Single needle direct drive lock stitcher with electronic feeding system and thread trimmer (196 pages)
Summary of Contents for Brother SB3734T
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Home Overlock Machine SERVICE MANUAL MODEL : 2104D/2104DAV M343D/4100D/SB3734T 2504D/1034DX 2015 Brother Industries, Ltd. Published : Nov.,2015 CONFIDENTIAL All rights reserved. Revised : Dec.,2016...
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LIST of UPDATE RECORD Date Added Models Contents Feb.,2016 M343D/4100D Apr.,2016 SB3734T Jul.,2016 2504D Dec.,2016 1034DX...
Outline of Mechanism Main mechanisms ............. 1 - 2 Driveline ..............1 - 3 1 - 1...
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Outline of Mechanism Main mechanisms Main body Thread tension mechanism Upper blade & Lower blade mechanism Feed mechanism Looper mechanism Needle bar mechanism Presser foot mechanism Driving shaft mechanism 1 - 2...
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Outline of Mechanism Driveline (A) Up and down movement of needle bar Needle bar Needle bar Needle bar Needle bar rod Driving shaft Pulley connecting link driving lever eccentric wheel Needle bar connecting stud Needle bar Needle Needle bar connecting stud Needle bar connecting link Needle bar driving lever Needle bar...
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Outline of Mechanism Driveline (B) Movement of feed dog Feed link Feed rod Feed bar Driving shaft Pulley eccentric wheel Diferential Diferential Diferential Feed bar lever feed link feed bar assy feed dog Main feed bar Main feed dog Main feed bar Feed bar lever Diferential feed link Main feed dog...
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Outline of Mechanism Driveline (C) Movement of upper blade Upper knife Feed bar Upper knife arm Upper knife link Driving shaft Pulley plate assy eccentric wheel Upper knife holder Upper knife Feed bar eccentric wheel Upper knife Upper knife plate assy Driving shaft Pulley Upper knife link...
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Outline of Mechanism Driveline (D) Movement of looper Looper driving OL link OL eccentricity Spiral bevel gears Driving shaft Pulley shaft UL eccentricity OL lever O.L shaft UL link Over looper UL lever Lower looper Over looper Spiral bevel gears O.L shaft Driving shaft Pulley...
Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide Disconnecting cables and removing accessories 1. Disconnect the Power cord (if connected) 2. Remove the two screws (set screw, socket (CN) M3x4) to remove the two needles. 3. Remove the presser foot. 4.
Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide Front cover assy 1. Remove the two screws (screw, bind M4x12) to remove the front cover assy. Front cover assy Screw, bind M4x12 Screw, Bind M4X12 Fig. 2-3 2 - 5...
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Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide 2. Remove the two retaining rings E3. Pull out the front cover guide shaft to remove the front cover hinge plate and the front cover spring from the front cover assy. *Assembling note •...
Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide Panel plate L assy 1. Pull the top side of thread take-up cover to release the hook, and remove it. 2. Remove the screw (screw, bind M3x8) to remove the presser foot lever from the presser lifter shaft assy.
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Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide 6. Remove the two screws (tapping screw, pan V M3x8) to remove the needle thread take-up guide and the needle thread separator from the panel plate L assy. 7. Remove the screw (tapping screw, pan V M3x8) to remove the needle thread guide O from the panel plate L assy.
Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide Rear cover assy 1. Remove the screw (set screw) to remove the hand wheel. 2. Remove the two screws (tapping screw, pan V M4x10) to remove the rear cover assy. Set Screw Rear cover assy Tapping screw, pan V M4X10 Hand wheel...
Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide Spool stand base assy 1. Remove the four spool cushions from the spool stand base assy. 2. Remove the two screws (tapping screw, pan V M3x8) to remove the spool stand base assy from the rear cover assy.
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Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide 3. Remove the screw (tapping screw, pan V M2x6) to remove the thread guide from the spool stand shaft. 4. Pull out the spool stand shaft from the spool stand base. 5.
Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide Thread tension L assy 1. Remove the two screws (screw, bind M4x6) to remove the thread tension L assy. 2. Remove the screw (screw, bind M3x4) to remove the washer plain S 4.2, the spacer 3x2.5 and the thread tension lever from the thread tension base.
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Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide <For thread tension dial yellow, pink, green> 5. Remove the nut 1 M4 to remove the tension disc A, the tension release disc B and the spring (X77414) from the thread tension shaft. *Assembling note •...
