Brother International DA-9280 Instruction Manual - English - Page 22

10. STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS 10-3. Timing of loopers running clear of needles The loopers run in back of the needles in their forward q travel and in front of the needles in their backward travel. Adjust the clearance between the needles and the loopers to anywhere from 0.05 to 0.1 mm in the forward travel. e w Turning direction Front Rear Needle Looper t r 0.05 - 0.1mm 1. Remove forward feed arm cover q. 2. The forward/back looper timing should be adjusted so that the set screw which is at the rear relative to the forward/back cam turning direction is aligned with the screw adjustment hole e when the set screw which is at the rear relative to the up/down cam turning direction is aligned with the looper connecting rod adjustment hole w. To adjust, loosen the set screw which is at the front relative to the forward/back cam turning direction, and then loosen the set screw at the rear just enough so that the forward/back cam can be adjusted. After adjusting, tighten the two set screws. 3. Loosen the looper holder screw r, and then move the looper holder t in the direction of the arrow to adjust so that the clearance between the tip of the looper and the center of the needle is 0.05 - 0.1 mm when the two are aligned. At this time, do not move the looper holder t in any direction except the direction indicated by the arrow. If it is moved in another direction, carry out the adjustments given in "10-2. Adjusting the needle and looper timing" on page 16. 4. Install the forward feed arm cover q. 10-4. Needle guard adjustment r e w q q 1 - 2mm 0.2mm The clearance between the needle guard q and the needles w should be 0.2 mm when the stitch length is at the minimum setting and the loopers are moving toward the needles. The heights should be adjusted to as low a setting as possible without the loopers breaking. 1. Adjust the stitch length to the minimum setting. (Refer to page 12.) 2. Turn the machine pulley toward yourself to align the loopers with the centers of the needles. 3. Loosen the set screw e, and then raise or lower the needle guard q so that the distance from the bottom of the needle guard q to the points of the needles is 1 - 2 mm. 4. Tighten the set screw e. 5. Loosen the set screw r, and then move the needle guard q to the left or right to adjust so that the clearance between the needle guard q and the needles is 0.2 mm. 6. Tighten the set screw r. NOTE: For some materials and threads, the best results can be obtained if the needle guard and the needle are touching slightly when the stitch length is adjusted to the actual stitch length. DA-9280 17