Pin for kitchen aid artisan mixer11/24/2023 I was going to suggest another hosing with oil and a pastry tube(altho EVOO instd of smthng inedible,and it’s heavier), channel locks or a vise grip, & a tap. If he’s into metallurgy& it might scrooge up the alloy or heat-treat or…eek. Thank the Lord, if I ever get a KA mixer again, I will know who to ask–all of you folks! Pamela,your hubs sounds like he *really* did his homewrk on this one. Considerable disassembly will be required. To remove the old shaft you will have to remove the planetary gear from the top of the shaft. If this does not work, go to the Sears site below and check out a new agitator shaft. To move the pin back in place, place a ½ inch threaded nut over the end of the pin that should protrude and use vise grip pliers to press the pin back in place. Correctly installed, the pin should be flush with one side of the shaft and protrude from the other side. The pin has actually moved out of place which is why the pin protrudes from both sides of the shaft. At the factory this horizontal pin is pressed into the vertical agitator shaft under great pressure. It appears that the pin that is “stuck” is actually too loose and not too tight. If it doesn’t work repair parts are then in order: Here’s his explanation on how to fix it after much thought and looking over our KitchenAid shaft. I don’t really understand it but he understands metals and he said don’t! Jen – first off my hubs says do not heat the shaft. Then hug all your children and husband for all their help and make them some cookies! Reply Tap, tap, TAP until the pin reseats itself on the correct side. When you feel that their temps are different enough, place the blunt-ended tool against the wrong side of the pin. You need something withOUT a sharp tip, for obvious reasons.īegin heating the shaft, and cooling the pin at the same time. SO, gather your troops and some tools: something to heat the shaft (a small creme brulee torch or something like that), something to cool the pin (ice cubes are the right & manageable size), a hammer you can manipulate (don’t grab a humongous one that you can’t handle), and something like a “screw extractor” – it’s about 4″ long, all metal, and looks like a large, blunt-ended icepick with no wooden handle. ![]() You need to tap the pin from the wrong side, to make it slide back into place. You need to cool the pin, to make it smaller. Here’s what I’m thinking: you need to heat the shaft, to make it & the hole that the pin is in, bigger. Now, that Kitchen Aid mixer has served me faithfully for over a decade, so if I must replace it, I will, yet I would love your suggestions if you can help. I feel like I have tried everything, and it kills me to think of buying a new one, or even paying to have it fixed just because of this. I have tried for nearly one month to fix it and get it unstuck, to no avail.ĭo you have any suggestions besides oiling, pounding, soaking, cutting etc? It’s almost as if the metal expanded overnight. Notice the little metal pin that goes through the center horizontally? It is stuck. See the above photo? That is where one places the beater, paddle or dough hook. ![]() The only answers I received gave suggestions on how to get stuck Kitchen Aid beaters OFF the stand, but that is not my issue. ![]() You guys are a wealth of knowledge, so I thought you might give me your suggestions. I don’t want to replace my Kitchen Aid, if I don’t have to. Our daughters love my Kitchen Aid, so I need your help. It’s lasted us years and year,s and I use it multiple times per week. This is just my honest, “you get what you invest in”, opinion. No, they are not sending me a free mixer to post this. It’s no exaggeration that my Kitchen Aid mixer is one of my most beloved and recommended kitchen tools.
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