I picked up a Macee 246 cylinder arm (Juki DSC-246 pattern) and found that the previous owner cut the oil wicks running from the upper oil tray/reservoir. The wick stubs are gone or too short to trace where they originally routed to.
I’ve been through the Juki DSC-246 instruction manual, the DSC-246 parts list (Section 9 — Lubrication Components, page 17), and the DSC-245 Engineer’s Manual cover to cover. None of them show the actual routing paths — just an exploded parts view and part numbers with lengths.
From the parts list, the lubrication section has these wick runs coming off the oil tank (REF 4, D3501-241-E00):
∙ REF 11 — CQ-2020000-00 — 0.4m
∙ REF 12 — CQ-2020000-00 — 0.1m
∙ REF 13 — CQ-2020000-00 — 0.2m
∙ REF 14 — CQ-2020000-00 — 1.0m
∙ REF 15 — CQ-2020000-00 — 0.2m
∙ REF 16 — CQ-2020000-00 — 1.0m
∙ REF 17 — CQ-2020000-00 — 0.1m
Plus the oil reservoir felt (REF 2, B8218-241-H00), wick retainer (REF 3, B3502-115-000), vinyl tube (REF 21, BP-8000000-00, 0.4m), and a dedicated take-up lever wick (REF 19, D3505-241-E00).
What I need to know is where each of those wicks actually terminates — specifically the routing from the upper oil tray to the upper drive rod and shaft area (the upper feed driving shaft, 103-14003, and its bushings). But honestly I’d love to understand the full routing for all of them.
Has anyone here re-wicked a 246, 245, or any of the clones (Consew, TechSew 2600/2750, Wimsew, etc.) and can share photos or a description of where each wick goes? Or if you have a machine with the top cover and face plate off, could you snap a few photos showing the wick paths?
Thanks in advance — I’ve hit the end of what Google and manuals can tell me on this one.
