Singer S-18 Sewing Machine Service Manual
Singer S-18 Sewing Machine Service Manual
Singer S-18 Sewing Machine Service Manual
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Service Manual
15 April 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pressuredial
Connector (D)
Connector case
Face plate
Setscrew (A)
Face plate
[ To remove]
[ To attach]
Attach the face plate with the setscrews (A).
Top cover
[ To remove ]:
1. Remove the setscrews (B) and (C).
2. Pull out the connector (D) of the bobbin winder and remove the top cover.
[ To attach ]:
3. Connect the connector of the bobbin winder and tighten the setscrews (B) and (C).
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Projection (F)
Belt cover
Projection (E)
Projection (D)
Setscrew (B)
Setscrew (C)
Machine base
[ To attach]
Attach the machine base with the 3 setscrews
(A), (B) and (C).
Setscrew (E)
Setscrew (D)
Setscrew (C)
Setscrew (B)
Machine rest (20cm high )
Rubber plug
[ To remove ]:
Loosen the setscrew (A) and pull off the auto thread
cutter cover.
[ To attach ]:
Setscrew (A)
Replace the auto thread cutter cover and tighten the
setscrew (A).
Auto thread
cutter cover
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Setscrew (A)
[ To remove ]:
1. Remove the face plate, top cover and belt cover
(refer to pages 1 and 2).
2. Loosen the setscrews (A), (B), (C) and (D).
3. Pull out the connectors (refer to page 10) and
remove the front cover.
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Setscrew (B)
[ To attach ]:
4. Proceed with the above procedure in reverse.
Front cover
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Setscrew (C) [View from belt cover side]
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TO REMOVE COVER
[ To remove ]
1. Remove the face plate and top cover (refer to
Cover (D) page 1).
Setscrew (A)
2. Loosen the setscrews (A) and (B).
Remove the cover (D).
[ To attach ]
Reverse the above procedure.
Setscrew (B)
Groove (E)
“C” part
Cover (D)
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[ To remove ]
Setscrew (A) Remove the face plate, and tilt the lamp socket (E)
to the left.
Remove the setscrews (A), (B) and (C), and re-
move the thread guide (D).
[ To attach ]
Setscrew (C)
Thread guide (D)
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Mounting
[To remove]
bracket 1. Remove the front cover (refer to page 4).
Circuit board A Setscrew (D)
2. Remove the 4 setscrews (A).
Setscrew (A) Setscrew (A) Remove the circuit board A together with
the mounting bracket.
3. Remove the 2 setscrews (D).
4. Remove the 2 setscrews (B) and 2
Setscrew (D) setscrews (C).
5. Remove the circuit board A and lid.
[To attach]
Insulation
paper
Setscrew (C)
Setscrew (B)
Setscrew (B)
Setscrew (C)
Setscrew (C)
Lid
A board case
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Connector of the
Setscrew Setscrew speed control lever
[To remove]
1. Remove the front cover (refer to
page 4).
2. Pull out the connector of the
speed control lever.
3. Remove the 8 setscrews.
[To attach]
Reverse the above procedure.
Setscrew
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(D).
[To attach]
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Make sure that the buttons are placed in the
correct places and direction.
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Setscrew (A)
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CS ring (E)
Connector (B)
[To remove the speed control lever]
1. Remove the front cover (refer to page 4).
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[To attach]
Reverse the above procedure.
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CONNECTION OF CONNECTORS
Circuit board F
Connector to circuit
board K
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[ To adjust ]:
Fig. 1
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The movement of the needle from its lowest point to its highest point should be in the range of 3.25 to
3.55mm.
[ To adjust ]:
Needle 1. Remove the machine base (refer to page 2)
plate 2. Turn the power switch on and select stitch
pattern No. 2 ( ) in mode 1.
3. Set the zigzag width at 0 and turn the power
switch off.
4. Remove the presser foot, needle plate and
Bobbin bobbin holder.
holder 5. Turn the balance wheel toward you to set the
needle bar at its lowest position.
6. Loosen the hexagonal socket screws (A) and
(B) on the lower shaft gear (C).
