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6 Maintenance of the knitting machine
6.2 Cleaning the knitting machine
6. Push dirt out of needle channels with groove cleaner (6).
Groove cleaner
7. Clean groove for pelerine spring of needle.
8. Blow out dirt with compressed air from the needle bed.
9. Make sure needles, coupling part, intermediate slider and selector jacks
are undamaged.
10. Clean needles, coupling part, intermediate slider and selection jacks
with oil.
11. Pull out wire (2) to enable jack bed to be guided into holding-down jacks
more easily during assembly.
12. Reassembly needle bed.
13. Lubricate needles, coupling part, intermediate slider and selector jacks.
If a central lubrication is installed, then use the setting "Initial lubrication"
for approx. 15 minutes.
Further information:
Cleaning needle bed [-> 278]
The needle hooks and the holding-down jacks can be
cleaned quickly and easily with the needle bed cleaning
apparatus (special attachment).