Singer 252 - Stitch Length Regulator and Feed Fork; Removal and Reassembly of Stitch Length Regulator and Feed Fork

II Stitch Length Regulator and
Removal:
Feed Fork
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1) Re move O and E)
2) Remove d i al A. by pulling off forward .
3) Remove screws C and remove assembly 8.
4) Remove spring F and then remove screws E.
5) Remove lever assembly D.
6) Remove screw L and remove feed regulator F.
7) Remove the nut G and eccentric screw H.
8) Slide off feed fork I and the slide block .
9) Open thumb nut P comple t ely .
10) Slide off slilch indicator retain i ng plate M.
11) Unscrew and remove feed regulator hinge screw L with its frict ion washer .
12) Remove feed regulator N complete with lever screw a. spring , stitch i ndicator R
and thumb nut P (then if necessary di sassemble this complex) .
Caution on reassembly:
Assemble eccentric screw H with the eccentric part towards the front.
Adjustment of cc feed »:
Check:
252 1) Turn feed dial lo .. 0 .. .
257-259 2) Position feed regulator lever C lo no feed position .
252·257-259 3) Remove needle and place a piece of material under presser fool.
Setting:
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4) Lower presser fool and operate mach ine. There should now be no feeding of
mater ial.
1) Remove D -
2) Loosen the two screws E and reset pos i tion of plate D (usually towards handwheel
end) .
3) Recheck and reset (if necessary) .
4) Move feed regulator lever P, up or down ulil there is no more feeding of mate rial.
5) Slightly bend lever until ind i cator R is in line with no feed position on stitch
regulator plate 0 .
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