Setting up a juki 563?

[keithski122]

I use a juki 563 for automotive interior work which works but never seams to work right.I cannot have this machine not working and as its not my machine but my employers cannot have it professionally serviced ( boss won't get it done).I have a problem which I mentioned before but never really got fixed in that when going over thick materials the reverse lever flicks up and down, I've overcome this by adjusting the lever stop down a bit which is a fix but not the correct fix.I've tried setting the rocker bar position but then have problems adjusting the needle to go down the feed dog hole and the feed dog locking up at the end of its travel (in the feed dog slot).I get the occaisonal fault of when in reverse the inner foot touches the outer foot and pushes the needle into the feed dog snapping the needle.

While watching what the needle does I've noticed when it goes down its at the front of the feed dog hole and when going up its at the back, ie its not going up and down centrally (3mm circular hole) is this correct or do I have a feed dog timing issue?

[Wizcrafts]

Convince the boss to have it serviced by a qualified Juki dealer. Offer to watch and record what he or she does to fix the machine.

The floating stitch lever may require new springs to hold it down. The rest is adjustments to the bottom feed setup.

If you end up personally servicing it, at least download the Juki LU-563 adjuster's manual. It is hosted by a Juki dealer who is a friend of this forum. If you need parts, please order them through his company.