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Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide <For thread tension dial blue> 8. Remove the nut 1 M4 to remove the tension disc A, the tension release disc B, the thread tension spring S (XB0817) and the spring (X77414) from the thread tension shaft. *Assembling note •...
Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide Looper thread take-up 1. Remove the screw (screw, bind M4x20) to remove the washer spring 2-4, the looper thread take-up B, the looper thread take-up A and the looper take-up stand. *Assembling note •...
Disassembly Main frame / Covers / Upper thread guide Oil pan 1. Remove the four screws (set screw) to remove the oil pan. 2. Remove the four cushions C from the oil pan. Cushion C Set screw Oil pan Cushion C Set screw Cushion C Set screw...
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Disassembly Lamp / Electrical parts / Main motor unit Lamp / Electrical parts / Main motor unit location diagram 2 - 18...
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Disassembly Lamp / Electrical parts / Main motor unit LED assy / Motor L assy 1. Cut the band 1M. Remove the screw (screw, bind M4x8) to remove the lamp holder. 2. Remove the lamp holder from the LED assy. Screw, Bind M4X8 Lamp holder LED assy...
Disassembly Lamp / Electrical parts / Main motor unit 3. Remove the two screws (bolt) to remove the two washers, the two washers and the motor L assy. *Assembling note • Fully tighten the screw after performing "Motor position adjustment". 4.
Disassembly Presser foot unit Presser foot adjusting screw / Presser foot holder assy / Presser bar 1. Remove the presser foot adjusting screw to remove the presser bar spring from the presser bar. 2. Remove the screw (set screw) to remove the presser foot holder assy. 3.
Disassembly Presser foot unit Presser lifter shaft assy 1. Remove the two screws (screw, bind M4x6) to remove the two washer plains L4 and the presser lifter shaft assy. 2. Remove the retaining ring E4 from the presser lifter shaft assy. 3.
Disassembly Upper blade / Lower blade / Looper Upper knife holder 1. Remove the screw (screw, bind M4x8) to remove the washer spring 2-4, the knife release assy and the upper knife from the upper knife holder. *Assembling note • Fully tighten the screw after performing "Lower knife / Upper knife position adjustment".
Disassembly Upper blade / Lower blade / Looper Over looper L assy 1. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4). Pull out the OL shaft from the O.L shaft and the OL lever. Pull out the O.L shaft from the OL shaft guide. *Assembling note •...
Disassembly Upper blade / Lower blade / Looper Lower looper / Movable needle guard 1. Remove the screw (screw, bind M3x6) to remove the UL threader and the lower looper from the UL lever. *Assembling note • Fully tighten the screw after performing "Lower looper position adjustment".
Disassembly Upper blade / Lower blade / Looper UL lever 1. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) from the UL link. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) from the arm bed. Remove the UL lever. *Assembling note •...
Disassembly Upper blade / Lower blade / Looper Upper knife plate assy 1. Remove the stopper screw to remove the upper knife link from the feed eccentric wheel. 2. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) to pull out the driving lever arm shaft. 3.
Disassembly Upper blade / Lower blade / Looper Upper knife lever / Upper knife arm / Feed adjusting cam 1. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) from arm bed. Pull out the upper knife lever shaft to remove the upper knife lever. 2.
Disassembly Upper blade / Lower blade / Looper OL link plate / OL lever 1. Remove the two screws (screw, bind M4x4) to remove the OL link plate from the two OL links. *Assembling note • Fully tighten the screw after performing "Over looper position adjustment".
Disassembly Upper blade / Lower blade / Looper OL eccentricity / UL rod / UL eccentricity 1. Remove the two screws (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) to remove the OL eccentricity from the looper driving shaft. *Assembling note • Fully tighten the screw after performing "Over looper timing adjustment".
Disassembly Feed mechanism Differential adjusting plate 1. Remove the screw (screw, bind M4x6) to remove the differential adjusting lever. 2. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) to pull out the upper knife link shaft from the arm bed and the differential adjusting plate.
Disassembly Feed mechanism Feed bar assy 1. Remove the feed spring from the main feed dog and the arm bed. 2. Remove the screw (screw, bind M4x6) to remove the feed bar stopper plate B. *Assembling note • Check that the feed bar assy is not a wobble, and it moves smoothly. Screw, Bind M4X6 Feed bar assy Main feed dog...
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Disassembly Feed mechanism 3. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) from the arm bed. Remove the retaining ring E5 from the feed bar lever shaft. Pull out the feed bar lever shaft to remove the feed bar assy. *Assembling note •...
