Oiling Your Elite Pro Embroidery Machine

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Proper Lubrication will help your machine last a long time and avoid costly repairs.

We've removed covers in some of the photographs to help show where to oil. We suggest that you may want to
do the same- remove the cover to be sure that you're oiling the proper place. Then hold the cover in place and
see how to point the oiler with the cover on.


TYPES OF LUBRICANTS

Barudan America supplies Machine Oil and Bearing Oil with all new machines.
White Lithium Grease Spray must be purchased separately.

KF720110 BARUDAN MACHINE OIL
One can of Machine oil is included with each new machine, a good quality
clear sewing machine oil may be substituted for this oil.
This oil should be poured into one of the following oilers before using on the
machine:

Included with each machine is a squeeze oiler.
B12050 Tube Oiler

This oiler is included in the NBV Supply kit, or may be purchashed directly from
Barudan America.

HB720110 BEARING OIL


This oil is specially formulated for Barudan embroidery machines, and is only
available from Barudan. It is an opaque creamy beige color.

WHITE

WHITE LITHIUM SPRAY GREASE
Due to Federal regulations on shipping of Aerosol cans, Barudan does not supply
this lubricant, but it can be purchased at an Auto Parts store, at Walmart, or the
K-mart Automotive department.

WHEEL BEARING GREASE
The grease already on the machine (for step F1 of the lubrication chart) should
last without having to add more. If additional grease is needed, this can be
purchased from an Auto Parts Store.

A1- Hook
S Machine Oil every 4-6 hours

Every 4-6 hours of machine operation, lubricate
the Hook (A1) with Machine Oil:
1. Open the cover on the cylinder arm
2. Remove the bobbin & bobbin case
3. Place ( 1 ) drop of oil in the Hook raceway

NOTE: this photo shows the Tube Oiler- be sure to use clear Machine Oil

 

B1- Drive Shaft
SSS Machine Oil once/week

Once a week, lubricate the Drive Shaft (B1)
with Machine Oil:
1. Color Change the head to the last needle
(#15)

2. Place ( 3 ) drops of oil in the shaft at the
point where the wick enters the shaft

 

B2- Hook Shaft Bushings
3 places SS Machine Oil once/week

Once a week, lubricate the Hook Shaft Bushings
(B2) with 2 drops of Machine oil in each
hole, shown left to right in the photograph:

1. At the back of the head
2. In the middle of the Cylinder Arm
3. At the end of the Cylinder Arm, right behind
the Throat Plate

 

B3- Needle Bars
Apply Machine Oil once/month

Once a month, lubricate the Needle Bars with
a cotton swab saturated with Machine Oil.
1. Position the machine to Needle 1
2. From behind the machine, lightly wipe the
needle bars with the a cotton swab saturated
with machine oil.

Note: Apply just enough oil to leave a thin film on the needle bars. A cotton
swab saturated in machine oil gives just the right amount. If you OVER OIL
the needle bars, the excess oil may splash onto the garments being
sewn, leaving oil spots. Remove this extra oil with a paper towel or scrap
of Topping.

 

C1 Needle Bar Crank Rod &
C2- Takeup Drive Lever
SS (2 places) Bearing Oil once/week

Once a week, lubricate the Needle Bar Crank
Rod (C1- on the right in the photo below) and
the Takeup Drive Lever (C2- on the left) with
2 drops of Bearing Oil in each hole..
1. Color change the head to the last needle, (#15)
2. Place 2 drops of Bearing Oil in each of the red holes

NOTE: The machine must be stopped when oiling these (2) places

 

C3- C5 Needle Bar Area Preparation:
Remove hand wheel cover,
Front cover, &
Cap cover (behind needles)

The following steps will be easier to
perform if you can manually rotate
the sewing head, by first removing
the cover (Steps 1-2). Some of the
following steps will be easier to understand
the first time you lubricate
the machine, if you remove two other
covers (Steps 3-4):

1. Color change the machine to
Needle #1
2. Remove the cover over the Main
Pulley by removing the two
screws as shown in the top photograph.
3. Remove the Front Head Cover
(middle photograph):
a) loosen the top (2) screws
b) remove the (2) screws holding
the middle thread guide, and
remove the cover
4. Remove the Cap Cover (behind

 C3 Needle Bar Drive Lever & S (5 places) Bearing Oil

C4 Needle Bar Driver Links once/week

Once a week, lubricate the Needle Bar Drive Lever and Needle Bar Drive
Links with 1 drop of Bearing Oil in each hole.
1. Rotate the handwheel until you can see the 2 oil ports on the Needle Bar
Drive Lever (C3) and place one drop of bearing oil in each hole
2. Rotate the handwheel until you can see the 3 oil ports on the Needle Bar
Driver Links (C4) and place one drop of oil in each hole
See the photograph on the next page for a better view of the oil holes.

 OIL HOLE CLOSEUP:

Additional covers were removed for the
photograph below to help show the exact
locations of the oil holes:

 

C5 Needle Bar Driving Shaft
S (1 place) Bearing Oil once/week

Once a week, lubricate the Needle Bar Driver
Shaft with 1 drop of Bearing Oil:
1. Color Change to Needle 1
2. Place ( 1 ) drop of Bearing Oil above the
Needle Bar Driver Fixing Base, at the
driving shaft.

E1- Take Up Levers
Lithium Grease Spray every 6 months

Every six months, lubricate the takeup levers
with White Lithium Spray Grease:
1. Remove the front head cover
2. Spray a small amount of White Lithium
Grease across all of the Take-up Levers.

E2- Take Up Lever Cam

Lithium Grease Spray every 6 months

Every six months, lubricate the Takeup Lever
Cam with White Lithium Spray Grease:

1. Color change the machine to Needle #1
2. Guide the spray hose of the Lithium Spray
Can up into the head as shown in the photograph
on the left. (If the Cap cover is
removed, you may have better access)
3. Spray a small amount of grease into the groove in the Take Up Lever Cam,
as shown in the photograph on the right.

E3- Presser Foot Cams
(2 places) Spray every 6 months

Every six months, lubricate the Presser Foot
Cams with White Lithium Spray Grease:
1. Color change the machine to Needle #1
2. Guide the spray hose of the Lithium Spray
Can just into the holes (shown in the photograph
on the left.

You may find that manually rotating the handwheel will help distribute
the grease.

3. Spray a small amount of grease into each hole.
E3- Presser Foot Cams
(2 places) Spray every 6 months

DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THIS!
This photograph shows the
areas that need lubrication on the
grooves (on the left) that
guide the rollers (on the right).

E4- Guide Plate

(1 place) Lithium Grease spray every

Every six months, lubricate the Guide Plate
with White Lithium Spray Grease.
1. Color change the machine to Needle #15
2. Guide the spray hose of the Lithium Spray
can just into the hole of the Guide Plate,
and give a short spray. You may find that
manually rotating the handwheel will distribute the grease.

F1- Lower Connecting Gear
(1 place) Wheel Bearing Grease every 6 months

Every six months, the Lower Connecting Gear lubrication should be checked:
1. Color change the head to needle #15
2. Turn the power off and unplug the machine
3. Remove the right side cover from the sewing head by removing (9) screws
as shown in the photograph below. Note that the screw at the top left in
the photograph has a hex head, and will need a small wrench to remove.
F1- Lower Connecting Gear
(1 place) Wheel Bearing Grease every 6 months

2. Check the lubrication where the two bevel
gears meet.
3. Redistribute the grease so that the gear
teeth are covered. If there is not enough
grease, use more Wheel Bearing Grease.

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