Setting The Hook Side Clearance - DURKOPP ADLER 911-211 Service Instructions Manual

6. Tighten the screw (4) for the needle bar (3).
7. Fit the throat plate (2).
8. Tighten the screws (1).
9. Remove the lock (
Sequence
Then check the following setting:
• Position of the needle guard

4.4.3 Setting the hook side clearance

Sequence
First check the following settings:
• A straight and undamaged needle must be inserted
• Needle bar linkage ( 4.3 Aligning the needle bar linkage, p. 20)
• Loop stroke position ( 4.4.1 Setting the loop stroke position, p. 21)
Proper setting
Machine locked in place at position 1 ( p. 16).
 Maximum 0.1 mm distance between the hook tip and the groove for the
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• Swiveling up the machine head ( 3.3.1 Access to the machine bottom
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( 4.4.4 Adjusting the needle guard, p. 25)
WARNING
Risk of injury!
Crushing injuries from moving parts.
Switch off the machine before checking and setting
the hook side clearance.
( Operating Instructions chapter, Inserting and replacing the needle)
NOTICE
Damage to the machine, needle breakage, or thread damage due
to an incorrect clearance between the needle and hook tip
Check the distance to the hook tip after inserting a new needle with
a different size.
Reset distance if necessary.
needle.
section, p. 10)
p. 16).
Service Instructions 911-211 - 00.0 - 02/2015
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