2. Lubrication
The Needle Bar
EMC 1, ADV 18:
The needle bar must be lubricated at both its upper and the lower ends. The
needle bar is accessed from the front of the needle case. There you will see
the slot that holds the take-up lever. Look inside that slot, just to the
right, and you will see the needle bar as shown in Figure 2-2. Slightly bend
the oiler tube to make it easier to reach the needle bar. Lubricate the upper
area every 80 operating hours by putting the oiler tube through the slot and
placing 1 or 2 drops of oil on the needle bar as shown in Figure 2-2.
To lubricate the lower area, slide the front cover of the needle case to
one side. Place 1 to 2 drops of oil directly on the needle bar or on the felt
at the location shown in Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2
EMC 6:
Refering to Figure 2-3, oil each needle bar at the point where it goes thru
the upper felt pad. The felt pad may be accessed by placing the oiler tube
thru the take-up lever slots.
Slide the cover plate off to the left to gain access to the lower felt pad.
Oil each needle bar at the point where it goes thru the rubber pad and felt
pad.
Figure 2-3
EMC 6M, EMC 6ML, EMC 6MLT, EMC 6/4M, EMC 6/4MT:
Remove the needle case cover. Refering to Figure 2-4, locate the upper and
lower needle bar oil pads. These two oil pads are placed to supply oil in
proper amounts to the needle bars during operation Lubricate the needle bars
just above the two pad locations on each needle bar every 80 operation hours.
Place 1-2 drops of oil on each of the six needle bars at two locations, for a
total of 12 lubrication points.
Figure 2-4
EMC 10, EMC 10T EMC 10/4, EMC 10/4T:
The needle bars must be lubricated at both the upper and lower ends. The
needle bars for each sewing head are accessed from the front of the needle
case. There you will see the slots that hold the take-up levers. Look inside
the slots, just to the right, and you will see the needle bars (refer to
Figure 2-5).
- To lubricate the upper area, place the oiler tube through the slot and
the spring around the needle bar. Place one or two drops of oil onto each
needle bar in the location shown in Figure 2-5.
- To lubricate the lower area, first use the keypad and press the [ALT][Þ]
keys to move the needle case to needle #10 (full right position).
- From behind the needle case, place the oiler tube thru through the slot
and through the spring, near the bottom of the bar.
- Place one or two drops of sewing machine oil onto needle bars one
through six in the location shown in Figure 2-6.
- Press [ALT][Ü] several times to move the needle case to needle
#1 (full left position).
- From behind the machine, place one or two drops of sewing machine oil
onto needle bars seven through ten.
NOTE: A slight bend in the oiler tube will make it easier to reach
the needle bars.
Figure 2-5
Figure 2-6
