KitchenAid Mixer Re-grease How To Pt. 1, (Classic, Artisan) Tilt Head
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2020
- In This Re-grease series, we are covering the tilt-head style, KitchenAid Mixer. This video will pertain to all tilt head styles including, classic, classic plus, ultra, and artisan models. I truly hope you enjoy this free tutorial! We love to help DIY'ers every step of the way!
If you need any parts/tools or grease make sure to check out the Mr. Mixer store linked below.
Don't forget to upgrade your body screws to help protect your machine, or add a spring and washer, or even our very own EVERDIME!
If you need any parts/upgrades/repairs on your mixer or are looking to pick one up, make sure to check out our site! We also accept mixers shipped in for repairs!
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I am so happy that mario has decided to pick up a new profession. Plumbing was just getting too dangerous.
Gotta branch out at sometime xD
Pro tip! I used a really skinny Allen wrench (hex L key) as a punch since I don’t have the real tool. Worked perfectly :)
Came here looking for Ordinary Sausage but ended tearing down my 20yo kitchen aid and re greasing it. Runs like a champ! Highly recommend
🤣 I appreciate you
Recently had surgery so off work (firefighter/paramedic) n bored out of my grape!! Started getting into sourdough, made a starter n have been baking different stuff. Wanted to do a sandwich style bread, got out our mix master; 27yo wedding gift, that hasn’t been used in years! Wouldn’t start. Pulled up ur channel for the first time. Have checked the brushes, noticed the speed adjustment “bar” had some how come off the plate, took the plate off, put it back together, n adjusted the speeds. Works great n all thanks to ur channel!! Now I may delve into cleaning n greasing it.
Thanks again
My wife recently bought a Bowl Lift model but decided she doesn't like it as much as her 27 yr old Classic. After 27 years it was definitely showing signs of lubricant follies. I had already bought grease and just needed some walking through. I watched all 3 of the videos and found them very instructional and easy to follow. Thanks for the time you spent putting these together.
Happy to help!
Sir, you are a national treasure. I work with tools everyday as part of my job, and while I likely could've figured out how to regrease our mixer, your video saved me tons of time and frustration. I'm not a serious baker, but I like to try my hand at bagels and some bread now and then.
Where you really are a treasure, is helping out all the moms that just want to bake some cookies with their kiddos and wouldn't have the first clue about how to grease up their mixer or fix up the one they got for cheap at a garage sale. You're the man, keep up the great work!
I appreciate the kind words and it's a pleasure to serve! Thanks for being here!
You are an excellent teacher! You explained everything so well, what the parts are, what they look like, what to do, and a bit of why. You are also a lot of fun. Thank you!
Happy to be of service!
Thank you so much for sharing these videos and for the very thoroughly explained steps and instructions. I was able to regrease my mixer, which has been leaking for years, thanks to you!
Regressed our mixer today. Bought the grease and replacement worm gear from the store. The videos were a huge help.
Mr. Mixer's parts and grease are the highest quality and his videos are truly perfect - they are not only 100% accurate but they are perfectly paced! I highly recommend Mr. Mixer's videos and products
Thanks so much! I recently purchased a used mixer and wanted to get off to a great start with it. I watched part 1-3 and successfully replaced the grease. I will now be moving on to re grease my lift bowl mixer.
Excellent UA-cam site. Saved me big $$$$$ when our 20 year old Kitchen Aid would not shift speeding. Two of his videos, 45 minutes of my time, and our unit is like new!!! Thank you Mario!!!👍💪🏻
I just stumbled across this video and it is fantastic! My 5 qt tilt head, purchased in 1990, just recently started slowing down and yesterday it stopped spinning under thick dough... This video provided several troubleshooting tips I can try before committing to taking it to a repair shop, or just throwing in the towel and replacing my beloved 34 year old mixer! Thank you!
If you are in the US you should consider sending to to us if you opt to have it repaired
So thankful to have found your videos. My Grandmother gave me her mixer today that my late grandfather bought for her in the late 80s I believe. I promised her I would clean and tune the machine.
We are here if you need us!
Thank you so much for these videos, extremely clear and detailed - just what I needed to re-grease my leaking 5KSM90BAC after being in storage for 6 years!!! I also replaced the nylon gear and the motor brushes whilst I was at it, just in case :)
I would Ike thank you for your videos, I did the re-grease step by step and the machine works great! This save me at least a week having it at the repair store just to get an estimate, I bought all the things as you teach in the videos and did it myself! . Thank you Mr Mixer! (From Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Very happy to help
I love that you did this service for free. I’m sure it meant the world to this mother! I’m working on taking mine apart to clean and regrease (need to order it first XD) so it will be kosher for my kitchen, as it was a used machine!
