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SERVICEMANUAL 
SEWINGMACHINEMODEL 
385.11206300 
MARCH,2003
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CONTENTS 
LOCATEANDIDENTIFYTHEPARTS............................................ 
WlNDTHEBOBBIN......................................................................... 
PREPAREYOURTOPTHREAD...................................................... 
WHATTODOWHEN....................................................................... 1 
2 
3 
4-6 
SERVICEACCESS 
FACECOVER....................................................................7 
REARCOVER...................................................................8 
FRONTCOVER.................................................................9 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
TOPTENSION...................................................................10 
BOBBINTENSION............................................................11 
PRESSERBARHEIGHTANDALIGNMENT....................12 
NEEDLESWING...............................................................13 
NEEDLEDROP.................................................................14 
CLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEANDHOOK(NO.l)...15 
CLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEANDHOOK(NO.2)...16 
FEEDDOGHEIGHT.............................................................17 
NEEDLEBARHEIGHT.....................................................18 
NEEDLETIMINGTOSHUTTLE........................................19 
BUTTONHOLEFEEDBALANCE......................................20 
ADJUSTMENTOFRIGHTHANDLINETACKWIDTHAND 
CAMFOLLOWERRELEASEAMOUNT............................21 
MOTORBELTTENSION...................................................22 
WIRING...........................................................................................23 
OILING........................................................................................... 
SPECIALTOOLSREQUIRED......................................................... 24 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
LOCATEANDIDENTIFYTHEPARTS 
THREADGUIDE BOBBINWINDINGTENSIONDISC 
BOBBINWINDINGSPINDLE 
THREADTAKE-UPLEVER 
BOBBINWlNDERSTOPPER 
TOPTHREADTENSIONCONTROL 
FACECOVERPLATE 
STITCHSERECTORL 
NEEDLEPLATE 
REVERSELEVER 
EXTENSIONTABLE(ACCESSORYSTORAGEBOX) 
SPOOLPIN 
HANDWHEEL 
\ 
PRESSERFOOTLEVER 
FREEARM 
LIGHTANDPOWER,_ 
NOMENCLATUREPLATE 
PLUGCONNECTOR
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
WINDTHEBOBBIN 
1.PULLTHEHANDWHEELOUT. 
2.DRAWTHREADFROMTHESPOOL.GUIDETHETHREADAROUNDTHETHREAD 
GUIDE.THREADTHROUGHTHEBOBBINWINDERTENSIONDISKAANDTHEHOLEIN 
THEBOBBINFROMTHEINSIDETOTHEOUTSIDE. 
3.PLACEBOBBINONTOBOBBINWINDINGSPINDLEBWITHENDOFTHREADCOMING 
FROMTHETOPOFTHEBOBBIN. 
PUSHBOBBINWINDINGSPINDLETOTHERIGHTUNTILITCLICKS. 
4.HOLDINGTHEENDOFTHREAD,STARTMACHINE.WHENBOBBINISSLIGHTLY 
FILLED,SNIPOFFTHEENDOFTHREAD. 
5.WINDTHREADUNTILBOBBINSTOPS.REMOVEBOBBIN. 
6.PUSHTHEHANDWHEELTOTHELEFT. 
A 
PLACEBOBBININBOBBINCASE 
MAKINGSURETHREADFEEDS 
CLOCKWISEANDISCOMING 
FROMBOBBINASSHOWN. PULLTHREADTHROUGH 
SLOTOFCASEASSHOWN. 3 
PULLTHREADUNDERTENSION 
SPRINGANDTHROUGHTHE 
OPENINGASSHOWNABOVE. 
HOLDINGLATCHOPEN,POSITION 
CASEINTOSHUTTLEAND 
RELEASELATCH. CASESHOULDLOCKINTOPLACE 
WHENLATCHISRELEASED.
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
PREPAREYOURTOPTHREAD 
FORTHREADINGTHEMACHINE,FOLLOWTHENUMBERSINORDERASSHOWN 
ONTHEILLUSTRATION. 
