Cleaning The Shuttle Race - Janome TB-12 Instruction Book

Cleaning the Shuttle Race

This area must be kept free of dust, lint and
occasional tangled thread. Clean the shuttle
race area about every three months.
• Cleaning the shuttle area
q Bobbin case
w Levers
e Shuttle race cover
r Shuttle
t Shuttle race
y Center pin on the shuttle
1. Raise the needle bar to its highest point and
remove the bobbin case q.
2. Push shuttle race levers w aside. Lift shuttle
race cover e and take shuttle r out.
3. Clean the shuttle race t with a lint brush.
4. Put a drop of oil on the center pin of the
shuttle y and shuttle race t. Do not over oil.
• Replacing shuttle assembly
w Levers
e Shuttle race cover
r Shuttle
t Shuttle race
y Center pin on the shuttle
u Shuttle driver
i Pointed hook
o (Oil here)
1. Turn handwheel so that shuttle driver u is
forming half moon on the left side of the
machine.
2. Hold shuttle r by center pin y and position
shuttle so as to form a half moon on the right
side. The pointed hook will be on the bottom.
3. Place shuttle race cover e into place over
shuttle i assembly.
4. Snap the levers w back into the original
position.
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