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SERVICE MANUAL
SEWING MACHINE MODEL
385. 15108200
JUNE, 2002

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  • Page 1 SERVICE MANUAL SEWING MACHINE MODEL 385. 15108200 JUNE, 2002...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE PARTS ..............WIND THE BOBBIN ....................PREPARE YOUR TOP THREAD ................STITCH SELECTOR I STITCH LENGTH CONTROLS ......... WHAT TO DO WHEN .................... SERVICE ACCESS FACE COVER ..................BELT COVER ..................BASE PLATE ..................FRONT COVER ..................REAR COVER ..................

  • Page 3: Locate And Identify The Parts

    SEWING MACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 385. 15108200 LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE PARTS Bobbin Winding Tension Disc Thread Spool Pins Bobbin Winding Spindle Upper ThreadGuide Take-up Lever Window Top ThreadTension Control Stitch Pattern Setting Window Stitch Length Control Face Cover Plate Thread Cutter Needle Plate Reverse Stitch Control...

  • Page 4: Wind The Bobbin

    SEWING MACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 385. 15108200 WIND THE BOBBIN PULL THE HANDWHEEL OUT. DRAW THE THREAD FROM THE SPOOL THROUGH THE BOBBIN WINDING TENSION DISCS (A). PULL THE END OF THE THREAD THROUGH THE BOBBIN AS SHOWN. PLACE THE BOBBIN ONTO THE BOBBIN WINDING SPINDLE, (B) WITH THE END OF THE THREAD COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE BOBBIN.

  • Page 5: Prepare Your Top Thread

    SEWING MACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 385. 15108200 PREPARE YOUR TOP THREAD THE NUMBERED STEPS BELOW FOLLOW THE NUMBERS ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS. THE DO'I-rED LINES SHOW PLACES WHERE THE THREAD LOOPS, AND IS PULLED TIGHT. RAISE THE TAKE-UP LEVER TO ITS HIGHEST POSITION BY TURNING THE HANDWHEEL TOWARD YOU.

  • Page 6: Stitch Selector I Stitch Length Controls

    SEWING M ACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 385. 15108200 STITCH SELECTOR / STITCH LENGTH CONTROLS MODEL 15008 S_TCHLENGTH SETTING MARK SETTING MARK I;Ir_o,o_o_ _ _)_ STITCH LENGTH CONTROL STITCH SELECTOR CONTROL Bu'n'ON HOLES REFER TO THE AUTOMATIC MECHANISM, FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF STITCH DENSITY IN THE BU'FrONHOLES.

  • Page 7: What To Do When

    SEWING M ACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 385. 15108200 WHAT TO DO WHEN CONDITION CAUSE HOW TO FIX REFERENCE 1. SKIPPING 1.NEEDLEIS NOTINSERTED INSERT THE NEEDLE PROPERLY. STITCHES PROPERLY. 2.NEEDLE IS BENT OR WORN. CHANGETHENEEDLE. 3. INCORRECTLY THREADED RETHREAD. 4. NEEDLE OR THREAD ARE USE THE RECOMMENDED INAPPROPRIATE FOR SEWING NEEDLEANDTHREAD.
  • Page 8 SEWING MACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 385, 15108200 HOW TO FIX CONDITION CAUSE REFERENCE START WITH MEDIUMSPEED. 1.INITIAL SEWING SPEED IS 3. BREAKING UPPER TOO FAST. THREAD J2.THREAD PATH IS USE THE PROPER THREAD INCORRECT. PATH. 3.NEEDLE IS BENT OR DULL. REPLACE WITH A NEW NEEDLE. 4.UPPER THREAD TENSION IS ADJUST UPPER THREAD P.12...
  • Page 9 SEWING MACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 385. 15108200 CONDITION CAUSE HOW TO FIX REFERENCE BACKLASH BETWEEN SEE MECHANICAL P.18 6. NOISY OPERATION SHUFFLE HOOK GEAR AND ADJUSTMENT "CLEARANCE LOWER SHAFT GEAR IS TOO BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK GREAT. (NO.2)". LOWER SHAFT GEAR IS ELIMINATE THE LOOSENESS.

