I repaired my KitchenAid mixer. Last spring, my mixer stopped being able to mix any thick dough. It would "chatter" as it attempted to mix. I viewed a few videos on how to fix a KitchenAid mixer and felt I might do it. I also discovered the parts I would most likely require. I pulled the complete of the mixer and got to the equipments and the motor. I found an equipment that was definitely stripped. Five or 6 teeth were missing on the equipment. I was able to buy this exact equipment and change it with new grease. I likewise found a pin that goes through the shaft that holds the main equipments in the mixer. This pin was broken so I made a brand-new one on my metal lathe. I put everything back together and it has been working perfectly now for nearly a year.
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0:00 (introduction).
0:29 (disassembly).
3:11 (pin).
4:20 (assembly).
7:17 (conclusion).
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Did you make enough cookies for all your subscribers?? Oh wait, 603K is a lot of cookies!! Nicely done Frank! 😊
2:20 We, in the UK, call them circlip pliers, for circlips
Just what I was about to say. It occurred to me only lately that ‘circlip’ is a contraction of ‘circle clip’.
Love your mentality about fixing things. I am by no means a mechanic but have saved thousands applying that same logic to my car amongst many other things
i love your videos, i respect your skill and ingenuity, i am not a machinist, and i say this with love, but that was clearly a woodworker using a metal lathe, haha..
edit.. i AM a pastry chef and the cookies look spectacular
Love it! Depending on the item, I’ll always try fixing before replacing … better than the old one ending up in the landfill! Same with house repairs to avoid big labor costs. I’ve replaced the water heaters myself, garbage disposals, broken garage door springs, AC fan motors, etc. With the YouTube repair community and the availability of parts online, it just makes sense.
Frank, I am soo glad that you didn’t get yourself all mixed up doing that repair! Nice work! 👍👍
i don’t know why videos like this bring me so much joy… but they do. it’s so relatable to have something in your house that stops working and we might decide to work through a diagnosis. and then we inevitably run into issues.
Reminds me that I’m doing so many small projects and I have all the gear, so I should really be filming them. Most recently I put earthquake bracing straps on our really old water heater which would have made an entertaining video because of all the bleeping I would have to use.
I have a similar model and mine stopped turning but the motor still ran. When I took it apart the pin had come out of the shaft. I have no idea how that happened but I was able to get a new one and find the old one in the grease. Totally worth fixing and hopefully good for another 20 years. Thankful for YouTube to show me how to take it apart!
Snap Ring, Old men call that a snap ring.Thanks for sharing.
And the tool is called “snap ring pliers”. (by both young and old mechanics)
Frank is mostly self taught and often uses the incorrect name of a part or technique the is using .
We used to call those “Jesus rings…” as in, when the ring popped off, flying across the room… Jesus, I’ll never find that. 😆
I’ve always known them as a circlip, which I’ve just realised means ‘circle clip’ .
I love Frank’s videos. Having said that I don’t think I can sleep knowing the dough wasn’t cleaned out of the mixer while it was disassembled.
Kitchenaid mixers are one of those things that prove that things can be designed to last and still be profitable because they can provide support for ongoing maintenance and repairs.
By far one of my favorite channels on YouTube. What you said about not being afraid of repairing things is so true. A couple of weeks ago a jigsaw that my parents bought me when I was in college, 20 years ago, stopped working. I disassembled the whole thing and realice that, just like your mixer, a steel pin was broken. I replaced it and now is working again.
By the way, we also love the production quality of your videos.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing. The quiet narration and slow but engaging pace are such a delight
I love seeing stuff being brought back to life! I’ve been pining for a mixer like this this for years, but no space–I’m full of kitchen appliances.
Mr Mixer, here on YouTube, has many videos on fixing these – it’s basically his specialty. He also sells parts and repaired mixers.
I always appreciate a good fix it yourself video. Google is the largest search engine and YouTube is the second. Learning from videos like this are very valuable. Thank you.
Don’t be afraid to try and fix … so true. Extends its life. Keeps stuff out of the landfill and you learn. And as a bonus gain confidence that you can use tackle something else. I have found that taking your time is a huge advantage. I am retired and I didn’t have that luxury as much when I was working and had young kids but it’s more or less a mind game. Just have to tell yourself to slow it down.
that was great. – especially the testing phase at the end was delightful
Well done Frank. KitchenAid should hire you to produce repair videos for their stuff. Short and sweet. No fluff. Just right to the fix clear and simple.🙂🙂
Our local County Recycle Center usually has a few of these show up each year and if your there on the right day they let you take stuff home with you instead of tossing it in the landfill.