Table of contentsService instructions 967 - 00.0 - 12/2014 11 About these service instructions .............................................. 31.1 Scope of these service instructions .............................................. 31.2 Representation conventions – symbols and characters ............... 31.3 Other documents .......................................................................... 41.4 Liability.......................................................................................... 42 Safety ........................................................................................... 52.1 Basic safety instructions ............................................................... 52.2 Signal words and symbols used in warnings ................................ 63 Working basis ............................................................................. 93.1 Sequence of the settings .............................................................. 93.2 Cable routing ................................................................................ 93.3 Removing the covers .................................................................. 103.3.1 Access to the machine bottom section ....................................... 103.3.2 Removing and fitting the arm cover ............................................ 113.3.3 Removing and fitting the head cover .......................................... 123.3.4 Removing and fitting the cover plate .......................................... 123.3.5 Removing and installing the handwheel and drive belt cover..... 133.3.6 Removing and installing the thread tension plate ....................... 133.3.7 Removing and installing the hook compartment cover ............... 143.3.8 Removing and installing the throat plate..................................... 153.3.9 Removing and installing the feed dog......................................... 163.4 Flats on shafts ............................................................................ 173.5 Axial play for shafts running in plain bearings ............................ 183.6 Locking the sewing machine in place ......................................... 193.7 Putting the handwheel into position ............................................ 204 Positioning the arm shaft......................................................... 215 Setting the handwheel scale.................................................... 236 Setting the drive........................................................................ 256.1 Setting the drive ratio.................................................................. 256.1.1 Removing the drive belt .............................................................. 256.1.2 Adjusting the drive pulley............................................................ 266.1.3 Adjusting the belt tension............................................................ 276.2 Adjusting the positioning of the machine .................................... 286.2.1 Determining the drive ratio in the control program...................... 286.2.2 Adjusting the reference position of the handwheel ..................... 297 Setting the stitch length adjusting wheels............................. 317.1 Setting the upper stitch length adjusting wheel .......................... 317.2 Setting the lower stitch length adjusting wheel ........................... 337.3 Setting the stitch length limit ....................................................... 357.4 Setting the eccentric for the forward and backward stitches ...... 378 Setting the feed dog ................................................................. 398.1 Setting the feed dog position ...................................................... 398.1.1 Moving the feed dog ................................................................... 408.1.2 Moving the feed dog carrier ........................................................ 408.2 Adjusting the feed dog movement .............................................. 428.2.1 Adjusting the forwards movement .............................................. 42