Kitchen Aid Mixer Repair (lots o picks)

BENTE

well this will be my last posting on this minor/major problem on my kitchen aid mixer. this was a user issue. i had made so many breads with out reading full directions. i asked a couple people and many did not know what to do. but i did finally speak to "sparky". he had taken one apart several years ago so he was not much help. he did provide me with a link to finding parts Here it is. i did not get much advice from many others. so i went ahead and did it myself. next time a egger has problems i took pictures when i did final assembly..

i did get alot of advice from people when i had to take the ka apart the second time. i had put the thing back together the first time i sheared two gears and ended up with gear shavings in the grease. well that ment all the grease had to get cleaned up. i was surprised at how many people actually told me to use gasoline :blink: . i ended up using easy off oven cleaner. it is food safe and worked like a charm!!!

so here are the tools you will need to do it all



phillips head screw driver, and external snap ring pliers. i did not take pictures of all the paper towels, cotton balls, and q-tips i used to get all the grease out of the mixer.

but i did undo the motor and switch board to make sure i got all of it



here it is for the first part i put back together



here are all the parts



#1 Front Bearig

#2 Thrust Bearing

#3 Worm Gear

#4 Rear Bearing

#5 Worm Follower Gear

#6 Retaining Pin

#7 Retaining Clip

#8 Bevel Gear

#9 Attachment hub bevel gear

#10 Transmition Housing

here is a picture of how to start



here is the picture from when i put the retaining pin in


the bevel gear goes on top of the worm follower gear. there is a spot machined out to accomodate the pin



it just slides on




the retaining clip goes on top using the pliers


the attachment gear slides into the transmition housing



then goes on top



i did that one to make sure it fit on right.. i forgot the most expensive part of this the gear grease. it is food grade which made it more $$$. they also sent me enough to grease 10 mixers :S

but getting all that grease in there is a issue. this was the second time, so i got smart, and applied some ABT knowledge..


yep used a ziplock bag and cut a hole in the corner and piped it in.. was alot easier than the first time..

another grease shot



i put the housing on then ran it for a few took the transmition housing off and added more grease.. then put the housing back on



then the outer cover



it was not a hard project but one that needed to be done i started out buying the worm follower gear, transmition housing, and the grease the first time.. ended up replacing everything except for the worm gear. which is what sparky did to his. but i was not lucky enough. the people at the link i provided were really nice and helpful to me in all my ordering..


i hope i never have to do this again but after 6 years of me using it and the wife using it every week some maitnence should be done. i read somewhere that you are supposed to replace the grease every year as maitnence. but i did not. and i ended up spending about $100 on 4 orders that included the shipping of 4 diffrent orders. so take my advice and order everything you think you need the first time :pinch:


like i said i hope i do not have to do this again but i did want the pictures to be here for any future eggers who go through this......

Bacchus

Great Job TB. Congrats.

Grandpas Grub

 
Thanks for taking the time and providing the link.

GG

FlaPoolman

So Terry you never did say,,, does it work now? :laugh: Nice job, if you have a spare week I have an outdrive I'm having a problem with

Nature Boy

Dang. Pretty adventurous there dude.

I'm pretty good mechanically, but I would have probably finished reassembly, then found a snap ring I forgot to put on.

I know you have the satisfaction of firing that baby up and realizing you fixed it yourself, BUT... What was your total time spent?

Ours is making some funny noises.
Cheers bro
Chris

Ross in Ventura

Thanks for the excellent post!

Ross

BENTE

proabably 10 hours. not counting thinking :S

but i did take it apart more than twice i think i took it apart and reassembled 6 or 8 times total. there are only 13 screws holdong it all together. they were all easy excepe fot the one holding the band. the one that has all the speeds and kitchen aid. it is the one little screw you can see without taking anything apart. it goes through that one hole on the band twice and screws int9o the machine. it is almost 1/4 inch long and the biggest pain. the rest was pretty simple i did get it back together once and told the wif i had a extra screw. i opened it up and it was the ground screw for the motor...

if yours is making noises it is pretty simple mine made noises for a couple years after i made a wheat dough that i did not read the directions fully. then i made some portuguese sweet bread that finally got it. it would go to a point then stop i knew i was in trouble but the $100 +/- was better than going and spending another $500 i spent on the thing originally..

Brokersmoker

Great pics should help quite a few people. Ours is only 2 yrs old, hope not to need referal for a while yet.

Mike in Abita

Great job. Don't you just love the feeling of repairing something. It might have cost a little more to do but the experience and knowledge you gain is worth it in my book.

Crimsongator

Where's the picture of the leftover parts :woohoo:

BENTE

hey mike i appreciate you commenting if my earlier post!! but by the time i read it i had already went with the easy off.. but i appreciating you telling me what i kinda expected

Morro Bay Rich

Now there is a post worth posting.
Thank you.

Little Chef

DANG!!!!!!!!!!! I know who I am calling next time I need an equipment repair!! You must have the patience of a SAINT!!! Done some home repairs in my past, but this takes the cake!!! Pun intended!! LOL! Great job Bente!

mad max beyond eggdome

and i thought leah just married you for your good looks!!!! who knew??

eenie meenie

Bente, awesome overhaul there! You must be a keeper. Next thing you know, you'll have a Hobart with all of your bread making!

If you ever need anything from the KitchenAid factory or shop, just let me know. I'm up in Greenville, OH for meetings at their local hospital at least once a month. The KitchenAid shop is just a hop, skip, and a jump away. I walk over there and browse on occasion.

BENTE

thanks for the offer!! i thought about you when i was doing this, the grease came from dayton.