  • Page 10: Service Access

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 SERVICE ACCESS FACE COVER OPEN THE FACE COVER(A). REMOVETHE SCREWS (B). TAKE THE FACE COVER (A) OFF. BELT COVER LOOSEN THE SCREW (C). TAKE THE BELT COVER (D) OFF.

  • Page 11: Base Plate

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 SERVICE ACCESS BASE PLATE SETSCREW BASE PLATE TO REMOVE LOOSEN THE SET SCREWS. REMOVE THE BASE PLATE. TO AI-FACH MOUNT THE BASE PLATE WITH THE FOUR SET SCREWS.

  • Page 12: Front Cover

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 SERVICE ACCESS FRONT COVER TO REMOVE OPEN THE FACE COVER PLATE, AND REMOVE THE BELT COVER. (SEE PAGE 8.) LOOSEN THE SET SCREWS (A), (B), (C), (D),(E)AND (F), AND THEN, REMOVE THE FRONT COVER BY REMOVING THE SET SCREWS (G) AND (H). NOTE: PULL TO RELEASE FROM THE HOOK (I).

  • Page 13: Rear Cover

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 SERVICE ACCESS REAR COVER REAR COVER TO REMOVE REMOVE THE FACE COVER PLATE AND THE BELT COVER. (SEE PAGE 8.) NOTE: PULL UP THE SPOOL PINS. LOOSEN THE SET SCREWS (A), (B), (C) AND (D) (2 PCS.), AND THEN, REMOVE THE REAR COVER BY REMOVING THE SET SCREWS (E), (F), (G) AND (H).

  • Page 14: Mechanical Adjustment

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT TOP TENSION TO CHECK: THE STANDARD UPPER THREAD TENSION SHOULD BE BETWEEN 65 - 95g, WHEN PULLING THE THREAD (COTTON THREAD #50) IN THE DIRECTION OF (B) WITH TENSION DIAL SETTING AT "3". (MAKE SURE THE FOOT IS LOWERED.) IF THE TENSION IS OUT OF THE STANDARD RANGE, ADJUST IT AS FOLLOWS: ADJUSTMENT...

  • Page 15: Bobbintension

    SE-WING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BOBBIN TENSION TO CHECK: SET THE BOBBIN IN THE BOBBIN CASE, AND PASS THE THREAD (COTTON #50) THROUGH THE TENSION SPRING. THE BOBBIN THREAD TENSION SHOULD BE BETWEEN 45 - 55g, WHEN PULLING THE THREAD IN THE DIRECTION OF (B).

  • Page 16: Presser Bar Height Alignment

    SEWING M ACHINE DIV. 2 0 MODEL 3 85. 1 5108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT PRESSER BAR HEIGHT AND ALIGNMENT TO CHECK: RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LEVER (A). THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PRESSER FOOT (D) AND THE NEEDLE PLATE (E) SHOULD BE 6.0aM (0.24").

  • Page 17: Needle Swing

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE SWING TO CHECK: IF THE NEEDLE BAR STARTS MOVING SIDEWAYS WHILE THE NEEDLE IS IN THE FABRIC (WHEN SEWING A ZIGZAG PATI'ERN WITH THE MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH), ADJUST THE NEEDLE SWING BY THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR...

  • Page 18: Needle Drop

    SEWING M ACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE DROP TO CHECK= WHEN THE NEEDLE SWINGS AT THE MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BOTH ENDS OF THE NEEDLE HOLE ON THE NEEDLE PLATE AND THE NEEDLE DROP POSITIONS SHOULD BE EQUAL. IF NOT, MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS: ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: OPEN THE FACE PLATE.

  • Page 19: Clearance Between Needle And Hook (No,L)

    SEWING MACHINE DIV, 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK (NO.l) TO CHECK: THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND THE SHUTTLE RACE SHOULD BE BETWEEN - 0.05 - +0.10MM. IF NOT, MAKETHE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: OPEN THE FACE COVER PLATE. SET THE PATrERN SELECT DIAL"...

  • Page 20: Clearance Between Needle And Hook (No,2)

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK (NO.2) TO CHECK: USE THIS ADJUSTMENT(NO.2)WHEN ADJUSTMENT NO.1 CAN NOT BE USED. THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND THE SHUTTLE RACE SHOULD BE BETWEEN-0.05-+0.10mm. ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT"...

