Kenmore 385.11602090, Service Manual

Page 1: ...SERVICE MANUAL SEWING MACHINE MODELS 385 11602090 385 12708090 385 12710090 385 12712090 385 12714090 ...

Page 2: ... TENSION BOBBIN TENSION PRESSER BAR HEIGHT AND ALIGNMENT ZIG ZAG SYNCHRONIZATION STITCH WIDTH ADJUSTMENT STRETCH STITCH BALANCE FEED DOG HEIGHT NEEDLE CLEARANCE TO SHUTTLE NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT NEEDLE TIMING TO SHUTTLE ZERO FEEDING AUTOMATIC MECHANISM DISENGAGEMENT OF FOLLOWER MOTOR BELT TENSION WIRING _ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 o 8 OILING 21 SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED 22 I 22 2 ...

Page 3: ... plate Thread cutter Needle plate Upper thread guide Thread spool pin Model 11602 I pc Bobbin winding spindle Stitch lenEth control Reverse stitch control Stitch selector S huttlecover Control panel unit Extension table Accessory storage 6ox Arm cover plate Hand wheel Auto clutch knob Light and power switch Plug connector Carrying handle Presser foot Presser foot lever clamp unit Free arm Belt cov...

Page 4: ...F THREAD COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE BOBBIN PUSH BOBBIN WINDING SPINDLE TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT CLICKS 4 HOLDING THE END OF THREAD START MACHINE WHEN BOBBIN IS SLIGHTLY FILLED SNIP OFF 5 WIND THREAD UNTIL BOBBIN STOPS REMOVE BOBBIN CLIP THREAD TURN CLUTCH KNOB AWAY FROM YOU WHILE HOLDING HAND WHEEL B r O Place bobbin n bobbin case making sure lhread fe_ds clock w se and s coming from D _ Pull thread ...

Page 5: ... ITS HIGHEST POSITION BY TURNING THE HAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LEVER PLACE SPOOL ON THE SPOOL PIN WITH THREAD COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE SPOOL I DRAW THREAD THROUGH THE THREAD GUIDE 2 HOLDING THREAD TAUT WITH RIGHT HAND DRAW THREAD DOWN INTO THE TENSION AREA AND THEN ARROUND THE CHECK SPRING HOLDER 3 FIRMLY DRAW THREAD UP AND THROUGH THE TAKE UP LEVER FROM RIGHT TO LEFT 4 DRAW ...

Page 6: ...PLATE I REMOVE THE SCREW A 2 TAKE THE FACE COVER PLATE OFF FACE COVER PLATE THIKEAD GUIDE COVER A B THREAD GUIDE COVER I REMOVE THE SCREW B 2 TAKE THE THREAD GUIDE COVER OFF BELT COVER I REMOVE THE SCREWS C AND D 2 TAKE THE BELT COVER OFF BELT COVER SCREW SIZE TYPE A 4x6 B 4x12 C 4x20 D 4x12B Pan head Binding head Binding head Pan head self tapping I C ...

Page 7: ...COVER PLATE I REMOVE THE SCREW H 2 TAKE THE ARM COVER PLATE OFF CONTROL PANEL UNIT I LOOSEN SCREW K INSIDE MACHINE 2 3 44 1 REMOVE SCREW G AND I LOOSEN SCREW E F J L N O LOOSEN SCREW M INSIDE MACHINE CAREFULLY EASE CONTROL PANEL OFF NO FORCE WILL BE NECESSARY 0 F SCREW SIZE TYPE H 4x20 Bindin_ head I 4x12B Pan head self capping G 4x8 Binding head ...

Page 8: ...ON DISCS AND DRAW THE THREAD A DOWN AROUND THE CHECK SPRING HOLDER 3 LOWER THE PRESSER FOOT AND BRING THE THREAD A UP 4 TOP TENSION SHOULD BE 65 95G WHEN PULLING THE THREAD A IN THE DIRECTION OF B ADJUSTMENT I REMOVE THE CONTROL PANEL UNIT 2 TURN THE ADJUSTING NUT C IN THE DIRECTION OF D WHEN THE TOP TENSION IS TOO TIGHT TURN THE ADJUSTING NUT C IN THE DIRECTION OF E WHEN THE TOP TENSION IS TOO LO...

