![]() The highlight was when the roll pin was about halfway out and the screwdriver bit I was using instead of a punch tool got stuck halfway in. I won’t give you the play-by-play of the struggle even though it’s a classic comedy of errors. ![]() In theory, within two minutes you should be through this step. Mark will call this the “planetary” in the video, and note it happens at about minute 1:40 of the video. USE A PUNCH TOOL to remove the roll pin that connects the spinning mechanism to the motor.Once it’s removed, grease and oil is free to leak, so best to do this work over a drop-cloth or newspaper. Note: it’s called a drip ring because it prevents any grease or oil from dripping into the mixing bowl. Place a flathead screwdriver at the top of the drip ring and lightly tap with a hammer or mallet to remove.Remove the screw at the back of the mixer to remove the cap that covers the power grid.Okay, so this is really steps 1-3 of the actual repair: (I have one now just in case I find myself in this situation again.) But, I was lazy and convinced that I had enough ingenuity to figure it out without one. Knowing what I know now, I wish I had purchased this 9-piece Roll Pin Punch Set. Seriously, reading this far will all be worth it if I convince the next DIY-er to buy a punch tool. But, you can still do this! FIVE: Do you have a Punch Tool? No, really, this is important. I’m just here for moral support and to caution you that things are not as simple as a professional fixer makes them seem. Good old Mark, circa 2009, will do a much better job walking you through the steps. If you are here reading this because you actually have to fix your KitchenAid and not for pure entertainment value, you must watch this video. But, the satisfaction of fixing this myself was well worth the $30 versus the alternatives. So I rolled my eyes and paid more in shipping than the actual cost of the part. I ordered this one because it was an OEM part and if I was going to all this trouble I didn’t want to take the risk of an after market knock-off. Googling told me that if the KitchenAid stops spinning, the most common point of failure is the worm gear. Read more: Kneading bread dough in a KitchenAid Stand Mixer THREE: Order a Worm Gear It didn’t, and the mixer gave up before I did. So I just let the mixer run and run for 10 minutes or more waiting and hoping for the dough to form a ball. The second went to hell because I didn’t know to add water to help the dough come together. The first one came out of the mixer just fine. (Check out her list of classes here, they are so much fun.) The irony is that I made two doughs that day. I was just trying to make a simple pizza dough to recreate the great time I had for my birthday in Kelsey Barnard Clark’s Zoom pizza making class. I jumped on the pandemic bread-baking craze late in the game because I could never get my hands on any yeast. ![]() This all could have been avoided had I known the basics of making dough. ![]() The second day of school was my first, best opportunity TWO: Maybe don’t break it in the first place. Knowing my penchant for being hyper-focused and a perfectionist when doing things like this, I knew any tiny distraction would send me over the edge. This has been on the agenda for a while since I broke the KitchenAid back in July. ONE: Wait until the little humans are out of the house. Because there was a lot of it, both literal and figurative.
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