Help with a Juki 562

[freeturns]

I purchased a Juki from a someone who had told me it was in running condition for a very reasonable price.. 

I got the machine timed, or at least have some practice doing it. Thanks to UWE! and Dyer!! However, i am having some difficulty with the right slide plate. The plate provided looks aftermarket, and catches on the bobbin case when sliding over.  I have attached some photos but the perspective is challenging. The slide plate contacts the part of bobbin case that holds the bobbin in. Do you think this is a slide plate issue, or a bobbin case issue? 

Also, from watching a lot of other youtube videos it seems that the bobbin case sits very high. 

 

Thanks in advance!

[SARK9]

The bed slide plates have a right and left design. The RH plate has a relieved area on its underside to allow clearance for the thread to pass over the bobbin assembly. See if the other plate has this relief on the underside, and swap them if so.

Closer inspection shows you DO have the correct RH plate. Sorry. You'll need to check the assembly of the hook to bobbin basket group of components to make sure they are assembled correctly.

-DC

Edited June 18, 2019 by SARK9

[freeturns]

I just tried that!

The right slide does have relief under, and i can force the plate on but still catches on the bobbin lock? 

Anyhoo, I should be receiving a Juki plate on thursday, so maybe that was the issue? 

Thanks for the response!!! Also, i noticed in your signature you have a 563, any chance you could take photos of a similar angle? 

Edited June 18, 2019 by freeturns
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[Gymnast]

When I look at your second Picture, I do not think the plate can be much thinner or at a higher position above the bobbin Lock. So agree on SARK9 remark on looking to the "bobbin basket group of components". For some reason they seems give a higher position than they should. You may not know the real storry to this machine - it may have been dropped and some components have moved or bended. 

[Constabulary]

Agree - hook is to high. Bobbin case opener is in a lower position than the bobbin case. I would loosen (not remove) the 2 set screws on the hook driving gear and push down the hook. Then tighten screws again.

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

Slide plate appears correct, looks like part number 240003, same as Singer 111W, should work 100% no problem on LU-562.

Information about the hook height adjustments are elusive, check out this from LU-1500N series, this may help give some indicators on how to adjust this.  LU-562 book does not include this.

Edited June 18, 2019 by Gregg From Keystone Sewing

[freeturns]

3 hours ago, Constabulary said:

Agree - hook is to high. Bobbin case opener is in a lower position than the bobbin case. I would loosen (not remove) the 2 set screws on the hook driving gear and push down the hook. Then tighten screws again.

Yesterday i spent some time attempting to adjust just this. There seems to be a small amount of vertical play in the worm gear. but no room for adjustment when the set screws were tightened. I thought about removing the thrust washer to see if that would give me more clearance, but ran out of allocated "tinker time"

 

50 minutes ago, Gregg From Keystone Sewing said:

Slide plate appears correct, looks like part number 240003, same as Singer 111W, should work 100% no problem on LU-562.

Information about the hook height adjustments are elusive, check out this from LU-1500N series, this may help give some indicators on how to adjust this.  LU-562 book does not include this.

OK! Well thats good to know!! Hopefully i didn't waste $13 i spent for the oem plate....Was there a link or page associated with this post? Quick google search was quite vague pulled up the page i needed!! I'll give it another go today afterwork! 

 

Thanks for hanging in there with me!!

Edited June 18, 2019 by freeturns

[kgg]

I think whoever had the machine apart last didn't seat the sewing hook assembly while timing the machine correctly by not setting it far enough down in the drive pinion Fig 23 before tightening the screws in Fig 22 item #2. What I would do is follow the instructions for "How to pull out the sewing hook from machine" page 19, clean, reinstall and then do the necessary adjustments on pages 16, 17 and 18 of the Juki LU-562 manual.

Good manual located at :

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/790496/Juki-Lu-562.html?page=13#manual

kgg

[freeturns]

1 hour ago, kgg said:

I think whoever had the machine apart last didn't seat the sewing hook assembly while timing the machine correctly by not setting it far enough down in the drive pinion Fig 23 before tightening the screws in Fig 22 item #2. What I would do is follow the instructions for "How to pull out the sewing hook from machine" page 19, clean, reinstall and then do the necessary adjustments on pages 16, 17 and 18 of the Juki LU-562 manual.

Good manual located at :

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/790496/Juki-Lu-562.html?page=13#manual

kgg

Well i got called off work, so i should have ample time today! Ive removed the hook assembly, cleaned everything again, and it's still sitting quite high in the case and contacting the plate. 

The hook is from a singer 111 which i can assume at this point should be interchangeable with the 562 part number 240556. Is there a chance that this is the wrong hook? I feel like i'm grasping at straws here. 

The bobbin case reads: 233764 which i can also deduct is from a 111. Again these parts "should-be" interchangeable, right?

Thanks again for the help! 

 

Edited June 18, 2019 by freeturns

[davemac2]

Also check to make sure the upper hook shaft bearing sleeve (#6) and the lower one (#26) are seated fully into its mounting.  There is a set screw there I think that secures them into the frame.  See the diagram.