I Bought a BROKEN KitchenAid Mixer! Let's Try to Fix It!

I Bought a BROKEN KitchenAide Mixer! Let's Try to Fix It! I paid $45 for this broken mixer. They normally sell for around $250 used and working and were originall $400 new since it's limited edition. This is my first time trying to diagnose and fix a stand mixer so I'm especially excited to open it up and see what's on the inside.

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[GenghisClaus]

I can't wait to see what is considered the perfect amount of thermal paste for a stand mixer.

[randelcross]

I fixed one of these for my Daughter... Just a small "project". She went out and bought a new one, meanwhile, I ordered the food grade grease, watched a ton of videos like you did, gave it back to her like new.... I think she regretted droppin' the $500 for the new one! Don't count the old man out yet!! ok, I was a little proud of myself...

[Darktophat_]

You look like your healing well friend. I hope you feel a little better.

[McKluskie]

I always wondered why you didnt dip into other types of devices, good to see, keep it coming.

[GuidoArg]

"When in doubt, take more screws out" made me laugh.

[bretthampton]

I have worked on a bunch of these mixers. When you get no power, the first thing to check is the brushes. People take off the black caps to see what is under them. Since they are spring loaded they pop out and people just push them back in. I bought one recently that was "not working". I got it super cheap and all it needed as the brushes put in correctly. I even found somebody selling one on Marketplace as "not working". I told them what to check and it fixed it.

[skysurfer]

Former Hobart KitchenAid tech here. Most of my in-home repairs were dishwashers that were "fixed" by the husband first. These mixers are very reliable, most common problem is the fiber gear in the gearcase because people tend to go full speed from the start instead of gradually increasing. Highly recommend Echo Red Armor grease, it's better than what the factory uses. Just sold my original K5A stand mixer, it was in perfect condition and the serial number showed it was made in 1942!

[SirBig]

You can tell how pumped Steve was while repairing this KitchenAid, you should bring more content like this!

[BillinSD]

No lie, fixing appliances is something many of us in this economy need. Thank you!!!

[justinnelson]

I was literally about to attempt to fix my mom's broken Kitchen Aid mixer after watching this, and she told me she got rid of it.. I went from excited to disappointed real fast. Great video though Steve, love to see new things like this. I'm also glad you are doing well. 😁

[PlayscBricks]

had to replace the gear in my wife's a few months ago (new oem gears $33). watching you is like i was watvhing myself. the brown stuff as you found out was grease. mine looked the same. i need to take it apart again and adjust the speed regulator. we've had ours for almost 26 years. still going strong, after a gear change.

[AnonymousMycologist]

I just re-greased my mixer just like this one two weeks ago. I noticed the adjustment screw in this one IMMEDIATELY when you took that cover off, because my first instinct was also to "tighten that loose screw" as someone had clearly done with this one, but I noticed it affected the speed of the mixer, so I put it back, and even made some finer adjustments to make the minimum speed lower.

Great video!

[Deja]

I don't mean this in a bad way, but it's nice to get a break from consoles and stuff. Those videos are awesome and really helpful, but it's just nice to change it up with home appliance stuff or tools or something every so often I guess. That said, I still really enjoy the console videos. Keep up the awesome work. :)

[bobtillich]

I know these might not be your most viewed videos compared to fixing the consoles, but i really enjoy seeing you figuring things out like this on the fly

[javierboughton]

what? now fixing appliances? yes please!

[mullinsjm]

Ya know Steve: I wouldn’t mind seeing more content like this. We all love the normal stuff, but this is a nice change of pace. Good job bud.

[RoryFranco-pk]

Another amazing video! So glad you are recovering from the chemotherapy. I had a battle with breast cancer and I am doing better now. You are my favorite you tuber. Thanks for being u

[Westcoastjazzer]

l love how you keep it real throughout the video! I picked one of these up at the local dump years ago and did this same clean up and small repairs. Cleaned out the nasty burnt grease and replaced with the white food grade grease. Runs like new. I then ordered all the attachments including the pasta makers and such. I also had to buy a mixing bowl. Looks like new and is a nice addition to the kitchen counter. Keep doing these "real" Vids, you do them well!

[crshovveride]

Not my usual tech I like to watch get fixed, but man, you can make almost anything look cool and fun . Thanks for the video!

[pikricky]

I know you prefer working on game consoles but please do more of this kind of video as they are so interesting and it's great to see your skills on other electrical goods 👍