Page 9: ...D 50 CHECK I PUT THE BOBBIN IN THE BOBBIN CASE AND PASS THE THREAD A 2 BOBBIN TENSION SHOULD HE 45 55G WHEN PULLING THE THREAD A IN THE DIRECTION OF B ADJUSTMENT I TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF D WHEN THE BOBBIN TENSION IS TOO TIGHT 2 TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF E WHEN THE BOBBIN TENSION IS TOO LOOSE t B A E D ...

Page 10: ...MENT I REMOVE THE SCREW B AND TAKE THE LAMP SOCKET OFF 2 RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LEVER AND LOOSEN THE SCREW C ON THE PRESSER BAR HOLDER ADJUST THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PRESSER FOOT D AND THE NEEDLE PLATE E TO 6 0 MM 0 24 3 TIGHTEN THE SCREW C SECURELY 4 TIGHTEN THE SCREW B TO SECURE THE LAMP SOCKET NOTE WHEN YOU TIGHTEN THE SCREW B MAKE SURE THAT BOTH SIDE OF THE PRESSER FOOT ARE PARALLEL TO THE FE...

Page 11: ...HE NEEDLE PLATE ADJUSTMENT I REMOVE THE ARM COVER PLATE BELT COVER AND CONTROL PANEL UNIT 2 LOOSEN THE SCREWS A AND B ON THE WORM GEAR C 3 HOLD THE WORM GEAR C TO PREVENT TURNING AND ADJUST THE WORM GEAR S ANGLE BY TURNING THE HAND WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION SO THAT THE NEELDE STARTS ITS SIDEWARD MOVEMENT AT 2 00 MM 3 00 MM 0 08 0 12 ABOVE THE NEEDLE PLATE 4 TIGHTEN THE SCREWS A AND B SECURELY 5 AT...

Page 12: ...OT HIT THE NEEDEL PLATE AND THE DISTANCES A AND B BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND THE EDGE OF THE NEEDLE PLATE SHOUD BE EQUAL ADJUSTMENT I TURN THE ECCENTRIC PIN D IN EITHER DIRECTION UNTIL THE DISTANCE A BECOMES THE SAME AS THE DISTANCE B AS ILLUSTRATED BELOW 2 TIGHTEN THE HEXAGON SOCKET SCREW C SECURELY 3 REPLACE THE ZIGZAG PRESSER FOOT WITH THE STRAIGHT STITCH FOOT SET THE STITCH SELECTOR AT _ AND MAKE ...

Page 13: ...LENGTH S S ADJUSTMENT I REMOVE THE ARM COVER PLATE 2 TURN THE STRETCH STITCH ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF D WHEN THE REVERSE STITCH LENGTH B IS SHORTER THAN THE FORWARD STITCH LENGTH A TURN THE STRETCH STITCH ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF E WHEN THE REVERSE STITCH LENGTH B STITCH LENGTH A 3 ATTACH THE ARM COVER PLATE IS LONGER THAN THE FORWARD A B X A B X A B I ...

Page 14: ...8367 A ON THE NEEDLE PLATE 3 TURN THE HANDWHEEL TOWARD YOU BY HAND AND CHECK THE FEED DOG HEIGHT 4 THE FEED DOG HEIGHT SHOULD BE AS PER THE FOLLOWING CHART ADJUSTMENT I OPEN THE SHUTTLE COVER 2 LOOSEN THE SCREW B AND TURN THE ECCENTRIC PIN C IN EITHER DIRECTION TO ADJUST THE FEED DOG HEIGHT AS REQUIRED 3 TIGHTEN THE SCREW B SECURELY GAUGE FACE A 1 25 MM NOT MOVING NOT MOVING MOVING FEED DOG HEIGHT...

