Vertical Position Of The Threader Hook; Adjusting The Position Of The Presser Lifting Switch - JUKI HZL-E61 Service Manual

5-1-14 Vertical position of the threader hook

Remove the face cover.
How to adjust

5-1-15 Adjusting the position of the presser lifting switch

Remove the face cover, the front panel, the rear panel and the thread spool cover.
How to adjust 1. Adjust the position with the switch
1. Attach a household needle HAx1 #11.
2. Turn the hand wheel to bring the needle bar near the highest point
of its stroke, and stop it at the position where the setscrew of needle
bar guide can be observed.
3. Bring the threader lever to the lowest point of its stroke and check
that the clearance provided between the upper end of the threader
hook and the upper end of the needle eyelet is 0 to 0.1 mm.
(When this dimension is not 0 to 0.1 mm, there is a case where the
threading cannot be performed according to the needle size.)
4. Insert a hexagonal wrench key (1.5 mm) to the setscrew of needle
bar guide from the hexagonal wrench key hole of the face plate,
and slightly loosen the screw.
When the hook is low
When the hook is high
Checking the position in terms of the needle eyelet, perform the
adjustment.
· When the hook goes in and out of the needle eyelet, the needle
should not be bent by the hook.
· When the hook shifts in the lateral direction, perform the correction
of the bend of the hook using the tip of a small screwdriver or the
like, or replace the threader hook with a new one.
5. When the adjustment is performed to the aforementioned position,
securely tighten the screw.
Setscrew of
needle bar
guide
0 to 0.1 mm
* The hook has to enter the needle eyelet of needle #11 to #16.
setscrews so that the presser lifting
switch is turned ON with the presser
foot raised.
Move the needle bar guide upward and
temporarily tighten the screw.
Move the needle bar guide downward
and temporarily tighten the screw.
Presser lifting switch
- 1 8 - - 1 8 - - 1 8 - - 1 8 - - 1 8 -
Switch
setscrew