SOURCE: needle clamp won't attach to needle bar
There is a set screw above the needle pin screw which tightens with an allen wrench--try that.
SOURCE: Needle timing.
Timing of a sewing machine, which timing? Needle to hook timing is fairly simple, turn the hand wheel in the direction the machine sews until it is at bottom of the stroke. Continue turning it until it moves up 2.54 mm if it is timed correctly the point of the hook should be right behind the needle and passing above the eye in the middle of the scarf of the needle. There are several timing of a sewing machine, needle to hook, feed and swing timing.
SOURCE: Kenmore sewing machine 385.1960180, problem with needle centering
That sounds like it's definitely an internal adjustment. The machine will need to be opened up and the left/right adjustment taken care of. Is this machine one that you can open the top easily, or is it the type that has the front and rear shell?
SOURCE: I broke a needle on something hard. After I
This sounds like your metal plate needs adjustment. Loosen the screws and adjust it until the needle goes all the way down. If that doesnt work, ensure that your bobbin case has been aligned properly.
SOURCE: left needle thread keeps breaking
the tension must be too tight or check to make sure the spool does not have a crack that is catching the thread in the middle of using the serger. When the serger is working and the spool has a crack it catching the thread then you press to go on and it gives a break the needle because the spool is still holding onto the thread
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I broke a needle and then when I went to replace the broken one with a new needle. After unscrewing the screw- I try to load two needles and only the right will stay in--left falling out. If I load the left needle only, it will stay and the same with the right. When I replaced both needles with the new needles it worked. What was happening was one needle top was fatter than the other one so the screw only held the fatter neede in place. If the fatter needle was removed the thinner needle would be held in place. When I put two of the new needles in it worked perfect.
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