  • Page 21: Feeddogheight

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT FEED DOG HEIGHT MACHINE SETTING STITCH LENGTH: SET AT 4. NEEDLE BAR: AT ITS HIGHEST POSITION. TO CHECK: RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT. PLACE THE FEED DOG HEIGHT GAUGE #68367 (A) ON THE NEEDLE PLATE. TURN THE HANDWHEEL TOWARD YOU BY HAND, AND CHECK THE FEED DOG HEIGHT.

  • Page 22: Needle Bar Height

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT MACHINE SETTING STITCH SELECTOR: "C i _ "' TO CHECK: OPEN THE SHUTTLE COVER. REPLACE THE NEEDLE WITH THE TEST PIN #68368 (A). REMOVE THE SHUTTLE HOOK, AND INSERT THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE #68366 (B) ONTO THE SHUTTLE DRIVER.

  • Page 23: Needle Timing To Shuti'le

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE TIMING TO SHUTTLE MACHINE SE'N'ING STITCH SELECTOR: = C i 3". TO CHECK: OPEN THE SHU'i-rLE COVER. REPLACE THE NEEDLE WITH THE TEST PIN #68368 (A). REMOVE THE SHUTTLE HOOK, AND INSERT THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE #68366 (B) ONTO THE SHU'FI'LEDRIVER.

  • Page 24: Buttonhole Feed Balance

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BUTTONHOLE FEED BALANCE TO CHECK: WHEN SEWING THE BuTrONHOLE, THE STITCHES ON EACH SIDE OF THE BUTFONHOLE SHOULD BE THE SAME STITCH DENSITY. THE RANGE OF 9-12 STITCHES IN THE RIGHT SIDE ROW "BACKWARD FEEDING", AGAINST 10 STITCHES IN THE LEFT SIDE ROW "FORWARD FEEDING", IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE:...

  • Page 25: Bartack Feed Of Bu'i-Ronhole

    SEWING M ACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BARTACK FEED OF BU'I-I'ONHOLE TO CHECK: IF THE MATERIAL IS FED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN SEWING A BARTACK ON Bu!-rONHOLE, MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENT: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: SET THE PATFERN SELECTOR DIAL AT = AND THE STITCH LENGTH DIAL AT a4_.

  • Page 26: Disengagement Of Cam Follower

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT DISENGAGEMENT OF CAM FOLLOWER TO CHECK: A CLEARANCE THAT IS TOO NARROW BETWEEN THE CAM FOLLOWER AND THE TOP CONVEX OF ZIGZAG CAM, MAY OFTEN CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE PAI'TERN SELECTOR DIAL.

  • Page 27: Motor Belt Tension

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MOTOR BELT TENSION TO CHECK: IF THE MOTOR BELT TENSION IS TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE, IT CAN CREATE A BELT NOISE: IF THE TENSION IS TOO TIGHT, IT CAN CAUSE THE MACHINE TO RUN SLOWLY AND THE MOTOR TO OVERLOAD;...

  • Page 28: Wiring

    SEWING M ACHINE DIV, 2 0 MODEL 385. 15108200 WIRING WIRING FOR MACHINE SOCKET UNIT RIDGE M : MOTOR L : LAMP RIDGE _ WIRING DIAGRAM MOTOR A'I-FACHMENTCAP FOOT CONTROL ......... C_" "'ii_"ii_ ..,LAMP SOCKET ..MOTOR >...

  • Page 29: Oiling

    SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 OILING FACTORY LUBRICATED PARTS WILL PROVIDE YEARS OF HOUSEHOLD SEWING WITHOUT ROUTINE OILING. HOWEVER, WHENEVER THE MACHINE IS BEING SERVICED, CHECK TO SEE IF ANY PARTS NEED TO BE LUBRICATED. USE GOOD QUALITY SEWING MACHINE OIL AT THE POINTS (A, B, C, D, E, F) INDICATED BY BLACK ARROWS.

  • Page 30: Special Tools Required

    SEWING M ACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385. 15108200 SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED _REW DRIVER FEED DOG HEIGHT GAUGE #68367 DRIVER TEST PIN #68368 © ALLEN WRENCH RADIAL TIMING GAUGE #68366...

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