Timing And Hook - Singer Sewing Machine Instruction Manual

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4) To Check the Hook Distance
If poor stitching still occurs after the needle bar height
has been set properly, then the distance or the position of the
hook must be checked. It is possible to move the entire shuttle
assembly left or right to keep it close to the right hand side of
the needle.
Before an attempt to change the distance is made,
check it visually. The easiest way to see the clearance of the
hook and the needle is to remove the presser foot, needle plate
and the feed dog. This is easiest to accomplish with a well lit
area. Turn the balance wheel until you see the shuttle hook
swing back past the needle, then forward past the needle. As
you look through the feed dog opening from the top of the
machine, the hook should be as close as possible to the needle
on its right side, but should not defl ect the needle at all (See
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Screwdriver
insertion location
to adjust needle bar
height
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Hook should just
brush by needle
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hook point
behind needle
Needle