of the hook
swings to and fro, hitting the recess in the throat plate.
Setting the spool housing lifter
(3) - Cover screw
(4) - Spool housing lifter
Service manual H867 Version 00.0 - 08/2013