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11. Adjusting Height of Feed Dog
Theheightofthefeeddogiscorrectlyadjustedwhenthetipsoftheteeth,atthehighestpositionofthefeed
dog,areabout0.8mmabovetheneedleplate.Ifthisisnotthecase,adjustasfollows:
Removeneedle,presserfoot,needleplateandfreearmcover.
Replaceneedleplate.
Loosenhexnutonlifterskidscrewbyusingawrench(7mm).
Turnflywheeltowardsyouuntilfeeddogreachesitshighestposition.Next,turntheeccentriclifterskidscrew
withwrenchuntiltipsoffeeddogteethareabout0.8mmaboveneedleplate.
IffeeddogheightgaugeNo.607829isavailable,placethisgaugeonneedleplate,thenturnflywheelslowly
towardsyouuntilfeeddogisinitshighestpositionandchecktheheightofthefeeddogteethinrelationtothe
recessedportionsonbothsidesofthegauge.
Ifadjustedcorrectly,thetipsofthefeeddogteethmusteithertouchorinterferewiththerecessat0.8mmand
mustnottouchorinterferewithrecessat1.0mm.
Ifaboverequirementisnotmet,adjustfeeddogwithlifterskidscrew.
Tightenhexnutbyusingtwowrenchessimultaneouslyonhexnutandlifterskidscrew.
Removeneedleplateandreplacefreearmcover.Replaceneedleplate,presserfootandneedle.