Page 15: ... ADJUST THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TESTPIN 68368 A AND THE SHUTTLE HOOK B AT 0 0 15 MM TIGHTEN ONE OF THE SET SCREWS E TEMPORARILY 5 SET THE STITCH SELECTOR AT MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH TURN THE HAND WHEEL TO CHECK IF THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TESTPIN 68368 A AND INNER EDGES OF THE SHUTTLE RACE SPRING F AT THE LEFT AND RIGHT NEEDLE DROPS ARE EQUAL IF NOT MAKE AND ADJUSTMENT BY TURNING THE SHUTTLE RACE U...

Page 16: ...VER 4 TURN THE HAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU BY HAND UNTIL THE NEEDLE BAR REACHES ITS LOWEST POSITION 5 THE TIP OF THE TESTPIN 68368 A SHOULD BE IN BETWEEN THE TWO HORIZONTAL LINES ENGRAVED ON THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE 68366 B ADJUSTMENT I LOOSEN THE SCREW C OF THE NEEDLE BAR HOLDER D 2 MOVE THE NEEDLE BAR E UP OR DOWN BY HAND UNTIL THE TIP OF THE TESTPIN 68368 A COMES IN BETWEEN THE TWO HORIZONTAL PARALLEL...

Page 17: ...E BAR REACHES ITS LOWEST POSITION 5 THE TIP OF THE TESTPIN 68368 A SHOULD BE IN BETWEEN THE TWO VERTICAL LINES ENGRAVED ON THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE 68366 B ADJUSTMENT I REMOVE THE ARM COVER THE BELT COVER AND THE CONTROL PANEL UNIT 2 LOOSEN THE SCREWS C AND D 3 ROTATE THE SHUTTLE DRIVER UNTIL THE TIP OF THE TESTPIN 68368 A COMES IN BETWEEN THE TWO VERTICAL LINES ENGRAVED ON THE RADIAL TIMING GAUGE ...

Page 18: ... MOVES WHEN YOU TURN THE HANDWHEEEL TOWARD YOU MAKE ADJUSTMENT AS FOLLOWS ADJUSTMENT I REMOVE THE ARM COVER THE BELT COVER AND THE CONTROL PANEL UNIT 2 PUT A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE NEEDLE PLATE 3 TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF A WHEN THE PAPER MOVES FORWARD TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF B WHEN THE PAPER MOVES BACKWARD 4 ATTACH THE CONTROL PANEL UNIT THE BELT COVER A...

Page 19: ...RIANCE OF 9 TO 11 STITCHES IN THE RIGHT SIDE ROW AGAINST 10 sTITCHES IN THE LEFT SIDE ROW IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE FEED BALANCE FOR BUTTONHOLE SEWING ADJUSTMENT I REMOVE THE TOP COVER THE BELT COVER AND THE CONTROL PANEL UNIT 2 TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF B WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE ROW OF BUTTONHOLE IS COARSE AS IN FIG D TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW C IN THE DIRECTION OF A WHEN THE LEFT ...

Page 20: ...TH TURN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS FOLLOWS ADJUSTMENT I REMOVE THE ARM COVER PLATE THE BELT COVER AND THE CONTROL PANEL UNIT 2 TURN THE HAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU BY HAND UNTIL THE CAM FOLLOWER A COMES UP TO THE TOP OF THE BASIC ZIGZAG CAM B AS SHOWN 3 LOOSEN THE SCREW C AND PUSH THE CONVEX PART OF THE CAM FOLLOWER LEVER D IN THE DIRECTION OF _ UNTIL THE LEVER TOUCHES THE STITCH SELECTOR CAM 4 TIGHTEN THE SCR...

