I've just purchased a Kenwood Chef 701 Mixer from my local Hospice Shop. The mixing mechanism is very slow and in fact hardly turns but otherwise the unit appears in pretty good condition given it

Ginko

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• Posted on May 28, 2009

SOURCE: Mine is a Chef Stand Mixer but really don't know model no. Where to find?

This kind of unit are lubricated with grase paste. If the unit stays inactive for a long time, or if the motor and gears are overheating the grease paste gets melted into thin oil, and that will cause leaks.

To lubricate the unit, you need to spread again the grease in the gearbox, using special foodsafe grease paste.
Disassemblying the gear box is not that easy, you will need previous experience and a gear puller to do the job properly and safely.
This appliances are also held with security screws to prevent the users from taking apart the unit, and can only be disassembled using a Security screwdriver tip.

The grease can be purchased here, check at the bottom of the page: Kenwood chef food mixer Grease.

SOURCE: item: kenwood chef km201 Problem:

Hi,

How old is the machine?

The leaking comes from the lower gearbox assembly, ther are two kind of gearbox. There are two kind of vertical drive shaft, 14mm and 12,7mm that goes through the gearbox.

You can try to replace the grease, make sure that is vegetable grease.