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Default Problem with Kitchenaid stand mixer

James Silverton wrote:
> 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.


>> 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.


Well, sure, anything runs great on bacon grease! Heh.

nancy