Page 21: ...W AND WILL OVERLOAD THE MOTOR TOO LOOSE MOTOR BELT TENSION MAY CAUSE JUMPING OF THE BELT TEETH ON THE MOTOR PULLEY 2 THE CORRECT MOTOR BELT TENSION IS THAT THE DEFLECTION OF MOTOR BELT IS ABOUT 7 MM 0 28 9 MM 0 36 WHEN PUSHING THE MOTOR BELT BY FINGER AT ABOUT 300 GRAMS LOAD ADJUSTMENT I PHEMOVE THE BELT COVER 2 LOOSEN THE SCREWS A AND B 3 MOVE THE MOTOR UP OR DOWN TO ADJUST THE DEFLECTION ABOUT 7...

Page 22: ...WIRING I WIRING FOR MOTOR ATTACHMENT CAP ASSEMBLY L P M Motor L Lamp P Power Switch 2 WIRING DIAGRAM Root Contro I I I I 1 I I m I I 1 Motor Attachment Cap z I I I 0 1 I 1 I 1 I I I I I I ol i I I E I I I I b L I m jI L _1 Lamp Socket m II Lamp 5W I t L _ Switch r 1 I cr_o____ I 1 I I I L J Motor l I I I I I I L ...

Page 23: ...VER SERVICING MACHINES OIL GREASE USE GOOD QUALITY SEWING MACHINE OIL AT THE POINTS A B C D E F G INDICATED BY BLACK ARROWS THE WHITE GREASE IS RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON ALL MODEL SEWING MACHINES IT IS AN IMPROVED GREASE AND CAN BE USED ON METAL AND PLASTIC WHICH POINTS ARE INDICATED BY WHITE ARRROWS H I J HOW TO ORDER PARTS NO EM 40M DESCRIPTION RPICE SEWING MACHINE OIL WHITE GREASE ORDER THROUGH YO...

Page 24: ...H WIDTH ADJUSTMENT STRETCH STITCH BALANCE FEED DOG HEIGHT NEEDLE CLEARANCE TO SHUTTLE Allen Key Hexagon bar spanner 2mm Allen Key Hexagon bar spanner 2mm Screw Driver 100mm Allen Key Hexagon bar spanner 2 4mm Screw Driver 100mm Screw Driver 100mm Allen Key Hexagon bar spanner 2mm Feed Dog Height Gauge Source 385 Test Pin Allen Key Hexagon bar spanner 2 4mm NECESSARY TOOLS 1 f _I I 2 f lOO 2 4 i00 ...

Page 25: ...TOOLS 7 NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT I0 11 NEEDLE TIMING TO SHUTTLE ZERO FEEDING AUTOMATIC MECHANISM DISENGAGEMENT OF CAM FOLLOWER Allen Key Hexagon bar spanner 2mm Test Pin Radial Timing Gauge Source 385 Allen Key Hexagon bar spanner 2 4mm Test Pin Radial Timing Gauge Source 385 Plus Driver 100mm Screw Driver 100mm Plus Driver 100mm I l t2 _ 2 4 i 00___ i i__lO0 ___j i00 ...

Page 26: ...Leng th _ cm I 11 i _z tch Selector _ Slitch Lenglh Control STRETCH STITCH _et llng mark _ Stltch Lenglh I Stitch Lecmgth Contt ol Moclel12708 Mode 1 2710 Model 12712 STITCH LENGTH 012 4 _s _ i T_ i i H TO SELECT STRETCH STITCHES SET THIS CONTROL AT _ POSITION BUTTON HOLES Settlng mark _lltch Length I Stitch Leith Control PLEASE REFER TO PAGE 17 FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF STITCH DENSITY IN BUTTONHOLES ...

Page 27: ...SOURCE 385 _GE 4 I DIV 20 STITCH SELECTOR MODEL 385 116O2O90 385 127O8O9O 385 12710090 385 12712090 385 12714090 MODEL 11602 ONLY STITCH SELECTOR Seulng mark I i I S_tch Seleczo_ I I 0 _1 2 STITCHES _1 _ _ I_ _ 13 _B ...