Troubleshooting - Sears Kenmore 385.15202 Manual De Instrucciones

Troubleshooting
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Condition Cause
The needle thread 1. The needle thread is not threaded properly°
breaks. 2, The needle thread tension is too tight,,
The bobbin thread
breaks,
Reference
The needle breaks.
3_ The needle is bent or blunt.
4o The needle is incorrectly inserted.,
5o The needle thread and the bobbin thread are not set properly
under the presser foot at the beginning of sewing.
6, The threads are not drawn to the rear after previous sewing.
7,, The thread is too heavy, or too fine for the needle,
Skipped stitches
Seam puckering
The cloth is not
feeding smoothly.
The machine
doesn't work.
Noisy operation
1. The bobbin thread is not threaded properly in the bobbin
case and shuttle,
2o Lint has collected in the shuttle area,,
& The bobbin is damaged and doesn't turn smoothly
1. The
2. The
3. The
4. The
5. The
6, The
needle is incorrectly inserted,,
needle is bent or blunL
needle clamp screw is loose,
needle thread tension is too tighL
threads are not drawn to the rear after the previous sewing°
needle is too fine for the fabric being sewn,
1_ The needle is incorrectly inserted,
2, The needle is bent or blunt,
3 The needle and/or threads are not suitable for the work being
sewR,
4,, A blue needle is not being used for sewing stretch, very fine
fabrics or synthetics
5, The needle thread is not threaded properly,
6. The wrong needle is being used_
1. The needle thread tension is too tight,.
2. The needle thread is not threaded properly,
3. The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn,,
4., The stitch length is too long for the fabric,
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Change the bobbin
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Change the needle
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Page 14
Make stitch shorter
The feed dog is packed with lint, Page 58
The stitches are too fine Make stitch longer
The feed dog is not raised after "drop feed" sewing. Page 38
1, The machine is not plugged in
2_ A thread is caught in the shuttle race.,
3, The push-clutch is disengaged°
1, There is thread caught in the hook race,
2_ Lint has built up in the shuttle or the shuttle race,
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