Adler 205-64 play, feed dog support and take up lever.

[milkman]

Hi everybody,

Can somebody with a Adler 205 64 or 370(could be similar) help me understand if the play that I have in my 64 subclass is ok or if it shouldn't be there?

I attached a photo, it is about the feed dog support which is actually a fork that raises and lowers the dog.

On mine, the play is somewhere at 0.2mm vertically.

Play no 2. I've identified an additional play in the take up lever and after some testing I have seen that the play is coming for the sliding bushing that goes in the cam. Now, in the parts list, that bushing is "angepasst" modified to various diameters to accomodate the wear...as far as I understand. How would you order the correct part? Test with some filler gauges? 

 

Thank you!

[Michiel]

I have an Adler 205-370 and a 105-64, but I don't think the type of machine matters for your question.
Many older machines have some play, and in my experience, a little bit of play does not necessarily mean that a machine is not working properly.
0.2 mm of play seems reasonable to me for an older machine.
Do you think it is a problem for the functioning of your machine?
michiel

[friquant]

On 3/5/2026 at 4:32 PM, milkman said:

it is about the feed dog support which is actually a fork that raises and lowers the dog.

On mine, the play is somewhere at 0.2mm vertically.

On other machines, I have ignored play in the vertical feed fork because we mostly care that it still lifts the correct amount, and we can adjust to get the correct maximum feed dog height. Gravity and presser foot pressure are likely to push it down such that it usually follows the curve of the cam anyway.