They were a great family and I like to give back where I can! If you have questions feel free to reach out
Energetic, humourous, and knowledgeable equals great video. Thanks for saving me a whole lot of time and aggravation.
Our pleasure! Thanks for the kind words :)
Very thankful for the videos you posted. Watched all three parts. They were great! So informative and easy to follow.. While preforming the operation we found that the factory had screwed into the red wire on the side and crimped it. Machine had never been opened so had to be from the factory. which explained some odd issues with the mixer, since it was new. So we uncrimped it the best we could, put a piece of electrical tape on for good measure. Carefully put it all back to together as per your instructions. Now the old mixer is up and running, literally better then new. Thank you so much!
Best video - thank you so much! I regreased my mixer with confidence. I'm also thankful for the extra tips like how you said the pin could be tough to get out. I really had to whack mine.
Happy to help!!
I wanted to let you know what a help your videos have been to me. My machine isn’t very old and I barely use it, but the grease was leaking everywhere. I tried to find some one to service it in my area and the closest place was 3 hours away. I thought it was hopeless and was researching a new machine until I found your channel. I bought the one thing I needed which was a set of punches and followed your videos. It took me a couple of hours and sore wrists, but the machine is now re greased and working beautifully. Thank you so much!
Very heppy to help!
Thanks so much for making this! Just successfully regreased a K45SS some friends passed on to us. The two things I couldn’t make work were:
- Getting the power cord out - the retainer was not sized to be removed by any amount of force. I was able to carefully set the upper body down with the cables stretched out at an angle, and they held together until reassembly.
- Getting the little worm gear assembly pin out. I was still able to clean around it with Q tips, alcohol, and water spray.
I ordered a new gasket from Amazon/Goodman’s (sorry, Amazon addict 😅), and luckily so, because the old one was torn in half. The washers were all surprisingly sturdy, also luckily because the ones I bought from Amazon were the wrong size despite specifying they were for this model.
I also bought a round gasket not knowing what it was for, then figured out at the very end it was supposed to be a new wire guard, which I didn’t bother changing out. 😄
And a four ounce jar of food grade grease was more than enough even over packing the gears. I still had about an ounce left.
Overall it was a surprisingly painless four hour process, once you get the grease out and use alcohol, the metal and gears inside look like new.
Thanks again for all your help, amazing tutorial!
My brother just gave me his old tilt head mixer but I don't think that it has ben serviced in years so I will be buying grease from you soon! Thank you for posting this video!
Hey free mixer! That's awesome! I'm happy to help!
My kitchen aid stopped working and using mr mixer I was able to identify the problem as a broken worm gear, replace it and degrease it. it’s currently working better than ever! I’ve never done this kind of repair myself, but I’d be willing to try again after this experience. Loved the video it was entertaining and informative!
I appreciate you! ❤️
Excellent step by step. Purchased parts and grease from their store as well. Highly recommend. Thanks so much for the information!!!
Very helpful! I just fixed mine using this tutorial.
You're the man! Thank you for doing this. I'll be placing a parts order from you shortly.
Glad to hear it! That's how we keep this channel alive! I'm humble by your support! The rest of the videos will drop in the next few days, they are being uploaded currently!
Thank you so much for the tutorial! I just cleaned my mixer :D
You are so welcome! It's such a pleasure to be of service!
Thank you so much for your videos! I wish I lived in Kansas to support your business. I’ve ordered some grease and punches and I’m going to tackle this over the weekend. Everyone thought I was crazy when I said my machine was leaking grease!
You're very welcome John! Thank you for being here I appreciate you! Hope it goes smoothly, I'm rooting for you! Check back in and let me know how it goes! Take a short video of the process and send it in you can be a testimonial 😊
Back again, just noticed you include the Ultra! Thanks again for making these videos!
Thanks for the videos, neighbor. Tackling this tonight!
Good luck man! Gotta make sure they're running in tip top condition this time of year. If you have any questions you know where to find me!
Awesome saved me alot of guessing much appreciation God bless
Excellent vid. Thanks.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I wish you all the success in the future with your channel.
Thank you so very much! I truly appreciate your well wishes!
Couldn't get the pin out but was able to lube with a syringe and the noise it was making has gone away. Thanks for getting me that far.
This was incredibly informative and extremely easy to follow! Thank you, I needed this in my life! Now on to part 2! Haha
It's a pleasure to be of service
Your video is well detailed thanks for sharing. You give me cinfidence to attempt this on my own
You got this! We are here if you need us
Thanks to this series my machine it greased and tuned. Now I'm just waiting on my everdime
Good stuff, thanks.
