CONTENTS LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE PARTS ..............WIND THE BOBBIN ....................PREPARE YOUR TOP THREAD ................STITCH SELECTOR / STITCH LENGTH / STITCH WIDTH CONTROLS .... WHAT TO DO WHEN .................... SERVICE ACCESS FACE COVER ..................FRONT COVER ..................REAR COVER ..................MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT TOP TENSION ..................
WIND THE BOBBIN PULL THE HANDWHEEL OUT. DRAW THE THREAD FROM THE SPOOL THROUGH THE BOBBIN WINDING TENSION DISCS (A). PULL THE END OF THE THREAD THROUGH THE BOBBIN AS SHOWN. PLACE THE BOBBIN ONTO THE BOBBIN WINDING SPINDLE, (B) WITH THE END OF THE THREAD COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE BOBBIN.
PREPARE YOUR TOP THREAD THE STEP NUMBER CORRESPONDS WITH THE NUMBER IN THE ILLUSTRATIONS. THE DOTTED LINES SHOW PLACES WHERE THE LOOPS THREAD AND IS PULLED TIGHT. RAISE THE TAKE-UP LEVER TO ITS HIGHEST POSITION BY TURNING THE HANDWHEEL TOWARD YOU. RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LEVER.
RAISE THE NEEDLE AND TURN THE STITCH A A C D E SELECTOR DIAL TO SET THE ARROW MARK TO THE DESIRED PATTERN. 2049: A to L A C D E F G H 2041: A to H 2018: A to G (No stretch patterns)
WHAT TO DO WHEN CONDITION CAUSE HOW TO FIX REFERENCE 1. SKIPPING 1.NEEDLE IS NOT INSERTED INSERT THE NEEDLE PROPERLY. STITCHES PROPERLY. 2.NEEDLE IS BENT OR WORN. CHANGE THE NEEDLE. 3.INCORRECTLY THREADED RETHREAD. 4.NEEDLE OR THREAD ARE USE THE RECOMMENDED INAPPROPRIATE FOR SEWING NEEDLE AND THREAD.
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CONDITION CAUSE HOW TO FIX REFERENCE 3. BREAKING 1.INITIAL SEWING SPEED IS START WITH MEDIUM SPEED. UPPER TOO FAST. THREAD 2.THREAD PATH IS USE THE PROPER THREAD INCORRECT. PATH. 3.NEEDLE IS BENT OR DULL. REPLACE WITH A NEW NEEDLE. 4.UPPER THREAD TENSION IS ADJUST UPPER THREAD P.12 TOO STRONG.
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CONDITION CAUSE HOW TO FIX REFERENCE 6. NOISY 1. BACKLASH BETWEEN SEE MECHANICAL P.18 OPERATION SHUTTLE HOOK GEAR AND ADJUSTMENT “CLEARANCE LOWER SHAFT GEAR IS TOO BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK BIG. (NO.2)”. 2. INAPPROPRIATE BELT SEE MECHANICAL P.26 TENSION. ADJUSTMENT “MOTOR BELT TENSION”.
SERVICE ACCESS FACE COVER TO REMOVE REMOVE THE FACE COVER BY REMOVING THE CAP (A) AND SCREW (B). TO ATTACH ATTACH THE FACE COVER WITH THE SCREW, AND THEN, REPLACE THE CAP.
SERVICE ACCESS FRONT COVER TO REMOVE REMOVE THE FACE COVER. (SEE PAGE 8.) LOOSEN THE SETSCREWS (A), (B), AND (C), AND THEN, REMOVE THE FRONT COVER BY REMOVING THE SETSCREWS (D),(E),(F),(G),(H),(I) AND (J). NOTE: UNHOOK THE TAB (L) FROM THE REAR COVER WHEN REMOVING THE FRONT COVER.
SERVICE ACCESS REAR COVER REAR COVER TO REMOVE REMOVE THE FACE COVER AND FRONT COVER (SEE PAGES 8,9). LOOSEN THE SETSCREWS (A), (B) AND (C), AND REMOVE SETSCREWS (D), (E) AND (F). PULL UP THE SPOOL PINS.REMOVE THE MACHINE SOCKET. REMOVE THE REAR COVER CLEARING THE PRESSER FOOT LIFTER FROM THE SLIT ON THE COVER.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT TOP TENSION TO CHECK: THE STANDARD UPPER THREAD TENSION SHOULD BE BETWEEN 65 - 95g, WHEN PULLING THE THREAD (COTTON THREAD #50) IN THE DIRECTION OF (B) WITH THE TENSION DIAL SETTING AT “3”. (MAKE SURE THE FOOT IS LOWERED.) IF THE TENSION IS OUT OF THE STANDARD RANGE, ADJUST IT AS FOLLOWS: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: REMOVE THE FRONT PANEL COVER UNIT.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BOBBIN TENSION TO CHECK: SET THE BOBBIN IN THE BOBBIN CASE, AND PASS THE THREAD (COTTON #50) THROUGH THE TENSION SPRING. THE BOBBIN THREAD TENSION SHOULD BE BETWEEN 45 - 55g, WHEN PULLING THE THREAD IN THE DIRECTION OF (B). IF THE TENSION IS OUT OF THE RANGE, ADJUST IT AS FOLLOWS: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW (C) IN THE DIRECTION OF (D), WHEN THE BOBBIN...