DOTTEDLINESSHOWTHEPLACESWHERETHETHREADLOOPSANDTHEN 
ISPULLEDTIGHT. 
RAISETHEPRESSERFOOTLEVER. 
PLACEASPOOLONTHESPOOLPIN,WITHTHREADCOMINGOFFASSHOWN. 
1.DRAWTHREADTHROUGHTHETHREADGUIDE. 
2.HOLDINGTHREADTAUTWITHRIGHTHAND,DRAWTHREADDOWNINTOTHE 
TENSIONAREAANDTHENAROUNDTHECHECKSPRINGHOLDER. 
3.FIRMLYDRAWTHREADUPANDTHROUGHTHETAKE-UPLEVERFROMRIGHT 
TOLEFT. 
4.DRAWTHREADDOWNAGAINANDSLIPITINTOTHENEEDLEBARTHREADGUIDE. 
5.TREADNEEDLEFROMFRONTTOBACK. 
NOTE: 
YOUMAYWANTTOCUTTHEENDOFTHREADWITHSHARPSCISSORS 
FOREASIERNEEDLETHREADING. 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
WHATTODOWHEN 
CONDITIONCAUSEHOWTOFIXREFERENCE 
INSERTTHENEEDLEPROPERLY.  1.SKIPPING 
STITCHES 
2.FABRICNOT 
MOVING 1.NEEDLEISNOTINSERTED 
PROPERLY. 
2.NEEDLEISBENTORWORN. 
3.INCORRECTLYTHREADED 
4.NEEDLEORTHREADARE 
INAPPROPRIATEFOR 
FABRICBEINGSEWN. 
5.SEWINGONSTRETCH 
FABRIC 
6.INAPPROPRIATENEEDLE 
BARHEIGHT 
7.INAPPROPRIATENEEDLE 
TOHOOKTIMING 
8.INAPPROPRIATENEEDLE 
TOHOOKCLEARANCE 
1.INCORRECT 
FEEDDOGHEIGHT 
2,THREADONBO3-FOMSIDE 
OFFABRICISJAMMEDUP. 
3,FEEDDOGTEETHARE 
WORN. CHANGETHENEEDLE. 
RETHREAD. 
USETHERECOMMENDED 
SEWINGNEEDLEANDTHREAD. 
USEA#11BLUETIPNEEDLE. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENT 
NEEDLEBARHEIGHT. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTNEEDLE 
iTIMINGTOSHUTTLE. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTCLEARANCE 
BETWEENNEEDLEAND 
HOOK. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTFEEDDOG 
HEIGHT. 
MAKESURETOBRING 
BOTHNEEDLEANDBOBBIN 
THREADSUNDERTHEFOOT 
WHENSTARTINGSEWING. 
CHANGETHEFEEDDOG. P.18 
P.19 
P.15,16 
P.17 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
CONDITIONCAUSEHOWTOFIXREFERENCE 
STARTWITHMEDIUMSPEED.  3.BREAKING 
UPPER 
THREAD 
4.BREAKING 
BOBBIN 
THREAD 
5.NEEDLE 
BREAKS 1.1NmALSEWlNGSPEEDIS 
TOOFAST. 
2.THREADPATHIS 
INCORRECT. 
3.NEEDLEISBENTORDULL. 
4.UPPERTHREADTENSIONIS 
TOOSTRONG. 
5.NEEDLESIZEIS 
INAPPROPRIATEFOR 
FABRIC. 
6.NEEDLEEYEISWORN. 
7.NEEDLEHOLEINNEEDLE 
PLATEISWORNORBURRED. 
I.INCORRECTLYTHREADED 
BOBBINCASE. 
2.TOOMUCHTHREADIS 
WOUNDONTHEBOBBIN. 
3.LINTISSTUCKINSIDETHE 
HOOKRACE. 
4.THREADQUALITYIS 
TOOLOW. 