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Disassembly Feed mechanism 4. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) to pull out the adjusting link shaft from the differential feed adjusting and the differential feed link. *Assembling note • Fully tighten the screw after performing "Differential adjusting plate".
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Disassembly Feed mechanism 9. Pull out the link shaft to disassemble the main feed bar and the differential feed bar assy. Remove the retaining ring E4 (BK) and the washer plain S5 from the link shaft. 10.Remove the two screws (bolt, socket M3x6) to remove the main feed dog from the main feed bar. *Assembling note •...
Disassembly Feed mechanism Feed rod 1. Pull out the feed adjusting block shaft from the feed rod and the feed adjusting block. 2. Remove the feed adjusting block from the feed adjusting lever. 3. Remove the two screws (set screw, socket (FT) M4x4) to remove the feed eccentric wheel. *Assembling note •...
Disassembly Feed mechanism Feed dial 1. Remove the screw (screw, bind M4x6) to remove the adjusting dial spring. 2. Remove the feed dial lid from the feed dial. 3. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) to remove the feed dial and the driving lever arm shaft.
Disassembly Driving mechanism Hand wheel assy 1. Remove the screw (screw, bind M3x6) to remove the washer plain L4. 2. Remove the four screws (screw, bind M4x6) to remove the two bushing stoppers. 3. Remove the hand wheel assy from the mounting positions, and pull out it from the needle bar rod. *Assembling note •...
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Disassembly Driving mechanism 4. Remove the crank shaft bushing from the driving shaft. 5. Remove the screw (screw, pan M4x10) to remove the balance L from the driving shaft. 6. Remove the two screws (set screw, socket (FT) M4x4) to remove the needle bar eccentric wheel from the driving shaft.
Disassembly Driving mechanism Spiral bevel gears L / Looper driving shaft 1. Remove the two screws (set screw, socket (FT) M4x4) to remove the spiral bevel gears L from the looper driving shaft. *Assembling note • Check that the end face of the looper driving shaft is contact to the end face of the spiral bevel gears L. •...
Disassembly Driving mechanism Feed adjusting lever / Differential adjusting lever / Differential dial stand assy 1. Remove the two screws (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) to remove the feed adjusting lever from the feed adjusting lever shaft. Set Screw, Socket (CP) M4X4 Feed adjusting lever shaft Feed adjusting lever Set screw, socket (CP) M4x4...
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Disassembly Driving mechanism 2. Pull out the feed adjusting lever shaft to remove the differential adjusting lever. 3. Remove the retaining ring E5 from the feed adjusting lever shaft. 4. Pull out the pin spring roll AW2 to remove the feed adjusting gears from the feed adjusting lever shaft. 5.
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Disassembly Needle bar Needle bar location diagram 2 - 49...
Disassembly Needle bar Needle bar 1. Remove the screw (screw, pan M3x10) to remove the washer plain S3 and the needle clamp base from the needle bar. 2. Remove the two screws (screw, bind M3x6) to remove the needle clamp plate from the needle clamp base.
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Disassembly Needle bar 5. Pull out the needle bar connecting stud from the needle bar connecting link. 6. Remove the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) to pull out the needle bar rod shaft assy from the needle bar driving lever. 7.
Disassembly Needle bar Needle bar driving lever assy 1. Remove the two screws (screw, bind M4x16) to remove the needle bar driving lever assy. Screw, bind M4x16 Needle bar driving lever assy Screw, bind M4x16 Needle bar driving lever assy Screw, Bind M4X16 Fig.
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Disassembly Needle bar 2. Remove the retaining ring E6 (BK) from the needle bar shaft. Pull out the needle bar shaft from the washer plain S8, the needle bar driving lever and the washer plain S8. Remove the retaining ring E6 from the needle bar shaft.
Adjustment Presser bar height adjustment 1. Put up the presser foot lever. 4. Fasten the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x8) for the presser bar bracket. Set screw, socket (CP) M4x8 Presser foot lever Presser bar bracket 2. Loosen the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x8) for the presser bar bracket.
Adjustment Needle bar height adjustment 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and 4. Fasten the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x8) then the needle bar is the highest position. for the needle bar connecting stud. Needle bar Set screw, socket (CP) connecting stud M4x8 Pulley...
Adjustment Needle bar balance position adjustment 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and 3. Adjust the gap of the needle bar balance and the then the needle bar is the highest position. body to 3 mm. Presser foot lever Pulley Needle bar rod 3 mm...
Adjustment Lower looper position adjustment 1. Loosen the screw (screw, bind M3x6) for the 3. Set the gauge at the position of the figure, and then move the lever while turning the pulley lower looper. counterclockwise rotation, and then adjust the position of the tip of the gauge and the tip of the lower looper.
