Instruction manual

2.5 Needle bar linkage

2.5.1 Align the needle bar linkage laterally

Caution: Risk of injury!

Tur n off the main switch.

Check and set the needle bar linkage only when the machine is

switched off.

Standard checking

The needle must penetrate the center of the feed dog’s stitch hole.

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Insert a new needle.

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Tur n down the needle bar with the handwheel.

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Check the lateral position of the needle in the stitch hole.

Correction

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Loosen the screws on the adjustment rings 3 and 4.

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Adjust the lateral position of the needle bar linkage so that the

needle stands in the center of the stitch hole.

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Fix the adjustment rings 3 and 4 and tighten the screws.

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Loosen the threaded pins 1.

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Adjust the thread lever laterally in a way that the clearance of the

traction rod 2 on the cross head is identical to both sides.

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Tighten the threaded pins 1.

ATTENTION: Danger of breakage!

Check the distance between the hook tip and the needle after

adjusting the lateral position of the needle bar linkage. If necessary,

readjust the distance (see chapter 2.6.3).