Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
13
Time Required
25 - 30 minutes
Sections
2
- Motor Housing Cover
- 8 steps
- Worm Gear
- 5 steps
Flags
1
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Motor Housing Cover
- Using a spudger, gently pry off the aluminum drip ring.
Using a spudger, gently pry off the aluminum drip ring.
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Step 2
- Using a 4 mm pin punch and hammer, hammer the pin until it is dislodged from the planetary gear cover.
Using a 4 mm pin punch and hammer, hammer the pin until it is dislodged from the planetary gear cover.
Step 3
- Using a spudger, pry the planetary gear cover from the mixer shaft.
Using a spudger, pry the planetary gear cover from the mixer shaft.
Step 4
- Using a flathead screwdriver, remove the five 28 mm front motor housing screws.
- Using the same flathead screwdriver, remove the two 28 mm locking screws.
- One of the locking screws contains a safety locking mechanism. Do not interchange these screws with the front motor housing screws.
Using a flathead screwdriver, remove the five 28 mm front motor housing screws.
Using the same flathead screwdriver, remove the two 28 mm locking screws.
One of the locking screws contains a safety locking mechanism. Do not interchange these screws with the front motor housing screws.
Step 5
- Turn your device around. Using the same flathead screwdriver, remove the two 28 mm rear locking screws.
- One of the rear motor housing screws contains a safety locking mechanism. Do not interchange these screws with the front motor housing screws.
Turn your device around. Using the same flathead screwdriver, remove the two 28 mm rear locking screws.
One of the rear motor housing screws contains a safety locking mechanism. Do not interchange these screws with the front motor housing screws.
Step 6
- Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the 10 mm screw from top of back cover.
- The rear cover is now completely free from the mixer.
Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the 10 mm screw from top of back cover.
The rear cover is now completely free from the mixer.
Step 7
- Carefully pull the power cord from the notch in back of the mixer.
- The motor housing cover is now completely free from the base of the mixer.
Carefully pull the power cord from the notch in back of the mixer.
The motor housing cover is now completely free from the base of the mixer.
Step 8
- Lift the motor housing cover from the mixer base.
- Be sure to place the cover upside-down to prevent grease from leaking out.
Lift the motor housing cover from the mixer base.
Be sure to place the cover upside-down to prevent grease from leaking out.
Step 9
Worm Gear
- Using a butter knife or putty knife, remove the grease from the gears.
- Place the grease in motor housing cover.
Using a butter knife or putty knife, remove the grease from the gears.
Place the grease in motor housing cover.
Step 10
- Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the three 20 mm screws from the worm gear tower.
- The worm gear tower assembly is now free from the mixer base.
Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the three 20 mm screws from the worm gear tower.
The worm gear tower assembly is now free from the mixer base.
Step 11
- Using a pin punch and a hammer, remove the roll pin.
Using a pin punch and a hammer, remove the roll pin.
Step 12
- Slide the tower gear out to access the worm gear.
Slide the tower gear out to access the worm gear.
Step 13
- Remove the worm gear from the tower.
Remove the worm gear from the tower.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Finkerbell - Jul 14, 2015
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Some corrections:
Step 1 – Suggest (as the Service Manual does) using a flat-blade screwdriver and tap it with a light hammer to drive the drip ring off.
Step 2 – the correct size pin punch is 5/32"
Step 3 – Using two flat-blade screwdrivers, one on each side, pry off the planetary.
A plastic spudger is likely to break. Two points of leverage opposits each other distributes the load and prevents to the planetary and its shaft.
Step 11 – The proper punch size is 3/32"
Steps 12 & 13 – There is a washer on each side of the worm gear. Retain these and place one on each side off the grar when reassembling.
A link to the Service Manual:
http://www.kitchenaidparts.eu/documents/…
markguerin - Aug 4, 2015
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Cheers Finkerbell,
Very helpful info, as was the main part of the guide.
Not sure what model number I was working on, but when I l lifted off the motor housing, there was still wires connected to the base.
Just be careful at this stage in case you have the same…
sailsetter - May 19, 2016
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my model K5SS WH is the same as yours until step 5. It doesnt have the two bolts as shown in the picture for step 5 so i wasnt able to complete the repair. any suggestions.
Dennis - Feb 4, 2017
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Wow! Lovely guide to easy maintenance, no plenty stories
Advanamics - Mar 15, 2017
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This is the BEST! Thank you.
