Singer 5040 - Threading the Machine

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Threading the machine
• Raise take-up lever to highest position
by turning hand wheel toward you.
• Raise presser foot to release thread
tension.
• Place spool of thread on spool pin.
• Slide spool cap firmly over rim of spool
to prevent thread tangling.
• Lead thread from spool and snap into
thread guide (1) and with only one
hand pass the thread under the guide
and through the slot, as illustrated (2).
• Thread the tension discs by leading the
thread down and around the tension
(3). Hold the spool lightly and pull the
thread up, lifting the spring and allow-
ing the thread to slip into thread guard.
• Slip thread into take-up lever as illus-
trated (4).
• Pass thread through guides (5) and
(6).
• Thread needle from front to back,
pulling 4" (10 cm) of thread through
eye (7).