Kenmore 158.1813 - Caring for the Machine; Cleaning and Oiling Procedures; Cleaning the Shuttle Area

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Caring for the Machine
CLEANING AND OILING
Fig . 1 Cleaning the feed dogs with a
brush .
To insure the best possible operation
of your machine, it is necessary to
keep the essential parts clean at all
times . Using a small brush, remove
the lint that accumulates in the shuttle
area and
around the feed dogs .
lever
Shuttle Assembly
lever
Fig . 2 Parts
of the Shuttle Assembly
To Clean the
Shuttle
Area :
1 . This area must be kept free of dust,
lint and occasional tangled
thread .
Raise the needle bar to its highest
point and remove the bobbin case .
2 .
Push levers of shuttle race aside
and lift shuttle race cover and shut-
tle out .
3 . Clean the shuttle race with small
brush .
4 . Put a drop of oil on the center pin
of the shuttle and shuttle
race .
Shuttle Race Cover
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(see arrows)
5 . To reassemble, hold shuttle by
center pin and fit carefully
into as-
sembly
opposite the shuttle driver .
Slip shuttle race cover into place .
Snap the levers into position .
Shuttle
Shuttle Race
Fig . 2