On Fri 25 Jul 2008 03:38:54p, Nancy Young told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> Definitely, with enough age and use, the gears can go dry.
>
> Ever see that show How It's Made? I saw one where they
> made Kitchenaid stand mixers. My word, the innards were just
> *packed* with black grease. I had no idea.
>
> I assume they can be refurbished.
>
> nancy
>

Absolutely. In fact, if you're handy, you can repack the gearbox with new
grease yourself.

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Wayne Boatwright
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