Maintenance and Care
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Fig. 11 - 03
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Checking / topping up the oil level of the gear mechanism
1
Switch off the machine!
Risk of injury due to accidental machine start-up!
Open the side cover and check the oil level before every machine start-up.
The oil level must always be visible in the sight glass
1
(if no air bubble is visi-
ble, then the oil level is too high).
Remove the screw
2
as needed and add only enough oil for an air bubble to remain
visible.
Replace the screw
2
.
Only use oil with a centre viscosity of
22.0 mm
2
/s
at
40 °C
and a density of
0.865 g/cm
3
at
15 °C
.
We recommend PFAFF sewing machine oil part no.
280-1-120 144
.
2