7. Move the needle bar between 3.25mm and
3.55mm from the lowest position.
8. Turn the lower shaft gear (C) until the tip of
the hook meets the right side of the needle.
9. Tighten the hexagonal socket screws (A) and
(B).
Hexagonal socket screw (A) 10. Attach the bobbin holder, needle plate and
presser foot.
11. Attach the machine base.
Needle,
size 14 Tip of hook
3.25 – 3.55mm
Lowest
position
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[ To adjust ]:
Needle
plate (A) 1. Turn the power switch on and select stitch
pattern No. 2 ( ) in mode 1.
2. Set the zigzag width at 0 and turn the power
Bobbin switch off.
holder (B) 3. Remove the presser foot, needle plate (A),
bobbin holder (B) and face plate
4. Remove the set screw (C), and remove the
lamp set plate.
5. Remove the arm thread guide and face plate
by removing the set screws (D), (E) and (F).
6. Turn the balance wheel toward you until the tip
of the hook meets the right side of the needle.
7. Loosen the hexagonal socket screw (G).
8. Move the needle bar to adjust the needle bar
height, and tighten the hexagonal socket screw
(G). Be careful not to turn the needle bar.
9. Fix the arm thread guide and face plate guide.
10. Attach the face plate.
Setscrew (D)
Lamp set plate
Setscrew (C) Setscrew (E)
Point of hook
Needle, Hook race
size 14 1.6 – 2.0mm
Upper edge of
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[Adjustment I]
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5. Loosen the hexagonal socket screw (A) and
Hole of Within adjust the clearance between the needle and tip
needle 0.15mm (D) of the rotary hook (J) by moving the needle bar
Needle bar supporter plate (C) supporter (B).
(B) 6. Tighten the hexagonal socket screw (A).
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7. Attach the presser foot, needle plate and bobbin
holder.
Make sure that the distance between the tip of
the needle and the center of the hole of the
needle plate (C) is within 0.15mm (D). If not,
return the needle bar supporter (B) to the
original position and adjust the clearance
between the needle and the tip of the rotary
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hook (J) by using Adjustment II.
Setscrew (G)
Setscrew (E)
[Adjustment II]
1. Remove the machine base (refer to page 2).
2. Turn the power switch on, and select the stitch
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pattern .
Set the zigzag width at “7”.
3. Remove the presser foot, needle plate and
bobbin holder.
4. Loosen the setscrews (E) and (F).
Loosen the setscrew (G) just enough to move
the hook base plate (H).
5. Turn the hand wheel toward you and adjust the
clearance between the needle and the tip of the
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The gears turns smoothly and rotary play of the hook should be 0.8 mm or less (F) when the tip of
hook (E) is within the width of the feed dog (C) as shown below.
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When the presser foot is lifted, the distance between the surface of the needle plate and the bottom of the
zigzag foot should be 6mm as shown in Fig 1.
When the presser bar is lowered, the presser foot should be parallel with the holes for the feed dogs as
shown in Fig. 2.
[ To adjust ]:
Hexagonal socket
screw (A)
Presser bar
lifter
Hexagonal
socket
screw (A)
Zigzag foot
6mm
Fig. 1
Holes for
feed dogs
To be
parallele with
holes for
feed dogs
Fig. 2
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Setscrew (G)
Setscrew (H) Hexagonal [Parallel of the feed dog]
Setscrew (E)
socket screw (I)
If the feed dog is not parallel to the surface of the
needle plate at its highest position, make the
adjustment as follows:
* For this adjustment, a hexagonal socket screw (I),
part No. 000111108 is required.
1. Insert a hexagonal socket screw, part No.
000111108 into the threaded hole (J) until it
stops.
Setscrew (E)
Nut (F) Setscrew (G) 2. Turn the setscrew (H) clockwise to loosen it.
3. Turn the hexagonal socket screw (I) until the
Zigzag foot (A) feed dog is parallel with the surface of the
needle plate.
0.80 – 0.90mm (C) 4. Tighten the left-handed setscrew (H).
