Wayne wrote on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:54:40 GMT:

>> 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.

As I mentioned, I did using a white grease 15 years ago. It was not very
difficult and the mixer has worked fine since.
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