You are too kind.❤
Wow, my planetary gears have very scant grease! Thanks for the video!
Pleasure to be of service!
Thank you, hope you are thriving. I will definitely freeze next time. You really came to my rescue, I did need to by the 1/8 machine puNch, my pin was a bear.
First time watching this video, 2 year late, but still Tuesday.
Thanks for the info.
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Thank you!
Thanks for posting this. I have a 1984 KitchenAid mixer. Don't recall the model number or name, but it's the 4.5 quart bowl. I watched your video yesterday and did the regrease job today and it's amazing how the model was nearly identical to the one you worked on that was more than thirty years newer. Also interesting is the wear on that plastic worm gear. My mixer was made with what I believe is composite metal gears and they showed very little wear. I have used the mixer quite a bit in forty years and only had it serviced once about ten years ago. That service, I discovered today, was not done well. There was a lock nut missing and the guy used way too little grease. That may be why I've had a concern with how hot the machine has been getting recently, which is why I wanted to regrease and get a look inside. I can't get over how well this thing has held up for forty years and how little wear is on the gears.
Thanks again. I couldn't find an authorized service center near me and now I can be my own service center.
I have a 1 YO sleeping and when I heard your kid crying I thought it was my kid for a second lol thanks for the great videos and helpful repair tips!
But seriously thanks for thes vids man your great!
Thank you - a great series of videos! All worked very smoothly. Just one point: our machine had some wiring connected to the base unit, and two clips had to be disconnected when I lifted the motor etc. off. No problem, but I just thought I should mnention it. Thanks again for your very clear explanation. William (London)
Very, Very Informative...!!
I Felt Like I Was Enrolled in an Online College Course.
Great Job, Kansas...!! A+
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Thanks for all the vids you provide. Got all my replacement parts comin from your website to update our mixer. We have used it multiple times a week for about 12 years and never once did this. It was pretty gross in there haha
Thank you!🙏
Underrated brother. Good video. Wish you the best.
I appreciate you!
Still watching - so far so great! Had to comment on the nice reflex test at 6:25 (I jumped ... reflexes check out - lol).
We have one bought in 1998 with the flat head bolts holding the top to the housing. However, when I first took off the cap on the back of the machine (the very first screw to take off), a loose nut fell out of that cap. It measures to be a 10mm nut. I looked all over in the machine and can't find where that might go. We just bought grease and a worm gear from you. Good stuff!
Thank you for this great set of vids. I just re-greased a used red machine just like the one in your vid. The grease in mine looked nasty just like yours. When I started it up after I finished re-greasing there was a kind of crackling/splattering noise, like the grease was flying against the inside housing, at least that's what I hope it was. I can't tell you how chicken I was to turn on the machine when I was done. It's running fine, thankfully. I used a kitchen mixer grease product, gasket, worm drive gear from a kit on Amazon. I can't believe you only charge 50.00 for re-greasing. i used an entire roll of paper towels, a pile of cotton swabs, and dawn detergent to wash off the gears, et al. I am not OCD, just particular.
Ha! When am I watching this? On a Tuesday 😅🤣🤣
I loved you in the Donkey Kong game!
Mine is on its way to you for service. I hope my tissue paper and painter's tape was sufficient packaging. ;) Joking of course.
I watched all three of your EXCELLENT videos in this series. You have a new customer. I'll be placing my order for parts and a regrease kit immediately! Thanks and kudos for a job well done!
Thank you sir, very glad to help!
Thank-u for this video!
Now that we exchanged gasket & grease our mixer will not come on! 😢. What do we do now?
These are great videos! Thank you so much for all the little details you've taken the time to explain.
I'm wondering if all this also applies to the KitchenAid mini 3.3L (e.g. 5KSM3311XBBM). I cannot find any videos showing the inside of one. Cheers
I am impressed! You got right to the point, and it was very easy to understand and it wasn’t a standard, UA-cam video where people just like to hear themselves talk.
I appreciate you ❤️
Love your video. We can't get the side tiny bolt out. The part you said is intimidating if you could help that would be great. Also the issue is that the piece that runs/is pushed by the spring isn't staying under the spring so we can get it on but after about 10 movements with the control arm is stops moving again until we sneak back on (from the back of the machine since we can't get that small bolt out.
hi ! thx for your video that helps a lot although with my kitchenaid I never managed to get this pin loose it is really tightly shoved into the planetary and on top of that when I put it back together the motor did not start up, I had the brushes removed by error, do you have an idea on how to mount the brushes back correctly ? or why it did not start
Great content, thanks!
