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Cleaning the Shuttle Race
This area must be kept free of dust, lint and
occasional tangled thread. Clean the shuttle
race area about every three months.
• Replacing shuttle assembly
w
Levers
e
Shuttle race cover
r
Shuttle
t
Shuttle race
y
Center pin on the shuttle
u
Shuttle driver
i
Pointed hook
o
(Oil here)
1. Turn handwheel so that shuttle driver
u
is
forming half moon on the left side of the
machine.
2. Hold shuttle
r
by center pin
y
and position
shuttle so as to form a half moon on the right
side. The pointed hook will be on the bottom.
3. Place shuttle race cover
e
into place over
shuttle
i
assembly.
4. Snap the levers
w
back into the original
position.
• Cleaning the shuttle area
q
Bobbin case
w
Levers
e
Shuttle race cover
r
Shuttle
t
Shuttle race
y
Center pin on the shuttle
1. Raise the needle bar to its highest point and
remove the bobbin case
q
.
2. Push shuttle race levers
w
aside. Lift shuttle
race cover
e
and take shuttle
r
out.
3. Clean the shuttle race
t
with a lint brush.
4. Put a drop of oil on the center pin of the
shuttle
y
and shuttle race
t
. Do not over oil.
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