Repairing and servicing a Kitchenaid Classic food mixer. 

Thank you for the excellent explanation on how that speed control worked. You are the only one I could find who did.

My wife's Kitchenaid is 25 years old an still purrs like a kitten but this was a very educational video because sooner or later I will have to service ours. Thanks so much for the best explanations on the internet!

I never saw a similar mechanism for speed control as in this machine. So it basically has the same effect as the thyristor controller in power tools but instead it is based on mechanical principles only, as you explained. Brilliant 😊

I've learned more from watching 20 of your videos than my whole life of tinkering. Cheers from Greece.

First off - love your videos!! Second - before stumbling onto your channel, I was repairing both power tools and actually also Kitchen Aid machines. You mention that there’s not much you could do about the side to side movement of the head. A quite common problem on all Kitchen Aid machines, is that the grub screw holding the large pivot cross pin between the base and the head in place, works itself loose. This could cause some side to side movement in the head 🙂 Typically I get machines in, where the cross pin is sitting part way out. Just turn the machine on its head and you will see the screw 👍

Good way to start a day with a video at 4:30 in the morning.

My mum's kitchenaid is from the 60's - still going strong. After watching this maybe I'll service it for her.

Well done Dean your depth of knowledge and skill set is astounding it's a joy to watch you work thanks please keep the video's coming they are a great watch

All the women I know for several generations have asked for one of these for a wedding present, my wife included. This year, it will be 30 years old, and it still hums along like new.

These old Kitchenaids were so well built. It was really interesting finding out how the speed control was done, never seen anything like it.

Great video. I've had one of these machines for years. I've never had any problems with it so I've never opened it up. I've always wanted to know what was inside. That speed control adjustment mechanism is pretty slick. Thanks for sharing.

This was not only satisfiying to watch, but also very informative and helpful! Thank you so much! Grüße from Germany :)

Two days ago I was gifted this exact mixer. SO glad I found this video. It needs work so I'll be back at least a few times during the fix! Thanks, Dean~!

Speed control seems like an early version of PWM (pulse width modulation) very clever..

@Dean Thank you for doing the greasy bits ! Hi From Sydney Aus.

At the end of the day it's a non-impact paint mixer with oscillation - in other words, it's a power tool. Great job!😊

Thank you for this. I used one when I went to culinary school and bought one for my home immediately. They are worth the money as you said.

I actually got one from the garbage down the street from me. It was sitting right on top of the can(tote), waiting to be grabbed - by a scrapper i'd guess(which i also do from time to time). Anyways, I plugged it in and it works fine. Its the exact same model, minus locking bowl and of course the attachments & the bowl. I grabbed it thinking it was scrap, but after testing it, I'm gonna keep it, cause it works fine. I just have to get all the accessories for it off of Amazon. Great find for me, cause those are not cheap at all. They're running like $250 nowadays! So even buying the accessory kit, I'm still up a couple hundred from a new one! Anyways, nice video and Happy New Year to you from Buffalo NY!

Great video, Dean!👍🏼 We have 2 of these fine pieces of equipment in our household. I'll be using this video as a guide for future maintenance and repair. Btw, a good lad @DannyDC2 from the North of Yorkshire brought me here as he recommended you from his latest video (currently unlisted - Patreon vid) where he worked on a Milwaukee ratchet. So you have earned a new sub as a result. Cheers, Mick from North Carolina USA

Thank you for the lesson I thought my KA was a gonner but I had the side pins in wrong😅 working great now!

Great video i have my mums Kitchenaid and they are built like a tank best value for money taking into account how old it is and it still works perfectly

Unreal Found a kitchen aid on the kerbside throw out Brisbane Australia couldnt be happier Still a bit nervous to do all that though Nice video

Dean so nice of you to answer.

Thank you so much for uploading this! I just rebuilt my mom's mixer.

Brilliant Job Dean well done!!

We have a mixer of that vintage that we purchased in 1994. Now I know how to service it. Thanks! Happy new year to you and yours.

