Kenmore SWA/RS 14501 - Manual (Page 58)

8. CHECK CHART FOR PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS
Your sewing machine is a precision
instrument, designed to give you many years
of troublefree sewing - with minumum maintenance. If you have any performance
problem, check the list below and you'll be
able to solve the problem yourself.
GENERAL PROBLEMS
Machine does not sew.
*Hand wheel or clutch knob is not returned to
stitching position. — Push in or tighten clutch
Isee page
1 0 ).
•Power line cord is not connected. — Check
plug.
•Power/light switch turned off. — Turn on the
switch.
Machine jams/knocks.
•Thread is caught in shuttle. — Clean shuttle
(see page 55).
•Needle is damaged. — Replace needle (see
page 13).
Fabric does not move.
•Presser foot not lowered. — Lower presser
foot.
•Stitch length control is set at 0. — Set it at 24
to 6 .
•Feed cover plate is attached. — Remove feed
cover plate.
•Thread is knotted under fabric.
STITCHING PROBLEMS
Machine skips stitches.
•Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric.
— See page 14.
•Fabric is a certain knit or synthetic. — Use
"Q NEEDLE" TM and "Q FOOT' tm .
•Needle is bent or blunt. — Replace needle
(see page 13).
•Needle is not all the way up into needle clamp.
— See page 13.
•Top thread tension is too tight. — Decrease
top thread tension.
•Machine is not threaded correctly. — See
page 12 and 15.
•Thread is caught in shuttle. — Clean shuttle
(see page 55).
Stitches are irregular.
•Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric.
— See page 14.
•Machine is not threaded correctly. — See
page 12 and 15.
•Top thread tension is too loose. — Increase
top thread tension.
•Fabric is being pulled or pushed against
machine feeding action. — Guide it gently.
•Bobbin has not been wound evenly. — Rewind
bobbin.
•There are nicks or burrs at needle plate
opening. — Replace needle plate or smooth
burrs with extra fine Emory cloth.
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