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motomuffin

For Your Reference

Nov 18, 2009 13:50

My Kitchen Aid stand mixer has been making some strange noises, and so I went to take it apart (you know, the old take it apart, clean it, regrease it and put it back together song & dance) and got stuck at the split-the-case-halves step, when I could not figure out how to get the locating pins to let go (STORY OF MY LIFE).

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geekpixie November 18 2009, 19:10:37 UTC

Was it making the "Woob woob woob woob woob" noise where it sounds like it's unbalanced or something?

motomuffin November 18 2009, 19:13:08 UTC

Nooo... it's making hinkey jingley growley GEARS! NEED! MOAR! GREASE! noises.

geekpixie November 18 2009, 19:14:15 UTC

Fun. The grease was coming out of mine because I didn't use it enough. That'll learn me to not go too long between baking binges.

motomuffin November 18 2009, 19:19:19 UTC

Huh. The grease was coming out of mine 'cause I was using it too much -- the grease heated up and dripped down the shaft. I have high-temp marine grease just waiting to get jammed in there.

(In other news, Baby Kawi has new fork oil, new engine oil, new brake fluid, new tires, re-shimmed valves, cleaned and adjusted carburettors, and is currently waiting on new steering head bearings. :-D )

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polyanarch November 18 2009, 19:59:59 UTC

There is one sacrificial plastic gear in there if I remember right. Perhaps it has been sacrificed?

You can get them from the manufacturer, I think, for not too much money.

I did a bit of research on this a few years ago when we got ours. I might be remembering it wrong and it might depend on which model you have. Mine is a Professional 600 series (in gloss white as I hate those new-fangled colors and flames BS).

YMMV

sla November 18 2009, 21:48:16 UTC

As an FYI should you be in the market for a new one or accessories for a kitchen aid I get quite a substantial discount on kitchen aid products.