SINGER*

Service
Manual

* A Trademark of THE SINGER COMPANY

Copyright 01987 SINGER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY
AII Rights Reserved Throughout The World
 Contents

1. To set needle bar at correct height ......................................

2. Loopers ............................................................. 2

1) To set the left hand looper height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2) To time the left hand looper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
3) To time the right hand looper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

3. Adjustment of needle guard ................................................ 5

4. Adjustment of overedge seam width .............

5. Electric circuit ......................................................... 6

0 Specifications of the model 14U64A/U14B machine.

NOTE:

Refer to service manual Form U3633 (14U12A/U52A) for the other instructions.
Use needle Cat. 2045 size #14 for 14U64A and Cat. 2053 size #14 for 14U14B.
1. TO SET NEEDLE BAR AT CORRECT
HEIGHT Needle Bar Connecting

Remove light cover and lampholder bracket.

Remove presser foot.

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Remove cylinder cover.

Remove throat plate and feed dog.

Turn machine pulley toward you until the needle

bar is at its highest position.

Loosen needle bar connecting stud screw. (Fig. 1)

Fig. 1 I
With size No. 14 needle set in needle bar, and using
service gage set hight of needle bar by moving
needle bar up or down as required until correct
height is obtained, see Fig. 2.

Firmly tlghten needle bar connecting stud screw.

Right Hand Needle
(Needle Bar at Highest Point)
Check and make sure the long groove of the needle
is facing the front of machine.

Replace feed dog and throat plate.

Replace cylinder cover. 12.5mm

Throat Plate
Replace lampholder bracket, light cover and presser \ Seat
foot.

Fig. 2
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2. LOOPERS (LEFT AND RIGHT)

Open looper cover and remove machine base.

Remove cylinder cover.
Remove presser foot and throat plate.
Remove feed dog.

1) To Set the Left Hand Looper Height

Loosen left hand looper screw. Usung service gage, set the ,
left hand looper in position as shown in Fig. 3. Holder Screw
Firmly tighten left hand looper screw.

Fig. 3
2) To Time the Left Hand Looper

1st NBedle Bar Ecc.

2nd U H Looper
Cam Set Screw
U H Looper Shaft Lever

Lever Set Screw

2nd RlH Looper

R/H Looper Shaft Lever

Fig. 4
a

Turn machine pulley toward you until the

first set screw in both needle bar eccentric
cam and feed cam align with the rotating U H Lower Cam 'H .Lqwer Cam
shaft bushing set screw as shown in Fig. 4,
then set left and right hand looper drive
cams so that their second set screws in
rotation are located in position shown in
Fig. 5. Tighten left and right hand looper
cam set screws temporarily. 2nd Set Screw

Turn machine pulley until left hand looper

moves to the left as far as it will go.

'Viewing Cam from Front

Fig. 5
 Loosen left hand looper shaft lever set screw
taking care not to move the left hand looper cam,
'H'
and set the looper shaft lever so that the point of
'3'
left hand looper is located 5.5mm from the side
of needle and firmly tighten the set screw. (Figs. 4 Right Hand Needle

4
and 6)

* Turn machine pulley and check above adjustments.

5.5mm
L/H Looper
Extreme Left
Use service gage when setting needle rise. The '"-?d
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Position Fig.6
service gage is calibrated at 0.6mm intervals. Re-
move needle bar bushing (upper) cap and insert
service gage into the needle bar bushing (upper),
turn pulley toward you until the needle bar rises
six calibration (on the service gage) from its lowest
position. This position is the specified 3.6mm
needle rise. (Fig. 8)

Maintain this needle bar rise and loosen left hand

looper drive cam set screws and rotate drive cam
until the looper point on its forward path, is on
the center line of needle as shown in Fig. 7.
Securely tighten drive cam set screws.

Needle Bar
Bushing (upper)

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Fig. 8
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Loosen left hand looper holder screw (Fig. 3) and
move looper holder forward or backward, as
required, so there is a 0-0.05mm clearance be-
i tween looper point and reverse side of needle
(Looper point at center of needle). (Fig. 9) Firmly
tighten left hand looper holder screw.

NOTE: When making the above adjustment, every 0 - 0.05mm 4

care must be taken not to disturb the setting

shown in Fig. 6. Left Hand Needle Right Hand Needle iJ-
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3) To time the Right Hand Looper

Turn machine pulley toward you until the right

hand looper is at its highest position.
Right Hand Needle

f
Loosen right hand looper shaft lever set screw
taking care not to move the right hand looper cam,
and set the looper shaft lever so that the center of
eye of the looper is located 3.lmm from the side
of needle and firmly tighten the set screw. ( F ~ ~ s .
4 and 10) I.2mm

R/H Looper
Turn the pulley toward you to bring the left and Highest Position
Fig. 10
right hand loopers to the position shown in Fig.
11 and adjust the right hand looper cam to provide
clearance shown in Fig. 11. Then tighten the nght
hand looper cam set screw.

Loosen right hand looper screw and adjust right

hand looper so that clearance between its point
0.06 - O.lmm

and rear side of left hand looper is as shown in

Fig. 12.

Replace feed dog.

Replace throat plate and presser foot.

Replace machine base.

Fig. 11
Replace cylinder cover.

U H Looper 0 - O.lmm

ig. 12
* 3. ADJUSTMENT OF NEEDLE GUARD
I Needle Guard Set Screw I
Loosen the needle guard set screw, adjust the clearance
between the needle and front and back needle guard as
shown in Fig. 13 and retighten needle guard set screw.

Fig. 13

4. ADJUSTMENT OF OVEREDGE SEAM WIDTH

Overedge seam width of this machine is set to 3.5mm for normal sewing conditions, however it can be
increased up to 5mm for overedging heavy weight fabrics as instructed below.
Before making the adjustment, be sure that the power line plug is disconnected from the wall receptacle.
Open the looper cover.
Turn the machine pulley toward you, lower the movable knife as far as it will go and set it in the non-
operating position as shown in figure below.
Remove the cylinder cover.

Push the movable knife holder to the As shown above, the movable knife
rn
Left end
of stationary
knife holder

Turn the overedge seam width adjustment knob and with

the graduations on the throat plate as a rule, adjust to
desired seam width.
Replace the cylinder cover.
Return the movable knife to its original position and
close the cover.
To narrow the overedge seam width, the movable knife
need not be placed in the non-operating position. (Just
turn the adjustment knob.)
To widen the overedge seam width, turn the overedge
seam width adjustment knob while pressing the movable
knife holder to the right and there will be no need to
place the movable knife in the non-operating position.
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ECTRIC CIRCUIT

RECEPTACLE

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(Only 14U64A M/C For ULICSA)

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MOTOR

Specifications of the Model 14U64AlU 14B Machine

Item Specification

Sewing speed 1,500 SPM rnax.

Stitch length (feed) 1 - 5mrn
Height of feed dog 1.3-1 .Imrn
Overedge seam width 3.5-5rnrn (Standard 3.5rnrn)
Needle bar stroke 27mrn
Presser bar lift 5rnm
Needle Singer Cat. No. 2045 #1,I #14 for 14U64A
Singer Cat. No. 2053 #lo, #l1, #14 for 14U14B
Number of needle 2
Number of thread used 4
Lubrication system Oil wick
Size of machine Width 257rnrn x depth 231mm x height 313rnrn
Weight of machine 9 kg