5. Remove the hexagonal socket screw (I).
6. Attach the auto-thread cutter cover and machine
base.
Setscrew (H)
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Setscrew (A)
[ To remove ]:
1. Loosen the screws (A), (B), (C) and (D) on page 4 (it
is not necessary to remove the connectors)
2. Remove the face plate.
3. Remove the setscrews (A) and (B).
Remove the thread guide cover (C).
4. Loosen the hexagonal socket screw (D).
5. Remove the tension release plate (F) from the tension
release arm (E).
Remove the needle thread tension unit (G).
[ To attach ]:
Setscrew (B) Reverse the above procedure.
Hexagonal socket screw (D) Thread guide
cover (C)
Needle thread
tension unit (G)
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When the presser bar lifter is lifted, the opening between the tension discs (D) should be 0.8mm (C).
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Setscrew (A)
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* Note
When the tension release gear is turned clock-
wise until it stops, the tension release plate (F)
should have a play.
0.8mm (E)
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The upper thread tension should be 65 - 80 grams when pulling the thread (white polyester thread size 50)
at the speed of 110mm/sec with the tension dial at “4” (Make sure the foot is lowered.)
Dial (B)
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Setscrew (D)
Amount of
thread
(A)
(B)
Stopper (E)
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[ To remove ]:
1. Remove the foot holder.
(Fig. I) 2. Pull out the threader plate unit (A).
Pin (B)
Threader plate unit (A) [ To attach ]:
3. Push the threader plate unit (A) up to snap it
with the pin (B) as shown in Fig. I.
4. Attach the foot holder.
(Fig. III)
Needle bar
Hexagonal
socket screw (F)
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Note: The part number of the arm (1) has been changed from 846153007 to 846233000.
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3. Remove the snap ring E-4 (C) and slide the link to
disengage it from the actuator arm (1).
Thread cutter unit (Old type) Rotate the arm to the position shown in the dotted
Setscrews (A)
line and remove it.
Link unit
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Snap ring E-3 (B)
4. Place the revised arm (1) on the pin, along with the
spring. Insert the snap ring E-4 (C) between the arm
(1) and the bottom end of the spring.
Note:
Arm
After replacement, check the position of the thread
Arm cutter switch and thread cutter sliding plate. (Refer to
page s 37 and 26.)
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[To attach]:
Set screw (A) 3. Loosen the setscrew (D).
Insert the pin (B) into the hole of the auto
thread cutter.
Insert the pin (C) into the hole of the driving
arm (1).
Tighten the 2 setscrews (A), then tighten the
setscrew (D).
Setscrew
Pin (B)
Hole
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Cam (A)
Setscrew (C)
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Thread supply The distance from the bobbin holder to the thread
control lever (A) supply control lever should be between 1.15 and
1.45mm.
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Thread take
up lever (E) Insert the needle bar crank into the take up crank (C)
so that the flat part of the needle bar crank (D) faces
the setscrew (B). Then tighten the setscrew (B)
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12.3 degrees (B) [ Correct position of the upper shaft declutch device
(E)]
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Take up crank (D)
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Setscrew (F)
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Flat part of the
upper shaft (C)
Declutch
piece (H)
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The setting positions of the parts on the lower shaft are as shown below.
The setting angle of the parts (A), (B) and (C) is the same as (D).
Cam (B)
Belt wheel
Feed lifting cam
X
Shield plate
Belt wheel
setting
mark Spring pin (D)
Pin
Y view
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When the setting mark (A) on the cam (B) is exactly at the top, the spring pin (E) is vertically straight and
the setting mark (C) on the belt wheel (D) should be in the position as shown.
Cam (B)
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[To remove]:
[To attach]:
Setscrew (A)
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Lower shaft
0.5-1.5MM
Sensor
Sensor
Zigzag sensor (F) Fig. 1
Setscrew (G)
Feed sensor
Setting plate
Auto thread cutter
sensor
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3. Loosen the setscrew (A) and move the
buttonhole lever guide (B) until the display
shows “Sensor L”.
