3 . adjusting the driver needle guard, 4 . adjusting the needle clearance, 5 . adjusting the shuttle race thread guide – Brother LK3-B448E User Manual

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10. Adjustments

LK3-B448E MARK

II

/BA-16

0.01 - 0.08mm

Tip

Needle center line

10-3 . Adjusting the driver needle guard

Turn the machine pulley to align the tip of the rotary hook with the needle center line. Then loosen the set screw

w

and turn the eccentric shaft

e

to adjust so that the driver needle guard

q

contacts the needle.

If the needle contact pressure is too great, skipped stitches may occur. On the other hand, if the driver needle guard

q

is not touching the needle, the tip of the inner rotary hook will obstruct the needle, resulting in an excessively high

amount of friction.

10-4 . Adjusting the needle clearance

Turn the machine pulley to align the tip of the rotary hook with the needle center line. Then loosen the set screw

q

and

turn the eccentric shaft

w

to adjust so that the clearance between the needle and the rotary hook is 0.01 - 0.08 mm.

10-5 . Adjusting the shuttle race thread guide

Install the shuttle race thread guide

q

by pushing it in the direction of the arrow so that the needle groove is aligned

with the center of the needle plate hole.

NOTE:

If the shuttle race thread guide is in the wrong position, thread breakages, soiled thread or catching of the thread may occur.

w

e

w

q

e

r

q

q

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