Kenmore 385.16231400 Service Manual page 5

SEWING MACHINE DIV.20 MODEL 385. 16231300
CONDITION
3. BREAKING
UPPER
THREAD
4. BREAKING
BOBBIN
THREAD
5. NEEDLE
BREAKS
CAUSE REFERENCE
1, INITIAL SEWING SPEED IS
TOO FAST.
2. THREAD PATH IS
INCORRECT.
3. NEEDLE IS BENT OR DULL.
4, UPPER THREAD TENSION IS
TOO STRONG.
5. NEEDLE SIZE IS
INAPPROPRIATE FOR
FABRIC.
6. NEEDLE EYE IS WORN,
7. NEEDLE HOLE IN NEEDLE
PLATE IS WORN OR BURRED.
1. INCORRECTLY THREADED
BOBBIN.
2. TOO MUCH THREAD IS
ON THE BOBBIN.
3. LINT IS STUCK INSIDE THE
BOBBIN HOLDER.
4. THREAD QUALITY IS
TOO LOW.
5. THREAD IS JAMMING
AROUND THE BOBBIN.
1. NEEDLE IS HITTING THE
NEEDLE PLATE.
2. NEEDLE IS BENT OR WORN.
3. NEEDLE IS HITTING THE
SHUFFLE.
4. THE FABRIC MOVES WHILE
THE NEEDLE IS PIERCING
IT, OR THE NEEDLEZIGZAGS
WHILE IN FABRIC.
5. FABRICIS BEINGPULLEDTOO
STRONGLY WHILE SEWING.
HOW TO FIX
STARTWITH MEDIUMSPEED.
USE THE PROPER THREAD
PATH.
REPLACE WITH A NEW NEEDLE.
ADJUST UPPER THREAD
TENSION CORRECTLY.
USE APPROPRIATE NEEDLE
FOR FABRIC AND THREAD
IN USE.
CHANGE THE NEEDLE.
REPAIR THE HOLE OR
REPLACE THE NEEDLE PLATE.
THREAD BOBBIN CORRECTLY.
ADJUST THE POSITION OF
STOPPER.
CLEAN THE SHUTTLE.
CHANGE TO A HIGHER QUALITY
SEWING THREAD.
CLEAR OUT THE JAMMING
THREAD.
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT"NEEDLE
POSITION."
CHANGE THE NEEDLE.
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT=NEEDLE
CLEARANCE TO SHUTTLE."
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT "NEEDLE
SWING."
GUIDE THE FABRIC GENTLY
WHILE SEWING.
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