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Default Problem with Kitchenaid stand mixer

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 25 Jul 2008 04:28:12p, Nancy Young told us...
>
>> 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.


> Plus, you get to eat the bacon!


It's all good!

nancy