SINGER W1717 - Manual (Page 26)

20. MAINTENANCE
Your machine requires regular
cleaning and oiling for satis­
factory sewing performance.
A machine which is used for a
few hours a day needs to be
cleaned and oiled once a month.
Cleaning
Remove foot and needle.
Remove needle plate.
Brush off all dust and lint on feed
dog with cleaning brush.
Turn latches outwards.
Remove shuttle race cover.
Remove shuttle Clean shuttle race
with a cleaning brush and a soft
cloth.
Oiling
Use oil manufactured specially
for sewing machine use. Other
oils will eventually cause
mechanism to jam.
Apply one drop of oil to part of
shuttle where friction occurs.
Open face cover and apply oil in
the same way.
Be careful not to apply too much
oil or it may stain your material
and cause some sewing difficulty.
After oiling, run machine for 1-2
minutes to allow oil to penetrate
to every part.
Remove Top Cover:
Pull out spool pins and push
bobbin winding spindle to right.
Loosening screws a and b with
large screwdriver, then take off
top cover.
Apply
ly one drop of oil to lubricating points indicated by arrows.
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