Brother BAS-416 User manual

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Technical Reference
Title: Needle Bar Cushions -changing
Date: March 5, 2009
Models: BAS-416, BAS-416A, BAS-423, BAS-423A, BE-0901, BE-1201, BES-916,
BES-1216, BES-1230, BES-1210, BES-1240, BES-1241, BES-1260, BES-1261, BES-
1262, BES-1263, BES-960, BES-961
1. Move the needle case to the highest
needle bar number (9 or 12
depending on your model).
2. Remove the lower cover (plate that
has the Brother logo on it).
3. Loosen Top Dead Center Stopper
screw with a 2.5mm hex wrench on
all the needles.

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4. Loosen the Needle Bar Clamp screw
on all the needles.
5. Push down on the Top Dead Center
Stopper with one hand. Do not
release it until instructed to do so.
While holding the Top Dead Center
Stopper down with one hand, use
your other hand to pull down on the
needle bar until the top of the
needle bar is exposed as shown in
the picture.
6. Remove the old rubber cushion
(please remove all pieces or residue
from the old rubber cushion) and
replace with a new one while still
holding down the Top Dead Center
Stopper.
7. Push the needle bar back up into
the upper hole in the case until it’s
even with the needle bar(s) next to
it. After this is done, you may let go
of the Top Dead Center Stopper.
8. Repeat for needles 1-6.
9. Move the needle case to needle
number 1 and finish the needles
from 7 on up.
10. Please see “Adjusting Needle Bar Height” in instruction manual for completing
adjustment of each needle bar.