Kenmore 385.15516 - Manual (Page 78)

Cleaning the Shuttle Race
This area must be kept free of dust, iint and
occasional tangled thread. Clean the shuttle race area
about every three months.
• Cleaning the shuttle area
0 Bobbin case
(2) Levers
(3) Shuttle race cover
(4) Shuttle
(5) Shuttle race
(6) Center pin on the shuttle
1. Raise the needle bar to its highest point and remove the
bobbin case®.
2. Push shuttle race levers (2) aside. Lift shuttle race cover
(3) and take shuttle (4) out.
3. Clean the shuttle race (5) with a lint brush.
4. Put a drop of oil on the center pin of the shuttle (6) and
shuttle race (5). Do not over oil.
• Replacing shuttle assembly
(2) Levers
(3) Shuttle race cover
® Shuttle
(5) Shuttle race
(6) Center pin on the shuttle
(7) Shuttle driver
(8) Pointed hook
(9) (Oil here)
1. Turn handwheel so that shuttle driver ® is forming half
moon on the left side of the machine.
2. Hold shuttle® by center pin ® and position shuttle so
as to form a half moon on the right side. The pointed
hook will be on the bottom.
3. Place shuttle race cover (3) into place over shuttle @
assembly.
4. Snap the levers ® back into the original position.
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