DURKOPP ADLER M-TYPE 867 - Setting the Hook Thread Tension

Position of the hook and needle
44 Service Manual 867 Version 02.0 - 04/2015
10 Position of the hook and needle
10.1 Setting the hook side clearance
Order
First check the following settings:
• A straight and undamaged needle has to be inserted
( Operating manual Section, Inserting and replacing the needle)
• Needle bar linkage ( 9 Aligning the needle bar linkage, page 41)
• Loop stroke position ( 10.2 Setting the loop stroke position, page 45)
Proper setting
Machine locked in place at position 1 ( page 18).
 Maximum 0.1 mm distance between the hook tip and the groove for
the needle.
Cover
• Tilt the upper section ( 3.3.1 Access to the machine bottom section,
page 12)
• Throat plate slide ( 3.3.5 Opening and closing the throat plate slide,
page 15)
WARNING
Risk of injury
Crushing injuries from moving parts.
Switch off the sewing machine before checking and
setting the hook side clearance.
ATTENTION
Damage to the machine, needle breakage, or thread damage due
to an incorrect clearance between the needle and hook tip
Check the distance to the hook tip after inserting a new needle with
a different size.
Reset distance if necessary.