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT PRESSER BAR HEIGHT AND ALIGNMENT TO CHECK: RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LEVER (A). THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PRESSER FOOT (D) AND THE NEEDLE PLATE (E) SHOULD BE 6.0MM (0.24"). ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: REMOVE THE SCREW (B), AND TAKE THE LAMP SOCKET OFF. RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LEVER, AND LOOSEN THE SCREW (C) ON THE PRESSER BAR HOLDER.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE SWING TO CHECK: IF THE NEEDLE BAR STARTS MOVING SIDEWAYS WHILE THE NEEDLE IS IN THE FABRIC (WHEN SEWING A ZIGZAG PATTERN WITH THE MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH), ADJUST THE NEEDLE SWING BY THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL TO THE MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH, AND REMOVE THE FRONT COVER.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE DROP POSITION TO CHECK: WHEN THE NEEDLE SWINGS AT THE MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BOTH ENDS OF THE NEEDLE HOLE ON THE NEEDLE PLATE AND THE NEEDLE DROP POSITIONS, SHOULD BE EQUAL. IF NOT, MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: REMOVE THE FACE COVER.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK (NO.1) TO CHECK: THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND THE SHUTTLE HOOK SHOULD BE BETWEEN – 0.05 – +0.10MM. IF NOT, MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: OPEN THE FACE COVER PLATE. SET THE PATTERN SELECT DIAL “ ”, WIDTH SELECTOR DIAL “...
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK (NO.2) TO CHECK: USE THIS ADJUSTMENT (NO.2) WHEN ADJUSTMENT NO.1 CAN NOT BE USED. THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND THE SHUTTLE HOOK SHOULD BE BETWEEN – 0.05 – +0.10mm. ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT “ ”.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT FEED DOG HEIGHT MACHINE SETTING STITCH LENGTH: SET AT 4. NEEDLE BAR: AT ITS HIGHEST POSITION. TO CHECK: RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT. PLACE THE FEED DOG HEIGHT GAUGE #68367 (A) ON THE NEEDLE PLATE. TURN THE HANDWHEEL TOWARD YOU BY HAND, AND CHECK THE FEED DOG HEIGHT.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT MACHINE SETTING STITCH SELECTOR: “ ” WIDTH SELECTOR DIAL “ 0 ” TO CHECK: OPEN THE SHUTTLE COVER. REPLACE THE NEEDLE WITH THE TEST PIN #68368 (A). REMOVE THE SHUTTLE HOOK, AND INSERT THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE #68366 (B) ONTO THE SHUTTLE DRIVER.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE TIMING TO SHUTTLE MACHINE SETTING STITCH SELECTOR: “ ”. WIDTH SELECTOR DIAL “ 0 ”. TO CHECK: OPEN THE SHUTTLE COVER. REPLACE THE NEEDLE WITH THE TEST PIN #68368 (A). REMOVE THE SHUTTLE HOOK, AND INSERT THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE #68366 (B) ONTO THE SHUTTLE DRIVER.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT (2049, 2041) DISTORTED PATTERN TO CHECK: IF THE STRETCH STITCH PATTERN ARE DISTORTED WITH SETTING THE STITCH LENGTH DIAL AT " S.S. ".(THE FORWARD AND BACKWARD FEED IS NOT EVEN.) MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AS FOLLOWS: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: REMOVE THE CAP.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BUTTONHOLE FEED BALANCE TO CHECK: WHEN SEWING THE BUTTONHOLE, THE STITCHES ON EACH SIDE OF THE BUTTONHOLE SHOULD BE THE SAME STITCH DENSITY. THE RANGE OF 9-12 STITCHES IN THE RIGHT SIDE ROW “BACKWARD FEEDING”, AGAINST 10 STITCHES IN THE LEFT SIDE ROW “FORWARD FEEDING”, IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BARTACK FEED OF BUTTONHOLE (2049, 2041) TO CHECK: IF THE MATERIAL IS FED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN SEWING A BARTACK ON BUTTONHOLE, MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENT: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: SET THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL AT “ ” AND THE STITCH LENGTH DIAL AT “...
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT BUTTONHOLE FUNCTION (2049, 2041) TO CHECK: BUTTONHOLES SHOULD BE ABOUT 3MM LONGER THAN THE LENGTH SET BY THE R FOOT. IF THIS LENGTH CANNOT BE OBTAINED, THEN CHECK AND ADJUST AS FOLLOWS: ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE: REMOVE THE FACE COVER. (SEE PAGE 8)
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT CAM CLAW RELEASE IF THE PATTERN SELECTOR DIAL WILL NOT TURN OR IS CLOGGED UP,OR IF THE WRONG PATTERN IS SELECTED, ADJUST THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CAM AND CAM CLAW AS FOLLOWS. 1. SELECT THE PATTERN" "AND SET THE STITCH WIDTH AT "O". 2.
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MOTOR BELT TENSION TO CHECK: IF THE MOTOR BELT TENSION IS TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE, IT CAN CAUSE A BELT NOISE: IF THE TENSION IS TOO TIGHT, IT CAN CAUSE THE MACHINE TO RUN SLOWLY AND THE MOTOR TO OVERLOAD; IF THE TENSION IS TOO LOOSE; IT CAN CAUSE THE BELT TEETH ON THE MOTOR PULLEY TO JUMP.
OILING FACTORY LUBRICATED PARTS WILL PROVIDE YEARS OF HOUSEHOLD SEWING WITHOUT ROUTINE OILING. HOWEVER, WHENEVER THE MACHINE IS BEING SERVICED, CHECK TO SEE IF ANY PARTS NEED TO BE LUBRICATED. USE GOOD QUALITY SEWING MACHINE OIL AT THE POINTS (A, B, C, D, E, F) INDICATED BY BLACK ARROWS.