● Turn the handwheel in the normal direction until the needle bar is at its highest position.
● Push the looper cover as far as possible to the right and pull it down.
● Unscrew and remove the three fastening screws 10 on the lower housing panel (fig. 5).
● Remove the lower housing panel.
● Pull the cover 11 slightly on the left and right sides and remove carefully (fig. 6).
● Turn the handwheel in the normal direction until the take-up lever is in the middle of the guide.
● Unscrew and remove both fastening screws 12 on the guide 13.
● Remove the guide 13 with the thread guides 14 and 15.
● Remove the covers 16 (fig. 7).
● Unscrew and remove the fastening screws 17.
● Lift the rear housing panel slightly until the locking pins are clear, then remove the housing panel.
● Pull the front housing panel carefully toward the front (fig. 8, on page 10).
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