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Question posted by dotfranklynlane on October 16th, 2017

Bernina 740

how do you adjust the belt, it seems very tight.

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Please check the owners manual for the product

https://www.bernina.com/BERNINA/media/Support/Sewing_Quilting_Embroidery/7_Serie/BERNINA_740/Documents/EN/036044-50-04_2014-09_Manual_740_EN_online.pdf

By this you can find out how to adjust belt.

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