4 Causes of Trouble and Troubleshooting

1) Sewing machine troubleshooting

No Symptom Checkpoints Root cause Corrective action
Direction and height of
Needle is inserted into wrong position Reinsert the needle correctly
needle
Needle Needle is bent Change the needle
Bad timing of feed dog Adjust the timing of feed dog
1 Needle breaks Ascending level of
The needle and hook timing is bad. Adjust the needle and hook timing.
needle bar
Height of needle The needle and hook timing is bad. Adjust the needle and hook timing.
Gap between the
The needle and hook timing is bad. Adjust the needle and hook timing.
needle and the hook
Threading method Wrong threading Thread the needle correctly
Needle Bent needle or broken needle tip Change the needle
Direction and height of
Needle inserted in the wrong position Insert the needle correctly
2 Thread breaks needle
Upper thread tension Too tight upper thread tension Reduce tension of upper thread
Working capacity of
Loose upper thread Adjust take-up lever spring
take-up lever spring
Direction and height of Needle is inserted into wrong Reinsert the needle correctly and
needle bar direction push in to its highest level
Needle Needle is bent Change the needle
Threading Wrong direction Insert the thread in the right way
Ascending level of
The needle and hook timing is bad. Adjust the needle and hook timing.
Sewing is needle bar
3
skipped
Height of needle bar The needle and hook timing is bad. Adjust the needle and hook timing.

Gap between the

The needle and hook timing is bad. Adjust the needle and hook timing.
needle and the hook
The length of the remaining upper
Adjust the thread adjusting device
thread is too short

Upper thread Too tight upper thread tension Reduce the tension of upper thread
4
does not wind Too weak lower thread tension Enhance the tension of lower thread

Tension of the upper thread is strong Adjust Tension of the upper thread
Upper thread
5 falls out when Needle is too thick for thread Correct the thickness of the needle
starting to sew
Check for Needle top
The position of Needle top and lower Find out needle top stop position
stop position

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