Please follow the instructions below for cleaning the Bobbin area.

1. Switch the machine off and unplug it.
    
2. Raise the needle and the presser foot.
    
3. Loosen the presser-foot screw and the needle clamp screw to remove the presser-foot holder and the needle.
   
4. Grasp both sides of the needle plate cover, and then slide it toward you to remove the needle plate cover.
    
    Needle plate cover
    
5. Turn the balance wheel toward you until the tip of the shuttle hook aligns with the edge of the shuttle race shelf.
   
    Shuttle-race shelf
    Shuttle
    Edge of the shuttle race
    Tip of the shuttle hook
   
   

   Make sure you turn the balance wheel toward the front of the machine (counterclockwise). Turning the balance wheel in the other direction may damage the machine.

    

    

    

6. Remove the shuttle.
   Grasp the shuttle, and then pull it out.
   
    Shuttle
    
7. Use the cleaning brush or a vacuum cleaner to remove any dust from the shuttle race and its surrounding area.
   
    Cleaning brush
    Shuttle race
   
   

   Do not put oil on the shuttle.

    

    

8. Check that the edge of the race shelf is positioned as in step 5, and then put the shuttle in so that the projection on the shuttle lines up with the spring.
    
    Projection
    Spring
    
9. Put the tabs on the needle plate cover into the needle plate, and then slide the cover back on.