K5SS video please!
Consider a maintenance bundle for the store, grease and replacement washers/gasket?
Hey Adam thanks for the tips, we are working with a manufacturer to make them available as soon as possible! K5SS video coming soon =)
Hi! Just inherited an Ultra Power which I believe is the KSM 90. Hoping your 3 tutorials will work on this model? It's running fine, but I'm guessing it's never been taken apart and serviced. I've gotten into making pizza and hope to do some baking so this would be great! If you still monitor old videos, would love to hear from you. Cheers!
Love your videos! My classic mixer was making an ever increasing awful noise and I was attempting to break into the things to re-grease the gears when I saw in your other video that the issue could be that the bolts holding the bearing bracket in place could be loose and causing the noise. Problem solve! However, after removing the rotary and the 4 screws, I could not get the upper housing off. With muscle I could separate the upper and lower housings by 1/4 inch. Would you know why this is the case?
Great teacher. I felt bad for his baby crying bc he was making the video and couldn’t take care of him.
Thank you so much! I got a mixer from a thrift store, and when I opened it up it had absolutely zero grease left inside.
You never Really know what you'll find when you open one up 😅
@@MrMixer316 no kidding. It also had all metal washers and gears instead of plastic and cardboard
Hi there, is there a video showing how to re assemble the mixer pls?
My son in law cannot get the pin out to clean up the grease and replace. It’s an older model but it was new in box. Can u advise pls?
Mr Mixer in KS! I watched your 3 part regreasing tutorial. Everything LOOKS great. However, I'm noticing an odd sound coming from under the end piece on the mixer. Not from areas I regreased. If there was a way to do it, I'd make a video of the sound it's making.
Your thoughts are much appreciated.
D'ee
I found the original owners manual for the K45 and it said to use Permatex #2 gasket sealer with the gasket (apply to both sides of the gasket). Is that OK to do? Would it help prevent leaks?
Hi! Looked on your store, did not see the screws listed... Could you tell me what size are used to hold the actual body into place? The two near the planetary hub, and the two all the way at the back? Thanks!
I need a video on a kitchenaid mini 😩
I'll be making a series soon! They just aren't as common so it wasnt a main priority unfortunately!
FYI the half threaded bolts are called a Shoulder Bolt.
In the background of the video is a yellow-green K45 mixer, the same model I have. Do you have a video for opening it up and cleaning and changing the grease? There's a burning, smoking smell coming from the rear of my machine when its run at speed 10. The screws are not the same as the pink mixer.
I have model KP2671X 6 qt Professional tilt head mixer - would the greasing method be the same as with this mixer? Also, the mixer has always screamed when using it - so I ended up not using it much. Do you have any idea what could cause all that noise when running?
I am hoping to tackle my bowl lift mixer soon. I took off the back cap and beauty band and already know I have leaking oil. I’ve seen you here and primarily tiktok and notice you do mostly tilt head mixers. I’ve already noticed a couple differences in screws, but I’m guessing everything should be mostly similar. Should I be on the look out for anything major or do you have a different video I’m missing? Thanks for great tips and videos btw!
We are actually working on filming for that model, it will be hopefully uploaded soon!
Any recommendations for 30 year old mixers that have never been serviced? I got the pin out through WD-40 and sheer stubbornness, but I can't get the plantary off. The pin was literally rusted into place. So I'm not holding out a lot of hope
Thanks for the instructions. My tilt head 4.5 quart KA got locked. It doesn’t tilt back. What should I do?
It must be rubbing for some reason or the handle may be bent you will have to inspect it to find out why it won't move
Hi Mr. Mixer, thanks for the nice video. I have a KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer KSM150, which is about 5 years old. Recently it had some big noises and thus I changed the worm gear as well as grease. Now it can spin quietly without anything in the bowl, but when it is making a dough with a flat beater it occasionally gets stuck and stops spinning (motor still sounds running) until it slowly gets over it. It looks as if it is not powerful enough or the torque is not large enough. Do you have any idea what might cause this problem? Thank you
I think you bought a gear off Amazon? They fail you need an actual oem part
Could you show how you disconnected the plug? It makes me nervous not having a visual.
It's pink!
I’ve had my Kitchen-aid Pro for about 17 years I use it 5-10 time a year and it is still in good working order. I was wondering if I should open it and re grease it. Also how often should I check?
I would say yes, with how little it's used the grease is likely dried out! We reccomend a regrease/tune every few years
I can’t find a video for my issue but I replaced the mixer gear hub recently as it was worn. Mixer works fine now but the front grinder/pasta attachment gear won’t spin. What am I missing?
