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Anonymous Posted on Nov 14, 2010

I have an Epicurean KT2651 mixer. When pressure is put on the mixer paddle it stop turning. I thought a gear was stripped but when I opened it up and took it apart the gears seem fine. They are all metal. No gear seem to be connected to the shaft so it can turn the paddle? Motor runs great and the visible gears mesh and turn but not the shaft? Am I missing something?

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  • Anonymous Nov 15, 2010

    Adam,
    I am attachment of a schamatic to help explain:
    The gear with the cut out(#21) fits into the pin OK. It's the gear under it(#19) that meshes with the gear(17) that the motor turns (it lays flat along side it).

    I hope I am explaining this right:
    So the mixer has the shaft coming through the metal plate(24) to a gear(19),then the pin is in the shaft then another gear(21) that the pin sets in. Then the housing goes over the gears and the gear with the pin meshes with the housing gear to turn any added attachments.

    So it's the first gear(19) that sets on the shaft after it comes through the housing. As soon as there is any pressure on the paddle it stops turning with the shaft It almost seems like that gear should have a pin also so that it turns with the shaft?
    Dave

  • Anonymous Nov 16, 2010

    Hay Adam,
    I think I found the answer. I checked all the gears you said and everything was OK? But as I was fooling with the paddle, turning it,the top gear # 21 popped up off the gear #19. There was no lock washer on the shaft to hold it in place!! I didn't find any broken but it could have been in the grease when I opened the housing and started to take it apart or it was never put on. ( I replaced the housing unit first because it was cracked which gave it a little room for the gear to move up off the other gear). I bet that's why, when I put it back the first time it worked but as soon as it met any resistance it popped up enough to not mesh with the other gears.

    I am sure that's it!! I will order one and see. Thanks for your help and I hope I don't e-mail you again next week!!
    Dave

  • Anonymous Nov 16, 2010

    Thanks for your suggestion but the problem was with the ears not meshing in the gear box
    Dave

  • Anonymous Nov 16, 2010

    Glad I found someone who knew what he was talking about. Adam help me figure my problem out and fix the mystery of the mixer

  • Anonymous Nov 14, 2011

    Hey Dave, I believe a gear needs to be replaced in my mixer (same model as yours), but am not exactly the handiest of gals and was wondering if you could provide details on how to disassemble the planetary. I noticed instructions for other models on the internet, but i don't have a planetary shaft roll pin to remove, and there's only one indentation to try and pry the planetary off. I did try using a flat screwdriver to see if I could pry it off, but I didn't want to pry too hard in case I was missing a step. Any instructions you could provide would be of great help. Many thanks in advance for your help with this.

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Hi,

The shaft that the paddles etc attach to is held in place by a small pin. When you remove the planetary assy from the mixer the shaft should go through the metal plate, then a thin washer/shim then the gear, then a circlip on top. The gear has a cut out underneath that holds a small pin. It's this pin that might have failed.

There is also another pin in the transmission that goes from the front of the unit to the motor. That might also have failed.

Hope this helps. Pin part number for the planetary is 9707223.

Adam

  • Anonymous Nov 15, 2010

    Hi, on that diagram you listed can you check part number 18 is in place and not causing gear number 12 to slip inside the planetary. Also check that the ring gear that comes as part of part 24 hasn't lost any teeth.



    Also check part numbers 28 are intact and in good condition.



    Hope that helps.



    Adam

  • Anonymous Nov 16, 2010

    Dave,

    Glad you got it sorted. If my help worked would appreacite it if you could rate my help. Thanks again.
    Adam

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