Brother International CB3-B917 Service Manual - Page 44

Auxiliary tension timing, 16.Thread tension timing, 17.Loop spreader timing, 18.Forward

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5. ADJUSTMENT 5-15.Auxiliary tension timing 5-16.Thread tension timing Needle bar 45 mm TQx1 Quick loosening Slow loosening Auxiliary tension 10 mm TQx7 507s 0.5 mm 508s B917A While the needle bar is raised and the reference line of the needle bar is aligned with the upper edge of the needle bar metal, the auxiliary tension should be loosened. With the machine in the start condition, the tension discs should be 0.5 mm apart. B916A Add 1 mm to each reference line of the above alignment. 5-17.Loop spreader timing Reference lines Align the reference line of the loop spreader groove cam with the looper setting shaft. And align the looper setting shaft with the triangular cam. 509s Loop spreader groove cam Looper setting shaft Triangular cam 5-18.Forward and reverse feed Vertical feed Cap adjustment lever Button clamp 510s Needle location 511s Set screw Paper Feed lever shaft 512s Center of 2-hole 1. Align the vertical feed adjustment lever with the 2-hole . 2. Insert a piece of paper underneath the button clamp. 3. Mark the needle location at the 2-hole on the paper. 4. Align the vertical feed adjustment lever with the 4-hole , and again mark the needle location. Turn the feed lever shaft so that the center of the 2-hole is aligned with the center of the 4-hole. CB3-B916A/B917A 38

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5. ADJUSTMENT
CB3-B916A/B917A
38
5-15.Auxiliary tension timing
B917A
While the needle bar is raised and the reference line of the
needle bar is aligned with the upper edge of the needle
bar metal, the auxiliary tension should be loosened.
B916A
Add 1 mm to each reference line of the above alignment.
5-16.Thread tension timing
With the machine in the start condition, the tension discs
should be 0.5 mm apart.
Needle bar
Quick
loosening
Slow
loosening
Auxiliary
tension
45 mm
10 mm
TQx7
TQx1
507s
0.5 mm
508s
5-17.Loop spreader timing
Reference lines
Loop spreader groove cam
Looper setting shaft
Triangular cam
509s
Align the reference line of the loop spreader groove cam with
the looper setting shaft. And align the looper setting shaft with
the
triangular cam.
5-18.Forward and reverse feed
Vertical feed
adjustment
lever
510s
Cap
Set screw
Feed lever shaft
Center of
2-hole
512s
1. Align the vertical feed adjustment lever with the 2-hole
.
2. Insert a piece of paper underneath the button clamp.
3. Mark the needle location at the 2-hole on the paper.
4. Align the vertical feed adjustment lever with the 4-hole
, and again mark the needle location. Turn the feed lever shaft so
that the center of the 2-hole is aligned with the center of the 4-hole.
Needle location
Paper
511s
Button clamp