Déan Cunas a tá tú. Looks like that model was manufactured around 1962. Great channel 👍 keep her lit.

Hi it looks brand new. X

the K45 was produced from 1962 to 1979 so it could be over 60 years old. wow

Loved the video

superb video

Dean! Makes us some muffins after you repair this stuff

everything i watch i enjoy thanks

Nice one again! Thank you!

Master class Dean thanks

Excellent, very informative & entertaining 👍👍👍👍👍

Fab vid, where did you learn all this knowledge ?

I married a kitchen aid but it needs a lot more maintenance to keep her running sweet!

good detail, good instruction. followed it to the t. when i was done i had no power. the brushes are not the problem i think. i believe the problem has to do with the copper plate at the bottom of the speed engagement assembly, it is only connected on one side. any thoughts?

Thank you.

UK only but there was no RF board in that which for the UK stops any RF interference and would be on the incoming mains looks like theres a mounting post for it though, probably its age that there isn't one. Quite a few don't have the return spring, there should be a hole in the lever near to the pivot screw that the spring would clip into and the other end goes to a holding screw, near where the lock hook end exits, I can see that there is a mount but looks like it might have something broken in it difficult to tell. Also on the later models you will see a plastic head lock on the outside pop riveted in at the rear for the hook to latch, often broken to be honest there plastic and don't stand knocks. K45 came out in 1962 the SS designates solid state.

So nice, good job. Now that it is so nice and white again, it would have been nice if you put on a new white lead and a new white plug.

Doing all that nice work, making it like new, and then keeping that cord😭

How many soda farls has that mixed over the years

I wish they still made them like this..

Hi there, how would I change the kitchen aid power cable please? All have American plugs so seems easy but uk are different

I wonder if there is a connection between Christmas and food mixer repair.

Hi Dean, I've got one of these that was spinning too fast at the lowest setting. I tried to adjust the control panel screws but must have touched the part with the screw driver. There was a big spark and the tripped the house electricity. Now the machine won't start at all. Is there a fuse inside the machine that needs to be replaced?

Working on the regulator board, the long spring fell out Where does it attach inside?

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I have the same mixer that just broke. I haven’t been able to open it. You only hit it a couple of times with the screwdriver and the little bar came right off. Mine seems to be completely stuck, are there any tips you can give me to get it to come off when it’s stuck? Thanks

Hi dean please can you tell me what size syringes you use for the grease cheers tony

Great work very interesting thanks for sharing 🦘

Emergency! Help! At first, thanks for a great, great video! I was going through the entire steps, cause the speed of my Artisan ksm150 was going way too fast! So, took the band and the end cap off. Then the motor (electric part), cause it was soo dirty and full of dust. Cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol... and then I'd tilt the machine backwards to get the last small dried dirt out. And then, suddenly a small (about 1x1x0.1 cm) kind of external tooth lock washers fall from the machine on to the counter top. And didn't see at all where it came from!? Do you have ANY suggestions? 🤞🤞🤞Saw your great video again without getting much closer to an answer 😢

Do you work on Kenwood Chefs too? The Mammy’s needs sorting.

Hello, very good day friend, a question, I changed the plate of a Kichenaid artisan and after that the machine lost power, I mean that when empty it turns very well but with some mass it has a hard time turning, you know how that is owed.

Dang is that a new work table?

It needs the everdime from Mr. Mixer

What could it be, if the machine is humming in 1 and 2 gear, but running fine in higher gears?

Always fancied a Kitchenaid but they are a lot of dough!!!

My Kitchenaid is wobbling sideways between the stand (tripod) and the machinehead its a gap 1m/m any idea too fix that?

We have the same machine that is having issues. Now I am not so intimidated to tear her apart

There is no spring action on the bowl lock of our old machine.

Did you replace your work surface? Looks nice

where do you buy the parts?

I see the Velocity stickers on the wall, will we be seeing bike repairs in the future?

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Great job, defintiently a little slow for my liking though. lol

We had one for a few years, but sold it on as it was sparking quite badly. A complete waste of money considering how much they cost.

Mechanical PWM.