Kenmore 385.190011890 Service Manual page 11

SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385.19001890
CONDITION HOW TO FIX REFERENCE
3. BREAKING
UPPER
THREAD
CAUSE
4. THREAD ON BO1-POM SIDE
OF FABRIC ISJAMMED UP.
5. FEED DOG TEETHARE
WORN.
1. INITIAL SEWNG SPEED IS
TOO FAST.
2. THREAD PATH IS INCORRECT
3. NEEDLE IS BENT OR DULL.
4. NEEDLE THREAD TENSION IS
TOO TIGHTE.
5, NEEDLE SIZE IS
INAPPROPRIATE FOR
FABRIC,
6, NEEDLE EYE IS WORN.
7. NEEDLE HOLE IN NEEDLE
PLATEWORN OR BURRED.
+
WHEN STARTING TO SEW,
THE NEEDLE THREAD IS NOT
SECURED BY THE THREAD
HOLDER,
9. IN EMBROIDERY SEWING,
THE PATrERN IS BEING SEWN
OVER ANOTHER PAl-FERN.
10, AFTER CHANGING THE
NEEDLE THREAD, IT JAMS
AROUND THE SPOOL PIN.
11. WHEN NEEDLE THREAD IS
CHANGED, THREAD IS NOT
GUIDED INTO THE THREAD
TAKE-UP LEVER.
MAKE SURE TO BRING
BOTH NEEDLE AND BOBBIN
THREADS UNDER THE FOOT
WHEN STARTING SEWING.
CHANGE THE FEED DOG.
STARTWITH MEDIUM SPEED.
USETHE PROPER THREAD PATH
REPLACE WITH A NEW NEEDLE
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT "NEEDLE THREAD
TENSION."
USE APPROPRIATE NEEDLE
FOR FABRIC AND THREAD
IN USE,
CHANGE THE NEEDLE.
REPLACE THE NEEDLE PLATE.
PLACE THE THREAD IN THE
THREAD HOLDER.
LEAVE SUFFICIENT SPACE BE-
FORE SEWING SECOND PAT-
TERN.
CLEAR OUT THE JAMMING
THREAD,
THREAD THE TAKE-UP LEVER
CORRECTLY.
P. 48
(CONVENTIONAl
SEWING ONLY)
CONVENTIONAL
IEWlNG ONLY)
R 15-16
R 39
(EMBROIDERY
ONLY)
EMBROIDERY
ONLY)
R16
P, 16