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Kenmore 117-95 Instructions Manual page 20

Electric rotary sewing machine

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lifter,
move
the tension regulator toward No.
8 and
pull the cloth up
and
down
a
few times
which will
remove
any bits of thread or lint from
betwee
n
tension plate
No.
1
and washer
No.
2.
IF MACHINE RUNS HARD
The
trouble may be
caused by-
1.
Needs
Oiling:
See
instructions
elsewhere on
this
requirement.
Use
only Kenmore sewing
machine
oil.
Do not use
oil
recommended
as
a
rust
preventative
and
furniture
polish.
2.
Threads
in Shuttle
Race:
Remove
shuttle
(see
instructions
elsewhere
in this
book on how to
remove
and
replace shuttle) and
clean
race
and
drivers.
Exercise extreme care
to re-
place
shuttle
correctly. Sometimes sotisfoctory
results
can be
had'
by running machine backwards without
machine being
threaded and
without
goods under
the presser
foot.
If this
fails, remove shuHie and clean
cis above
directed.
IF ZIG ZAG STITCHING
The trouble may
be
caused by-
1 .
Tens ions
too
loose:
See instructions elsewhere on tension
adjustment.
2.
Auxiliary
spring not
threaded properly:
See
instructions elsewhere
on proper threading
(No
5, Fig. 3).
Thirty-six

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