Catherine N Muscadine , AL August 08, 2015 The planetary in my kitchenaid stand mixer would fall out First, I went on YouTube and found a site that showed how to replace the planetary for my mixer. We have ordered planetary form AppliancePartsPros. We followed the direction given on youtube and this fixed my mixer. Read More... 9 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers
Ame G Crystal Lake , IL August 16, 2016 Appliance: Model KITCHENAID 6QT PRO Beater was always badly scraping the bowl planetary looked like it was dropping out of the mixer you could actually push it back up into the mixer head After watching a quick video I decided this was something I could fix myself. I took it all apart, replaced the entire planetary head( seriously easy and only like $25-$30) put everything back together and my 6qt kitchenaid pro works good as new! Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Jim J Dresser , WI February 17, 2019 Appliance: Model KP2671XWH The main shaft came out of the original planetary assembly Not only did I replace the Planetary, but also the Transmission Housing (recommended). The biggest challenge (which really wasn't an issue) was removing and replacing the snap ring. The most time consuming aspect of the whole job was removing and replacing the food-grade grease, and overall cleanup of the unit. The repaired mixer works like a charm! Well worth the time and effort; and a lot less expense and hassle than sending the unit in to Kitchenaid! Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Screwdrivers
Mark G Scarborough , NY February 03, 2025 Appliance: Model KITCHEN AID PROFESSIONAL 6 MIXER Motor would run but not spin the dough hook I replaced the planetary gear assembly, dowel pin and adjacent gears. The dowel pin had sheared off. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Joseph M Middletown , PA December 09, 2016 Kitchenaide mixer beaters would spin but stopped when any sort of load was put on them Wife and I tore the mixer apart expecting to find worn or broken gear of one variety or another. But we were surprised to find all the gears in good shape. We took the planetary out but it looked fine as well. Stumped we thought about it for awhile and realized that the planetary had to be bent in some way though it wasn't obvious.. The following worm gear no longer slid down easily on the shaft so we took a chance and ordered a new planetary. It arrived quickly! We installed it and along with ordering additional grease the Mixer was back up and running immediately! Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers