Cleaning The Feed Dog; Cleaning The Shuttle Race - EURO-PRO 473 Manual De Instrucciones

CLEANING THE FEED DOG

It is necessary to keep the feed dog teeth always cleaned in order
to ensure smooth sewing.
1. Remove the needle and the presser foot.
2. Unscrew the needle plate set screws with a screw driver to take
off the needle plate from the machine.
3. With a brush, clean out dust and lint clogged on the feed dog
teeth.
4. Refit the needle plate.

CLEANING THE SHUTTLE RACE

Unplug the machine from the power supply.
To remove shuttle:
Raise needle to its highest position and remove bobbin case.
Turn levers away from shuttle and lift out retaining ring and
shuttle, by grasping center pin.
Clean the reverse side of feed dog with a small brush. Remove
lint and thread from all parts of shuttle and wipe with a lightly
oiled cloth.
To reassemble:
Hold shuttle by center pin and fit carefully back into shuttle
race, forming perfect circle with shuttle driver..
Replace retaining ring polished side out, making sure the bottom
pin fits into notch. Lock retaining ring by turning levers back into
position, Refit bobbin case with bobbin.
lever
shuttle
bobbin
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shuttle driver
lever
retaining ring
bobbin case