Herm it would be hard to say without being inside, the housings could be separated a bit or its potential that your missing a pin/ don't have the gears aligned some how
Heads up. Don't lay you machine on your lap. It might leak on your clothes. Right now my machine is laying down in the back hatch of my car. I went to get it out and there is oil leaking from it. And now I am looking at these videos. Thanks for helping me with this.
Do you have any additional tips or tricks on getting the pin out? I've been trying to get mine out for a while now and it isn't budging.
Me too!!
I have been trying to remove that pin for days!!!! - tried penetrating oil, tried heat gun, put the mixer in freezer, hammered with the 1/8” punch from both sides! The pin almost seems to be cold welded in there - it has not budged AT ALL. Any other thoughts?!!!
Hit it really hard! If that doesn't work it's possible it needs drilled out but that is pretty uncommon
01.24.2021: Mario, my planatary is really stuck! I don't want to break anything. What do you recommend?
Whew! It took me about 20 minutes but I carefully an meticulously worked it off.
They can be a real pain sometimes! Glad to hear you were able to get it though, we might make it seems quick and easy in the videos but we've been there ourselves a few times.
Have you ever upgraded the non-solid State speed control to the newer style Solid state speed control?
Yes I have, to replace it with all new parts is quite pricey, but you can get a parts machine for cheap and do a swap
I jus received a Ka artisan...after how long time i must grease, it s just for home using not every day, or which are the signs that i must grease it, ? Thanks
We reccomend every few years
I’m working on my second mixer to replace the grease. I took the pin out of the planetary and now the planetary won’t come off. I used 2 flat screw drivers to pry the planetary off and I bent the planetary. I gave up for a while and now I’m trying again.
I cannot get the planetary off at all. It will not budge. What do you suggest?
Well unfortunately it's going to have to be forced off it sounds like. Usually prying takes it right off if it can't be pulled by hand. If you force it off we do have planetaries available
I have tried all the methods you describe to get this pin out of machine at 6:55minutes into your video and it will NOT budge. Any suggestions? By the way, I know that once I get this piece taken care of I will be able to follow your very excellent videos on how to get this machine running like new. I LOVE your work and information! Thank you!
Honestly hit it harder 😅 that's about the only advice. I've had to drill them out before but it's pretty rare.
@@MrMixer316 thank you…1. Think I have found the error of my ways. I was using a ball pointed chisel instead of a concave chisel. So I have damaged the one in there and will likely have to drill it out and buy a new one. Thank you for your assistance. You are the master of this process!
A ball pointed punch, not chisel!
FYI - I repair and service long arm quilting machines for a living and this is not really out of my realm of expertise. I love your videos and I have watched a bunch from others and I think you are the best!
I simply cannot get the pin out and now the end is damaged. looks smooshed. Am i SOL?
SOS - I can’t get past getting the pin out. I don’t have a push thing like he has so I am using a screwdriver with a head that is similar to what he is using and a hammer. It’s just so wedges in there. I feel like I need grease to get it out.
You should definitely purchase a punch, they are inexpensive
You’re the best! Thanks!
@@MrMixer316What if not even a punch is working?
Yaaa that pin is NOT BUDGING.
I have two lift type Kitchen Aids. 1 is 32 years old (my fave) and 1 is prob. under 10 years old. It seems all of your instructions are for tilt head mixers. Is there a difference in instructions? Also, the under 10 year mixer was recently gifted to me and the diff is HUGE ...it feels wonky, but I did watch your video re spring and washer replacement, which I will be ordering. It is also a bit loud and whiney....maybe needs grease? My old mixer has never been regreased, but also on the to do list as I cannot part with it. Please advise about the diff. in your instructions for tilt head v. lift bowl. thank you....getting ready to start dismantling. Victoria
We have how to's on all the different models. Check our pro 600 regrease and our K5SS regrease tutorials
I can’t get the band to stay on now on the front of the mixer. I used the mallet and it fits on but just pops right back off. Is there a trick to get it to stay? I turned it several different ways thinking there was a groove it might need to catch but nope.
The paint that is on the 5 or 6 little ridges where it seats have too much paint which is causing it to slide down, trim a bit of paint with a razor off of the ledges and it should seat properly!
Hi Mr. Mixer. It was my first time trying to clean my mixer and I took off one of the black buttons in the top, it was the only thing I took off before I decided to watch another video but when I put it on it stopped working. Now it won’t turn on, can u help me understand what happened? Thank you in advance
@@michellemartinez9112 we have a carbon motor brush video here on youtube, they are keyed and designed to go in a particular fashion