Viking Huskylock 936 User Manual

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8. TROUBLE  SHOOTING
Under normal conditions, if you carefully follow instruction for operating, no diffi cult or special ad-
justment is necessary for this machine.
Following cases are not failure of machine. Check your machine before you call service.
PROBLEM
CORRECTION
REFERENCE
PAGE
CAUSE
• Plug cord into electrical outlet and 
machine properly
• Increase pressure by setting lever to 
(N~5)
• Adjust differential feed
• Insert new needle
• Reset needle
• Do not pull fabric
• Re-thread machine
• Reset thread tension(s)
• Reset needle / change to new needle
• Insert new needle
• Reset needle
• Re-thread machine
• Check thread tensions
• Loosen needle thread tensions
• Re-thread machine
• Set differential feed 0.5-N 
• Not plugged in properly
• Pressure on presser foot 
insuffi cient
• Differential feed not set cor-
rectly
• Bent or blunt needle
• Needle inserted incorrectly
• Pulling fabric while sewing
• Improper threading
• Thread tension(s) too tight
• Incorrect tension setting of 
needle
• Bent or blunt needle
• Needle inserted incorrectly
• Improper threading
• Tension not adjusted properly
• Needle thread tensions are 
too tight
• Improper threading
• Need differential feed
4
19
23
6
6
26
16
19~21
6
6
6
16
19~21
19~21
16
23
Machine does 
not sew
Machine does 
not
feed properly
Needle
breaks
Puckering
Irregular 
stitches
Breaking 
threads
Skipping 
stitches