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KitchenAid K45SS Classic Stand Mixer - Page 3 Questions & Answers
My mixer simply does not turn on and has an oil leak. How do I troubleshoot and fix?
Check for circuits through cable, switch and field windings. While checking the fields check that your carbon brushes aren't worn out. Remove the chrome drip ring from around the planetary (it just taps off) and clean the oil out. If you are feeling brave you can knock the planetary pin out that connects it to the driving shaft and lever the planetary off. Wipe the excess oil out of there remembering that the gear does need a smear of grease remaining. The oil is the grease in the gearbox breaking down with age, eventually you will need to open the gearbox, remove the old grease & replace it. The oil itself is harmless as the grease is food grade so it's not a petroleum product.
"Clunk" sound from mixer while running, now does not turn on at all.
You could take the brush covers off and pull the brushes out and look down the hole with a torch and see if you can see anything unusual down there. Also back cover off and look at the switch, wires and governor. If nothing is noted then you will be pulling it apart looking and testing until you find the fault. Making a clunk sound followed by death sounds to me like something has engaged with the motor armature and the majority of that is deep inside. Here in NZ those things have a 5 year guarantee, if wherever you are is close to still being in guarantee you should get it to a repair agent for repair without fiddling about.
My mixer was straining to
Did you hear a CRACK sound just as the mixer stopped running? If so, the plastic transmission housing may have failed & destroyed the worm gear and the front and rear bearings and possibly deformed the bearing seats as well. It happened to me. Although these machines are marketed stating that they can knead bread dough, they can't. Mine failed 5 months out of warranty, after only30 batches of Sourdough Bread. Take the top cover off of the mixer and look for the transmission housing near the front of the mixer. If there obvious cracks in it, it is your problem.
Which is the better mixer of these old models: K5A
Hello ajlina,
All of these are great home use units, all the attachments are interchangeable between these. The difference between these mixers is the K5 is a 5 quart mixer and the K45 is a 4.5 quart mixer. As I own both of them they are great in the kitchen and have the same durability.
Have any more questions please post to this thread and I will be happy to assist. Thank you for using FixYa.
The power take off for accessories doesn't work
That's a bit of a task to sort out. If you aren't up for a full strip down and clean up followed by new gears and repack with grease then contact Kitchen Aid for a local repairer. You will be up for a couple of gears and maybe even the top housing if the bush for the accessory drive gear is wrecked. If you need "how to" help then get back to me for step by step.
The attachment for grinding meat on the front wont
Firstly I would check it is fully engaged. If it is, remove the food grinder and look into the hole. You should be able to see a square hole inside. Turn on the mixer, the square hole should spin, if it does not, one of the gears inside the head has most likely broken. To repair this you will need to take the head apart.
The other possibility is that I misread your problem and that the grinder is turning, but the meat wont go through the plates at the end. This is a common issue which happens if the blade is not put in the end of the grinder. The blade is shaped like a cross and cuts the meat when it reaches the end of the screw.
Get the bowl to release from the stand
The only way to unstick it is with more energy. Get someone to hold the motor unit firmly and someone else turn the bowl anti clockwise. There is no magic if it's stuck, just more effort required.
Speeds don't increase after 6
The K45SS is very similar to the 5-qt. tilt-head Artisan Stand Mixer.
You need to adjust the mixer speeds. Obtain a copy of the K45SS Repair Part List from Kitchenaid.com. Remove the screw holding the End Cover and locate the three screws from the Control Plate. All three (2 top left and right, and 1 bottom) must all be adjusted. 1. Loosen the lock nuts enough & Turn the 2 top screws clockwise until they cannot be turned
anymore. Leave the bottom screw alone for now.
2. Use a dab of white paint or paper whiteout to mark the positions of the Phillips screws.
3. Plug in your mixer and Set the speed selector to "Stir".
4. Turn each top screw One full turn couterclockwise (alternating between Left and Right)
Keep making one full turn at the time (for both left and right) until the motor starts running.
5. Put your hand near the Agitator shaft and allow it to brush your finger slightly. Use your
watch or clock and start counting the number of times the shaft touches your finger in
60 seconds. The correct count should be 60 RPM (Rounds Per Minute). If it is less
or more than 60, give each screw 1/4 turn counterclockwise or clockwise and start counting
again. Now tighten both lock nuts.
6. Set the speed selector to "6" and turn the bottom screw either clockwise or counterclockwise
to achieve a speed of 180 RPM.
For your reference, the planetary RPM's for the 5-qt. tilt-head Artisan Stand Mixer are as follows:
Stir speed - 60
Speed 2 - 95
Speed 4 - 135
Speed 6 - 180
Speed 8 - 225
Speed 10 - 280
Kitchen Aid Mixer won't start - grease leaked out from ring
The leaking grease has very little to do with it not going, remove the chrome drip ring (yes it's called a drip ring, it is used to catch most of the drips) and clean it out & wipe around the planetary. The oil is separating out of the food grade grease due to age or lack of use or both. Remove & check the carbon brushes under the side caps on the motor. They are keyed so will only work when installed the correct way. You may find the brushes worn out and in need of replacement. Observe which way they come out, one corner is ground off and that is the key. If that is not the problem then you will need to look under the back cover, sometimes there can be a broken or loose wire there.
Control arm is stuck in the off position
I would normally say this can't happen but I've been wrong before. You will need to open up the motor head and see what is going on. The service manual can be downloaded from:
http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/mendingshed/kitchenaidservicemanual.pdf
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