Cleaning The Shuttle Race; Cleaning The Shuttle Area; Replacing The Shuttle Assembly - Kenmore 385.12618 Owner's Manual

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
0 Bobbin case
_) Levers
(_) Shuttle race cover
Q Shuttle
(_ Shuttle race
(_ Center pin on the shuttle
(_ Shuttle driver
(_ Pointed hook
(_) (Oil here)
1. Raise the needfe bar to its highest point and remove the
bobbin case 0.
2,, Push shuttle race levers (_) aside. Lift shuttle race
cover (_ and take shuttle QouL
3. Clean the shuttle race (_) with a lint brush.
4. Put a drop of oi! on the center pin of the shuttle (_) and
shuttle race(_ o Do not over oil
o Replacing shuttle assembly
(_) Levers
(_ Shuttle race cover
(_ Shuttle
(_) Shuttle race
(_) Center pin on the shuttle
0 Shuttle driver
(_) Pointed hook
€_) (Oil here)
1o Position shuttle race (_) as illustrated so that the shuttle
driver (_) is forming half moon on the left side of the
machine.
2. Hold shuttle (_ by center pin (_ 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 (_) into place over shuttle
assembly.
4. Snap the levers (_) back into the original position.
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