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Display 5. Adjust the clearance of the buttonhole foot to
1.4 - 1.8mm (D).
6. Loosen the screw (E) until the display shows
“Sensor H”.
7. Tighten the screw (E) until the display just
changes from “Sensor H” to “Sensor L”.
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Place a sheet of paper under the buttonhole
foot. Then ull the paper toward you slowly
until the “Sensor” changes to “H”. In this
Buttonhole lever condition, the clearance (D) should be
guide (B) between 1.4mm and 1.8mm.
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Feed Adjustment
Sew Stop
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Fig. II
Setting
mark (D) [ To adjust ]:
1. While pressing the needle up/down button and
lock stitch button, turn the power switch on. Then
press the number “8” within 3 seconds as shown in
the Fig. II.
2. Set the stretch stitch balance dial (C) at the setting
mark (D).
3. Sew 8 of number 8 and check if the measurement
of five of them is between 32 and 38mm.
Stretch stitch 4. If not, remove the base lid (E), and turn the
balance dial adjusting screw in the direction of:
(A) (B)
(B) (A)
32 - 38
Fig. I
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Display (A)
Setscrew (B)
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Display (C)
Driving arm
(1)
Setscrew (A)
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The distance between the upper surface of the yoke (A) and the snap ring on the plunger (B)
should be 5mm (C) when the upper shaft declutch device is activated.
Plunger (B)
1. Remove the belt cover (refer to page 2).
5mm (C) 2. Loosen the 2 set screws (D).
Adjust the distance to 5mm.
3. Tighten the 2 set screws (D)
4. Attach the belt cover.
Yoke (A)
Setscrews (D)
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The distance between the yoke (A) and the snap ring on the plunger (B) should be 2.5mm.
Yoke (A) Setscrews (D) 1. Remove the machine base (refer to page 2).
2. Loosen the 2 setscrews (D) and adjust the distance
to 5mm (C) by moving the setting plate (E).
3. Tighten the 2 setscrews (D).
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4. Attach the machine base.
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2.5mm (C)
Setting plate (E)
Plunger (B)
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The distance between the yoke (A) and the snap ring on the plunger (B) should be 3mm (C).
Yoke (A)
Setscrews (D)
1. Remove the machine base (refer to page 2).
2. Loosen the 2 setscrews (D) and adjust the
distance to 3mm (C) by moving the yoke (A).
3. Tighten the 2 setscrews (D).
4. Attach the machine base.
3mm (C)
Plunger (B)
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DIAGNOSISCHART
Note:
1. This diagnosis device is provided for the purpose of checking the circuit boards A and K and th e
functions .
2. The power switch must be turned off when replacing parts.
3. The language on the LCD is English onl y.
Preparation
1. Remove the machine base.
2. Remove the belt cover
3. Shift the bobbin winder knob to the right .
4. Slide the drop feed lever to the left to raise the feed dog .
5. Slide the speed adjusting lever to the left.
6. Remove the presser foot and raise the presser bar lifter.
7. Set the needle bar at the highest position .
Check or replace the following part(s) if nothing happen s when the powe r swi tch is turned on:
Step1
LCD&LED
Next : C
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8. Step 8
(Solenoid)
[Correct condition] [Faulty condition and remedy]
Step8 Solenoid
Press a number corresponding to The driving mechanism does
Sol1 Sol2 Sol3 the solenoids not function.
OFF OFF OFF 1) For auto-thread cutter - Remedy –
1 2 3 Set the needle bar at the lowest Check if the connecting parts
position. moves properly.
Replace a solenoid or the
Press the button (1) circuit board A.
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(1) (2) (3) When the driving arm is at:
Up: OFF
Down: ON
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Press the button (2)
When the lever is at the:
right: OFF
left: ON
3) For upper shaft
Set the needle bar at the highest
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3) When the memory button is
pressed with the needle bar at
(3) “DOWN” position, the feed dog
vibrates and the feed dog is in
Step9 the middle of its travel. (feed
stepping motor)
Stepping Motor
Press the “Clear” button to proceed
FM Phase to the next step.
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