Richard R Honolulu , HI April 01, 2017 Appliance: KitchenAid 6 Qt. Stand Mixer KP2671-3 2001 vintage kitchenaid professional 6 mixer suddenly starting knocking badly and then seized up Opened up transmission housing and removed all gearing to inspect for worn parts. The Professional 6 is all metal (except for the transmission housing cover) so just a couple of gears looked worn. Planetary needed adjustment, although the gearing was solid. Replaced the transmission housing cover with a new metal version. Cleaned out the old grease (all that grease...) and repacked the gears. Closed it up, ran it for 30 minutes to set in the new grease, and everything sounds smooth and quiet. Two things if you decide to try this very doable rebuild: You will need high-quality snap ring pliers. I fought with that thing for over an hour because my snap ring pliers were substandard. Also, be prepared to deal with grease. Lots and lots of grease. I also give Appliance Parts Pros highly my highest recommendation for quick service and high-quality parts. They were a pleasure, start to finish (especially Tiffany B). Read More... 38 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers
Robert B Youngharris , GA March 03, 2015 The teath on the gears were broken Replaced gears, removed old grease & added new grease to parts. Read More... 9 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 2+ hours Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers
Robert B Youngharris , GA March 03, 2015 The teath on the gears were broken Replaced gears, removed old grease & added new grease to parts. Read More... 9 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 2+ hours Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers
Thomas P Hitchcock , SD October 03, 2014 Appliance: Model KITCHENAID APPLIANCE. Beveled hub gear and thumb screw were broken After locating needed parts from Appliance Parts Pros large parts inventory, I was able to disassemble, install and reassemble our Kitchen Aid appliance in less than 30 minutes. Our Kitchen Aid Appliance is once again working like new!! Read More... 4 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Douglas K Phillipsburg , NJ December 10, 2016 Kitchen aid mixer was making noise This a 475 watt mixer and its gears were stripped. wasn't used that much, have a smaller one that's 30 years old that's stronger. well anyway, took the mixer apart to find the stripped gears, saw a small crack in the trans cap but didn't worry about it. parts came quick and it took longer to get the spring clip off than to do the repair. but after cleaning out all the old grease, I found that the cap was cracked beyond use. lesson learned. clean everything and inspect before ordering. save your self time and shipping. hope to have the cap back and up and running soon. Christmas baking needs to be done. Read More... 4 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers