Sears 385.4052LX200 - Manual (Page 76)

Troubleshooting
f Condition Cause Reference ^
The needle thread 1. The needle thread is not threaded properly. See Pages 22,24
breaks. 2. The needle thread tension is too tight. See Page 26
3. The needle is bent or blunt. See Page 12
4. The needle is incorrectly inserted. See Page 12
5. The fabric is not being drawn to the back when sewing is finished. See Page 32
6. The thread is either too heavy or too fine for the needle. See Page 12
The bobbin thread 1. The bobbin thread is not threaded properly in the bobbin case. See Page 20
breaks. 2. Lint has collected in the bobbin case. Clean the bobbin case.
3. The bobbin is damaged and doesn’t turn smoothly. Exchange bobbin.
The needle breaks. 1. The needle is incorrectly inserted. See Page 12
2. The needle is bent or blunt. See Page 12
3. The needle clamp screw is loose. See Page 12
4. The tension of the needle thread is too tight. See Page 26
5. The fabric is not drawn to the back when sewing is finished. See Page 32
6. The needle is too fine for the fabric being sewn. See Page 14
7. The pattern selector dial had been turned while the needle was
in the material.
See Page 28
Skipped stitches 1. The needle is incorrectly inserted. See Page 12
2. The needle is bent or blunt. See Page 12
3. The needle and/or threads are not suitable for the work being
sewn.
See Page 14
4. A Blue Tip needle is not being used for sewing stretch, very
fine fabrics and synthetics.
See Page 14
5. The needle thread is not threaded properly. See Page 22
Seam puckering 1. The needle thread tension is too tight. See Page 26
2. The machine is not threaded correctly. See Page 22
3. The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn. See Page 12
4. The stitches are too coarse for the fabric being new line sewn. Make the
* When sewing extremely light weight materials, place a sheet
of paper underneath the fabric.
stitches denser.
Stitches form loops 1. The needle thread tension is too loose. See Page 26
below the work 2. The needle is either too heavy or too fine for the thread. See Page 12
The cloth is not 1. The feed dog is packed with lint. See Page 64
feeding smoothly. 2. The stitches are too fine. Make the
stitches coarser.
The machine does not 1. The machine is not plugged in. See Page 8
work. 2. Thread is caught in the hook race. See Page 64
3. Handwheel has been disengaged for bobbin winding. See Page 20
The machine does not 1. Threads have been caught in hook mechanism. See page 64
run smoothly and is
noisy.
2. The feed dog is packed with lint. See Page 64
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