Needle position I have a viking 5530 and my needle is to the right. How do I get it to the center of the needle hole?

Adjust the stitch width dial to move the needle when using the straight stitch. 5 is the center; 0 is the farthest left. See page 19 (page 21 of the PDF) of the manual, which is available on the Emerald 118 page: https://www.husqvarnaviking.com/en-us/machines/emerald-trade;-118 . The current link to the manual is https://www.husqvarnaviking.com/getattachment/Machines/EMERALD-trade;-118/Manual_Emerald116-118-122.pdf.aspx .

I hope this helps. Change your fabric's position to center the stitching line below the needle, if you were trying to move the needle to the right.

Cindy Wells

There should be an adjustment to move the needle, however, would recommend having a technician do it as getting the needle in the correct position is paramount for preventing misalignment causing broken needles.

hi linda.
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Am having difficulty finding information on this machine.

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Perhaps this machine is a left-needle position machine, ie the normal straight stitch sewing position is on the left, not centered. There are quite a few machines out there with this feature, Necchi is another. The needle only swings right when a decorative or zig-zag stitch is selected.

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If it is actually a center-needle position machine, it is probably out of alignment. There is most likely an adjustment. For more help, you can also join some Viking user groups on Yahoo. Most members are very dedicated to the brand and would be able to provide some very helpful advice.

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it sounds like you knocked the machine out of time & it will have to be taken to a
sewing machine shop to be retimed

Look at the top of the needle where it is inserted in the needle holder. There are spaces for 4 needles - A B C and D. Most likely you are using the backmost needle positions - C & D. Look on the needle holder there are little wholes which are sctually screw holes that can be loosened and tightened using a Torx 6 screw driver (available at Sears) if you no longer have the needle changer screw driver. By turning the screw, the needle is eeither tightened or loosened. Be careful that when you loosen the needle it does not fall through the machine. Put a slip of paper on the needle plate below the needle to catch the needles when they are losened. You have a great machine in the Huskylock 936 and well worth keeping it serviced by a certified Husqvarna Viking service technician. You can locate a dealer near you by visiting the husqvarna viking website and clicking on the Dealer link on the left-hand side of the page - http://www.husqvarnaviking.com

Good luck.

Sounds like the needle bar alignment is broken. When you turn on the machine, does the needle move from left to right and then goes to center? This is called calibrating to center. I suspect it doesn't. Best recommendation is to take to local authorized Husqvarna Viking dealer for service or have them send to Husqvarna Viking (SVP) Service Technical Department for repair. A list of authorized Husqvarna Viking dealers can be found at the Husqvarna Viking website - http://www.husqvarnaviking.com/us

Good luck.

oil it. down the shaft if you can get to it. and where ever there is a hole it always helps.

When topstitching using straight stitch the needle position can be adjusted in steps. The stitch width button(+), 0 is the center position, width 6 isleft needle position,width6 mirror image(diamond half clear and half black)is right needle position.
hope this helps, it is from the manual.

take needle back out hit the reset and this should realign back to center some machines have a 3 needle setup this is also a make sure that needle is positioned in middle
3 needle setup is for the thicker decrative sowing