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22. Removing the Shuttle Hook
RemovingtheShuttle
Ifshuttlehookmustberemovedforsomereason,proceedasfollows:
Removeneedle,presserfoot,needleplateandfeeddog.Openshuttlecoverandremovethebobbin.
LoosentheOilHoleScrewonbottomofshuttleassembly.
Caution!Donotloosenthethreescrewsatthebottomofthe
shuttlehook.
OnmachineswiththeAutomaticThreadReleasedevice,the
GuardRingStopmustalsoberemoved.
Caution!TheGuardRingStopwillhavetobereadjustedonce
removed.
Liftoutshuttleassembly.
ReplacingtheShuttle
Turntheflywheeltowardsyouuntiltheneedleisinitslowestposition.
Note!Itisassumedthat,beforeremovingtheShuttleAssembly,thetimingoftheshuttlehookinrelationtothe
needlebarwascorrect.Ifthatisnotthecase,thetimingwillneedtobeadjustedatthistime.
InserttheShuttleAssemblysothatthepointoftheshuttlehookisabout2.4mm[3/32"]beforetheneedle.
Onmachines(SerialNo527,625orearlier)theshuttlebeakmustbelodgedbetweentheShuttleStopandthe
StopSpring.
Onmachines(SerialNo527,626to1,104,935),theshuttlebeakmustbelodgedinsideoftherecessofthe
AutomaticThreadRelease.
Onmachines(SerialNo1,104,936orlater),theshuttlebeakmustbelodgedinthenotchoftheGuardRing
Stop.
AdjustmentcanbemadebyliftingtheShuttleAssemblyoutagainandadvancingorretardingtheshuttlehook
byonegeartoothatatime.
ReplaceTheOilHoleScrew,feeddog,guardringstop,needleplate,presserfootandneedle.Closetheshuttle
covertoitsworkingposition.