Changing The Needle - DURKOPP ADLER 367 Operating Instructions Manual

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Changing the needle

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Caution: danger of injury
Turn off the main switch.
The needle may only be changed with the sewing machine switched off.
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Undo screw 2.
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Push the new needle as far as it will go into the hole in the needle
bar 1.
CAUTION !
The throat 3 of the needle must face towards the shuttle tip.
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Tighten screw 2.
CAUTION !
After changing to a needle of a different thickness the distance
between the shuttle and the needle must be corrected (see servicing
instructions).
Failure to carry out this adjustment may lead to the following errors:
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Changing to a thinner needle:
- faulty stitches
- damage to thread
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Changing to a thicker needle:
- damage to the shuttle tip and needle
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