TM 10-3530-207-14
Table 3-1.
Operator Troubleshooting - continued .
MALFUNCTION
TEST OR INSPECTION
CORRECTIVE ACTION
CLOTHING SEWING MACHINE
8.
NEEDLE BREAKS.
Step 1. Needle might have become bent or blunted and hit presser footand/or throat plate.
Replace broken needle with new needle of correct size, class, and variety (paras.2-11a and 2-
11b).
Step 2.
Needle may have had a burr on the point or the eye may have become very dirty.
Replace broken needle with new needle of correct size, class, and variety (paras.2-11a and 2-
11b).
Step 3. Needle may have been too fine (wrong size or variety) for the fabric being sewed or the job
being done.
Replace broken needle. Be sure it is of the correct size, class, and variety for the fabric being
worked and the job to be done (paras.2-11a and 2-11b).
Step 4. You may have inserted the needle incorrectly.
Replace broken needle with new needle of correct size, class, and variety (paras.2-11a and 2-
11b). Be sure needle is inserted into the needle bar correctly (para.2-11b).
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