Adjustment Lower looper timing adjustment 1. Put up the presser foot lever. 4. Set the gauge and the spacer at the position of the figure, and then attach the gauge with the screw (set screw 3.75x8). 5. Pull the spacer, and then turn the pulley Presser foot lever counterclockwise rotation, and then contact the needle clamp base.
Adjustment Front / back position of lower looper adjustment 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and 2. Loosen the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) then set the needle and the lower looper at the for the UL lever shaft assy. position of the figure.
Adjustment Movable needle guard position adjustment 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and 2. Loosen the two screws (screw, pan M3x4) for then set the needle and the movable needle the movable needle guard. guard at the position of the figure. Movable needle guard Pulley Screw, pan...
Adjustment Fixed needle guard position adjustment 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and 3. Move the fixed needle guard, and then adjust the then set the needle at the position of the figure. gap of the needle to 0 to 0.05 mm. Pulley Needle (left) Needle plate...
Adjustment Over looper position adjustment 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and 3. Set the gauge at the position of the figure. then the over looper is the most left position. 4. Move the over looper, and then adjust the tip of the over looper to the position of contacting with the gauge.
Adjustment Over looper timing adjustment 1. Loosen the screw (set screw, socket (CP) M4x4) 3. Fasten the adjusting screw (set screw, socket for the OL eccentricity. (CP) M4x4) for the OL eccentricity. OL eccentricity Set screw, socket (CP) M4x4 Set screw, socket (CP) M4x4 OL eccentricity 2.
Adjustment Over looper / lower looper gap adjustment 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and 3. Adjust the gap between the over looper and the then set the over looper and the lower looper at lower looper to 0 to 0.05 mm. the position of the figure.
[When operated disassembly, Adjustment Feed dog height adjustment (1) assembly, and exchange] 1. Turn the differential dial to [1], and then turn the 6. Fasten the two screws (bolt, socket M3x8) for feed adjusting dial to [3]. the differential feed dog. Bolt, socket M3x8 Feed adjusting dial Needle plate...
[When did not operate disassembly, Adjustment Feed dog height adjustment (2) assembly, and exchange] 1. Turn the differential dial to [1], and then turn the 5. Set the gauge at the position of the figure, and feed adjusting dial to [3]. then turn the upper knife adjusting shaft, and then adjust the differential feed dog to the position of contacting with the gauge.
Adjustment Feed timing adjustment 1. Loosen the two screws (set screw, socket (FT) M4x4) for the feed eccentric wheel, and then remove the screw (rear side). Feed eccentric wheel Set screw, socket (FT) M4x4 Set screw, socket (FT) M4x4 (Rear side) 2.
Adjustment Thread tension adjustment 1. Install the thread tension adjusting plate into the 2. Adjust the thread tension to 30g, when the scale gap of the right side of the thread tension dial, of the thread tension assy L is [4]. and then attach the notch of the thread tension 3.
Adjustment Thread tension release adjustment 1. Turn the all thread tension dials to [9], 3. Shift the thread tension release cam in the direction of the arrow to abut the thread tension lever to the thread tension release. Thread tension release Thread tension dial Thread tension Thread tension...
Adjustment Stitch width dial adjustment 1. Loosen the screw (screw, bind M4x6) for the 4. Move the lower knife holder, and then from the stitch width dial. center of the needle (left) to the right side end of the lower knife to 4.8 to 5.2 mm. Stitch width dial Needle (left) Upper knife...
Adjustment Lower knife / Upper knife position adjustment Lower knife Upper knife 1. Loosen the screw (screw, bind M4x6) for the 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and lower knife. then the upper knife is the lowest position. Pulley Screw, bind M4x6 Upper knife 2.
Adjustment Motor position adjustment 1. Loosen the two screws (bolt 7.14) for the motor 3. Fasten the two screws (bolt 7.14) for the motor holder. holder. Motor holder Bolt 7.14 Bolt 7.14 *Key point 2. Move the motor holder, and then adjust the •...
Adjustment Looper take-up position adjustment 1. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and 3. Adjust the position of from the extension of the then the over looper assy is the lowest position. thread guide #8 to the right side of the looper ...
Adjustment Thread take-up position adjustment 1. Remove the thread take-up cover. 4. Move the thread take-up, and then adjust the position so that the hanging condition of the 2. Turn the pulley counterclockwise rotation, and needle thread which hangs the needle thread then the needle bar is the lowest position.