Cleaning The Shuttle Race; Cleaning The Shuttle Area; Replacing Shuttle Assembly - Kenmore 15243 Owner's Manual

Cleaning the Shuttle Race
This area must be kept free of dust, lint and tangled thread.
Clean the shuttle race area every three months.
. Cleaning the shuttle area
Bobbin case
_) Levers
_) Shuttle race cover
(_ Shuttle
@ Shuttle race
(_ Center pin on the shuttle
1. Raise the needle bar to its highest point, then and
remove the bobbin case (_.
2. Push the shuttle race levers (_ aside. Lift
race cover(_ and take the shuttle_ out.
3. Clean the shuttle race @ with a lint brush.
4. Put a drop of oil on the center pin of the shu_ _
the shuttle race (_. Do not over oil.
. Replacing shuttle _ _mbly
Levers
(_ Shuttle race cov_ :
Shuttle .... .... .................
@ Shuttle race
(_) Center pin on the .....
(_ Shuttle driver
(_ Pointed hook
@ (Oil here)
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1. Turn the handwheel so the shuttle driver (_ forms a
half moon on the left side of the machine.
2. Hold the shuttle (_ by its center pin(_), and position the
shuttle so it forms a half moon on the right side. The
hook(_will be on the bottom.
3. Put the shuttle race cover(_ back into place over the
shuttle assembly.
4. Snap the levers (_) back into the original position.
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