Taking care of your machine is a very important part of sewing.
I'm going to show you how we're going to take this apart; how we're going to clean it.
We do not need to oil.
You'll notice that in your manual and why you don't have oil with this machine.
There is a cool part of how it's made that self-lubricates as it heats up, which is pretty
cool.
Space-age material is pretty awesome.
I'm glad they used that in these machines.
That way as our customers sometimes don't always clean it or forget to oil, it's not
as big of a deal these days.
Especially now that that's how it's supposed to be done.
Start off by first going ahead and removing the cover for the bobbin.
Take out the bobbin.
I always take off the presser foot, and with a screwdriver remove the needle.
Your manuals will actually tell you to turn off the machine but if you do find yourself
wanting to have a little light down in here leave the machine on but unplug the foot control.
That foot control makes sure that you accidentally don't run the machine but the machine will
still have light on.
Next, you notice you don't have any screws on this throat plate which is nice because
all you need is a little screwdriver and a lift on this front corner.
You can lift up on the left or the right corner with a little pop that will bring it all the
way up.
Next, go ahead and lift this part up.
It's a U-shaped cover to the bobbin area, it also has a little lever here that when
we put it back together we'll lay it back down flat.
All right; next we're going to go ahead and take the bobbin case out.
This whole, entire black basket, this is your bobbin case and easily lifts up and out.
If you're working on flannels, fleeces, all that cuddle and Minky fabrics you're going
to really notice a lot of lint and in the color of your project.
You'll look down: "Oh, look at that red flannel I was using.
It's all in my bobbin area."
What you want to do is take a brush and bring that all the way around.
One of my favorites is the little mini dust-its that you can get.
They're like little Swiffer's for sewing machines.
You can just go around it really quick.
It pulls it all out.
Look how much dust you can get out with just a couple swishes.
One of things you don't want to do is blow into it.
That's going to put moisture and pressure as you blow lint into the machine.
Next, do not use canned air, no, no.
You're going to find that canned air, yes it will blow lint out, but they'll be a lot
more that goes in.
Possibly your service mechanic may hand you a lint ball after your service, because it
has accumulated somewhere in the back part of the machine.
It can be hazardous to moving parts.
What I would recommend is something like a miniature vacuum attachment, which is great
for cleaning keyboards, sewing machines, other small electronics, and great to have close
by.
It attaches to any regular vacuum cleaner.
Otherwise use your brush.
Clean it all out and then we're going to tell you how to reassemble.
First off, we're looking for our bobbin case.
The two little points go in first.
Go ahead and drop that down until it sits flush.
I'm a little sideways here so let me just; there we go.
It will have a little side-to-side movement.
That is normal.
Next is the U-shaped cover.
As that goes down; just line it up in the front and drop it down.
Everything should be flush; that's the way you know you are doing it correctly.
The throat plate has a little end or nub in the back.
We're going to line that up with the opening that's right behind the ankle here.
That's blocking your view, but line that up and then push down firmly.
Click.
Go ahead and add your bobbin in, come around; add that to our little tension over the top.
Cut your thread and cover that up.
A little cut at the very end.
I always put the needle in last.
I'm going to put the presser foot on first, then go ahead and use the needle down into
the foot and up into the opening, and a small tighten or lightly tighten on that screw.
You don't want to go too tight but the fact that you're using a screwdriver versus your
fingers to tighten it; it's going to give it a nice pressure and hold it on.
Then, of course, with your needle threader we'll go ahead and bring that down, link it
in and pull it through.
Now you're ready to go.
You're going to ask, "How often do I need to do that?"
You'd be surprised but I will guide you for about every three to five bobbins that you
use up, go in and clean out your machine.
If you have a thread break you're going to notice that something is off and where the
lint has restricted the way that stitch is formed and it breaks your thread.
That's another key to either both change your needle, put another needle in and also lift
up that throat plate and see what has been growing in the bottom of your machine.
Every three to five bobbins- promise me; and then once a year take it into your Husqvarna
Viking Dealer for them to go in and do all the rest of the maintenance that goes into
behind the covers of your machine.
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