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Beaters will not move

I was using my beater, they got caught on something and stopped moving. I removed the beater, now when I put in a beater, unit turns on however, the beater will not move. Any ideas?

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You have probably stripped a gear in the gear housing. Here is the breakdown of the gearbox:

http://shared.whirlpoolcorp.com/assets/pdfs/literature/Repair%20Part%20List%20-%208212010.pdf

The newer "more improved" mixers use plastic gears and they can't take the beating, no pun intended, and fail.

The good news is that the most likely gear to fail is cheap. Here it is on amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-W10112253-Worm-Gear/dp/B0006HLAVA

http://www.misterfixit.com

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Kitchen Aid Mixer KSM150 motor runs but beater will not turn.

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