Juki dcs 246 hook timing

[Zesan]

I have just acquired a juki dcs 246, I got a manual online. The manual says to set the needle height by the mark on the needle shaft. When I do this it is not even close to the hook. Anybody else have a machine like this? Any other reference for setting the hook timing?

 

 

[Uwe]

A link to the manual you're using would be helpful. It's not clear what the manual actually says and what you actually did.

39 minutes ago, Zesan said:

set the needle height by the mark on the needle shaft. When I do this it is not even close to the hook

You'll have to elaborate on that and be more precise in your description. We can't see your machine.

[dikman]

Is the right length needle fitted?

[Zesan]

It does have the right needle. I did find the reference Mark's while trying to take a picture, let me see if I can get it with that. Thanks for the response.

[Zesan]

 I am struggling with this new iPad to copy and paste the link

Edited October 1, 2018 by Zesan
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[Zesan]

[Zesan]

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Now that I found the marks, I am not clear where the wheel should be in relation to this. I can put the mark there every time with the wheel but that seems like it would not be adjusted. I took the hook assembly off to clean. So I am resetting everything. In the first picture where should the wheel be as far as say the thread take up lever or is there another reference point to for the “bottom of the cycle”

[Zesan]

[R8R]

I think to set the needle height the hook at least needs to be at least roughly timed? If the hook is advanced or retarded far away from the needle when it's 2.4 mm up from bottom trying to set the final height is kinda pointless.

[R8R]

Just for reference, is this the manual you are looking at?

 

http://www.juki.co.jp/industrial_j/download_j/manual_j/dsc240/menu/dsc246,-7/pdf/instruction_eg.pdf