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Kenmore 8 Sewing Owners Manual

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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
NEEDLETIMINGTOSHUnLE 
MACHINESETTING 
1.STITCHSELECTOR:l• 
TOCHECK: 
1.OPENTHESHU-I-I-LECOVER. 
2.REPLACETHENEEDLEWITHTHETESTPIN#68368A. 
3.REMOVETHESHUFFLEHOOKANDINSERTTHERADIALTIMINGGAUGE#68366B 
ONTOTHESHUI-ILEDRIVER. 
4.TURNTHEHANDWHEELTOWARDYOUBYHANDUNTILTHENEEDLEBARREACHES 
ITSLOWESTPOSITION. 
5.THETIPOFTHETESTPIN#68368ASHOULDBEINBETWEENTHE-13NOVERTICAL 
LINESENGRAVEDONTHERADIALTIMINGGAUGE#68366B. 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.REMOVEREARCOVER(SEEPAGE8). 
2.LOOSENTHESCREWSCANDD. 
3.ROTATETHESHUTTLEDRIVERUNTILTHETIPOFTHETESTPIN#68368ACOMES 
INBETWEENTHETWOVERTICALLINESENGRAVEDONTHERADIALTIMINGGAUGE 
#68366B. 
4.TIGHTENTHESCREWSCANDDSECURELY. 
5.ATTACHTHEREARCOVER. 
THISENDOFTHE 
SHUTTLEHOOKIS 
TOBETOUCHING 
THEGAUGE B#68366 f 
B#68368 J 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
BUTTONHOLEFEEDBALANCE 
TOCHECK: 
WHENSEWINGBUTTONHOLE,THESTITCHESONEACHSIDEOFBUTFONHOLESHOULD 
BETHESAMESTITCHDENSITY. 
THERANGEOF9-11STITCHESINTHERIGHTSIDEROWBACKWARDFEEDING 
AGAINST10STITCHESINTHELEFTSIDEROWFORWARDFEEDINGISCONSIDERED 
ACCEPTABLE. 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.CONFIRMTHESTITCHESBYSEWINGBUFrONHOLES,ANDREMOVETHECAP. 
2.TURNTHEADJUSTINGSCREWINTHEDIRECTIONOFCINCASEOFA 
(RIGHTSTITCHESAREROUGH),ORINTHEDIRECTIONOFDINCASEOFB(LEFT 
STITCHESAREROUGH). 
3.MOUNTTHECAP. 
NOTCH 
ADJUSTINGSCREW 
x0x 
A8 
FORWARDFEEDINGBACKWARDFEEDING 
2O
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
ADJUSTMENTOFRIGHTHANDLINETACKWIDTHANDCAMFOLLOWERRELEASE 
AMOUNT 
THEWIDTHOFTHELEFTANDRIGHTSIDELINETACKOFBUTTONHOLESHOULDBE 
EQUAL.IFTHEREISLARGEDIFFERENCEBETWEENLEFTANDRIGHTLINETACKWIDTH, 
THECAMFOLLOWERMAYBEHINDEREDWITHTHEZIGZAGCAMBLOCKWHENYOU 
TURNTHEPATTERNSELECTORDIAL. 
1.SEWABUI-I-ONHOLEANDCHECKTHEDIFFERENCEINBOTHLINETACKWIDTHS. 
2.REMOVETHEFRONTCOVER(SEEPAGE9). 
3.ADJUSTTHELINETACKWIDTHBYTURNINGTHEADJUSTINGSCREW. 
THERIGHTSIDEOFTHELINETACKISFIXEDSOTHEADJUSTMENTSHOULDBEDONE 
ONTHELEFTSIDELINETACK. 
IFTHELEFTSIDELINETACKISWIDERTHANTHERIGHTSIDE: 
TURNTHEADJUSTINGSCREWINTHEDIRECTIONOFA 
IFTHERIGHTSIDELINETACKISNARROWERTHANTHELEFTSIDE: 
TURNTHEADJUSTINGSCREWINTHEDIRECTIONOFB. 
A 
1 
IIII 
LEFTSIDELINE_- 
iii 
TACKWIDTH ADJUSTINGSCREW 
RIGHTSIDELINE 
TACKWIDTH 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
MOTORBELTTENSION 
TOCHECK: 
1.TOOTIGHTORTOOLOOSEMOTORBELTTENSIONMAYCREATEBELTNOISE 
ANDALSOTOOTIGHTMOTORBELTTENSIONCANCAUSETHEMACHINETORUN 
SLOWANDWILLOVERLOADTHEMOTOR. 
TOOLOOSEMOTORBELTTENSIONMAYCAUSEJUMPINGOFTHEBELTTEETH 
ONTHEMOTORPULLEY. 
2.THECORRECTMOTORBELTTENSIONISTHATTHEDEFLECTIONOFMOTOR 
BELTISABOUT7MM(0.28)-9MM(0.36)WHENPUSHINGTHEMOTORBELT 
BYFINGERATABOUT300GRAMSLOAD. 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.REMOVETHEFRONTCOVER.(SEEPAGE9.) 
2.LOOSENTHESCREWSAANDB. 
3.MOVETHEMOTORUPORDOWNTOADJUSTTHEDEFLECTIONABOUT7MM(0.28)- 
9MM(0.36). 
4.TIGHTENTHESCREWSAANDB. 
5.ATTACHTHEFRONTPANELCOVERUNIT. 
A 
B 300gLOAD 
DEFLECTION7-9MM 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV,20MODEL385.11206300 
WIRING 
WIRINGFORMACHINESOCKETUNIT 
L 
M M:MOTOR 
L:LAMP 
P:POWERSWITCH 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
OILING 
FACTORYLUBRICATEDPARTSWILLPROVIDEYEARSOFHOUSEHOLDSEWING 
WITHOUTROUTINEOILING,BUTCHECKROTPOSSIBLELUBRICATIONNEEDS 
WHENEVERSERVICINGMACHINES. 
OIL 
USEGOODQUALITYSEWINGMACHINEOILATTHEPOINTSA,B,C,D,E 
INDICATEDBYBLACKARROWS. 
GREASE 
THEWHITEGREASEISRECOMMENDEDFORUSEONALLMODELSEWINGMACHINES. 
ITISANIMPROVEDGREASEANDCANBEUSEDONMETALANDPLASTICWHICHPOINTS 
AREINDICATEDBYWHITEARROWSF,G,H. 
H 
C 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
SPECIALTOOLSREQUIRED 
_REWDRIVER 
FEEDDOGHEIGHTGAUGE 
#68367 
_WDRIVER 
TESTPIN 
#68368 
© 
ALIENWRENCH 
RADIALTIMINGGAUGE 
#68366 
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