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1. Timing of Feed Dog
Whenfeeddogiscorrectlytimed,itmustnotmovethematerialwhiletheneedleisinthematerial.Ifthis
requirementisnotmet,proceedasfollows:
Removeneedle,presserfoot,needleplateandfreearmcover(heldonby2Phillipsscrews).
Removeoilholescrewontopoffeedgearandremovealso
feedgearring.
Liftfeedcamrodsothatitcomesoffsimultaneouslyfromthe
feedgearandtappetlever.
Liftfeedgearoffaxle.
Makesurethatbearingwasherispositionedonaxlewithlip
overinsideedge.
Tocorrectlysetthetiming:
Turnflywheeltowardsyouuntiltheneedlebarisatlowest
position.
Repositionthefeedgearontheaxlesuchthattheroundhole
onthetopofgearfacesonetoothtotheleftinrelationto
thecenterofthefeeddogpinion.
(Besuretheneedlebarremainsatitslowestposition.)
Replacefeedcamrodbyplacingbothofitsends
simultaneouslyontheircorrespondingcounterparts.
(Donotuseforce!)
Replacefeedgearringandoilholescrew.
Replacefreearmcover,needleplate,presserfootandneedle.