5.THREADISJAMMING 
AROUNDTHEBOBBIN. 
6.BOBBINTHREADTENSIONIS 
TOOSTRONG. 
1.NEEDLEISHITTINGTHE 
NEEDLEPLATE. 
2.NEEDLEISBENTORWORN. 
3.NEEDLEISHI3-FINGTHE 
HOOKRACE. 
4.THEFABRICMOVESWHILE 
THENEEDLEISPIERCING 
IT.ORTHENEEDLEZIGZAGS 
WHILEINFABRIC. 
5.FABRICISBEINGPULLEDTOO 
STRONGLYWHILESEWING. USETHEPROPERTHREAD 
PATH. 
REPLACEWITHANEWNEEDLE. 
ADJUSTUPPERTHREAD 
TENSIONCORRECTLY. 
USEAPPROPRIATENEEDLE 
ANDTHREADFORFABRIC 
INUSE. 
CHANGETHENEEDLE. 
REPAIRTHEHOLEOR 
REPLACETHENEEDLEPLATE. 
THREADBOBBINCASE 
CORRECTLY. 
ADJUSTTHEPOSITIONOF 
STOPPER. 
CLEANTHEHOOKRACE. 
CHANGETOAHIGHQUALITY 
SEWINGTHREAD. 
CLEAROUTTHEJAMMING 
THREAD. 
ADJUSTBOBBINTHREAD 
TENSIONCORRECTLY. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTNEEDLEDROP. 
CHANGETHENEEDLE. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTCLEARANCE 
BETWEENNEEDLEANDHOO_. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTNEEDLESWING. 
GUIDETHEFABRICGENTLY 
WHILESEWING. P.10 
=.11 
_.14 
P.15,16 
P.13 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
CONDITION 
6.NOISY 
OPERATION CAUSEHOWTOFIXREFERENCE 
1.P.16 
2, 
3. 
7.DEFORMATION1. 
PATFERN 
2. 
3. BACKLASHBETWEEN 
SHUFFLEHOOKGEARAND 
LOWERSHAFTGEARISTOO 
GREAT. 
LOWERSHAFTGEARIS 
LOOSE. 
INAPPROPRIATEBELT 
TENSION. 
4.UPPERSHAFTGEARISLOOSE. 
5.NOTENOUGHOIL. 
INAPPROPRIATEZIGZAG 
SYNCHRONIZATION. 
INAPPROPRIATE 
DISENGAGEMENTOFCAM 
FOLLOWER. 
UPPERTHREADTENSION 
ISTOOSTRONG. SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTCLEARANCE 
BETWEENNEEDLEANDHOOK 
(NO.2). 
ELIMINATETHELOOSENESS. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTMOTORBELT 
TENSION. 
ELIMINATETHELOOSENESS. 
OILALLMOVINGPARTS. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTMENTNEEDLE 
SWING. 
SEEMECHANICAL 
ADJUSTM 
DISENGAGEMENTOFCAM 
ADJUSTUPPERTHREAD 
TENSIONCORRECTLY. P.22 
P.13 
P.21 
P.10
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;51--WINL_MAL;HINI-L)IV.20MODEL385.11206300 
SERVICEACCESS 
FACECOVER 
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J 
TOREMOVE 
1.REMOVESCREWA. 
2.TAKETHEFACECOVERBOFF. 
NOTE:WHENREMOVINGTHEFACECOVER,PULLITUPANDUNHOOKFROM 
THEHOOKC. 
TOATrACH 
FOLLOWTHEABOVEPROCEDUREINREVERSE. 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
SERVICEACCESS 
REARCOVER 
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REARCOVER 
TOREMOVE 
1.REMOVETHEFACECOVER(SEEPAGE7). 
2.REMOVETHESCREWSA,B,C,D,ANDRUBBERCUSHIONE(2PCs.),AND 
THENREMOVETHEREARCOVER. 
TOATrACH 
FOLLOWTHEABOVEPROCEDUREINREVERSE. 
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