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3K5SS KitchenAid Mixer - Instructions

All Instructions for the 3K5SS
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worm gear stripped
3 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Paul from OXFORD, MI
  • Easy
  • 1- 2 hours
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
Looked for the probable cause from a U-tube video, then found the parts list and repair video on the PartSelect website. When the parts arrived within 3days the shipped email had a video on exactly how to complete the repair. Repair video was very well done and easy to follow.
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Only worked on high speed
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  • Barry S. from OLIVE BRANCH, MS
  • Very Easy
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Followed the video on your website and it was super simple!
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Gear-worm teeth stripped, teeth on pinion shaft worn to sharp edge and case gasket dried out. Not bad for a 20 yr. old mixer.
3 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Margaret from DEXTER, NY
  • Easy
  • 1- 2 hours
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
Looked at the mixer schematic form your website,which made it easy for me to take it apart. Once it was apart & all the grease removed I disassembled & cleaned all the drive parts. Saw what was warn, ordered the parts from you. Three days later received the parts, everything fit perfect. Added grease,assembled the mixer and it ran perfect , good for another 20 yrs. Thank you for making it so easy to repair an old mixer in just over two hours. Rolf
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bent the original wire wisk
4 of 6 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Rosemary from Gaithersburg, MD
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
Just twisted it in to place. Parts Select was awesome! Thank you!
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plastic outer casing on tightening screw had broken
4 of 6 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Peggy from Escondido, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
This is the tightening screw that holds the attachments into the motor unit of the mixer. Found your web site and reordered 2 replacement pieces (in case one breaks!). Very EZ and user friendly. Thank you!
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End seal broken and Cover tabs broken.
4 of 6 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Bruce from Petersburg, MI
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Screw drivers
Unplugged mixer. Removed screw holding cover on. Removed end seal. Inspected repair area for furhter damage. Installed new end seal and cover.
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Pin was missing therefore no mixing function
3 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Thomas from COLUMBIA, NJ
  • Very Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
Place Pin in hole where it was missing then gently tap pin into place
Run a test and all is good ??
make sure to use a drift pin set
Tom
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Broken lift arm. Could not raise the mixer bowl to the rotating mixer blade.
3 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • CHARLES L from CEDAR PARK, TX
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
Separated the mixer head from the pedestal and base by removing four bolt/screws (It is not necessary to separate the base and pedestal) . Rotated the lift arm to the raised position (a screwdriver might come in handy since the broken part might impede access) and removed the cotter pin (using needlenosed pliers) on the broken lift arm. T hen used a hammer and a small hex driver to punch out the lift lever retaining/actuating pin. This allowed me to pull out the lift lever and replace the broken part with the new lift arm. It was a simple matter to then replace the lift lever retaining/actuating pin and the lift arm cotter pin, and reassemble the mixer head and pedestal.
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Attachments would not work, spindle turned erratically, with no power
4 of 6 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Kerry from Sherwood, OR
  • Easy
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Screw drivers
Punched out the roll pin to remove eccentric from spindle, undid 5 screws (after removing trim ring), and removed 4 screws to undo the motor housing. Make sure to keep the one screw with a lock washer in the BACK of the housing. Undid the screw on top to remove the back of the motor housing to take out the strain relief grommet, prior t o removing the motor housing. Scraped the excess grease into a tub to re-use. Pulled out the shaft, and lifted out the old (stripped) gear and plopped the new one in. Make sure to mark match points for parts, and put the pins back in in the right order. You have to put the 5 screws back in before sliding the trim ring on, and putting the roll pin back. make sure all gears mesh and test before snugging the motor housing screws. Be sure to orient the strain relief grommet securely, and be careful of the filter plates in the back of the housing (they're brittle). putting the grease back is like frosting a cake. Save a little for the planetary ass'y.
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spent Pevel Pinion Center Gear
4 of 6 people found this instruction helpful.
  • EUGENIO from MIAMI, FL
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
remove the back cover part # 36, remove the top cover part # 1 (by removing the chrome ring parate # 28, the mobile disk part # 25 and six screws part # 24). This done, remove the system parat # 38 to release the Pevel Pinion Center Gear part # 15 and remove the damaged part and put the new part. The install the removed parts in reverse o rder as they withdrew.
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The speed linkage was broken inside the mixer.
3 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Nancy from CAPE CORAL, FL
  • A Bit Difficult
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
Literally the whole top of this stand mixer had to be taken apart. With the help of U-tube! We realized the silver strip was removable and there where screws underneath. We figured we would replace both parts while it was all taken apart. We cleaned the mixer and added some grease where necessary. I now have a 25 year old new mixer. Thank s for having our parts and guiding us with a diagram of the unit. Very helpful.
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Bowl won't lift
4 of 6 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Beth from Torrington, CT
  • A Bit Difficult
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
A part required to operate the bowl lift had failed, "broken in half". I removed the base, by removing 4 large philips head screws, then removed the pedestal which housed the broken part by removing 4 more large philips head screws. I used a hammer and punch to drive out the split pin, a pair of pliers to remove the cotter pin and replace d the broken part.
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Spring clip broke off
3 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • JOAN from CARBONDALE, IL
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Screw drivers
As I was using my mixer the spring clip broke off. I immediately went to my computer and googled you. Twenty-four hours later the part had arrived and I installed it by removing two screws, holding the spring in place and replacing the screws. At the same time a repairman was in our home repairing our drier and I felt so empowered by m y repairmanship that I nearly asked him to leave!
Thanks for your extreme promptness and readable parts chart.
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worn worm-gear replacement
3 of 4 people found this instruction helpful.
  • James from Glendale, CA
  • A Bit Difficult
  • 1- 2 hours
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Repairing/replacing worm-gear (FSP part# W10112253) for a KitchenAid Stand Mixer model number K5SS. First: I am writing this story because all the videos or repair articles I’ve viewed are either misleading or incorrect in that they do not include older K5SS models. 1. These older models from the mid 1960’s or even earlier have four very large #4 chrome plated Phillips Head Screws holding the mixer base to the motor assembly and NOT four small machine screws (one with a lock-washer) as seen on other repair videos. In addition, the stand is composed of two separate pieces with the bottom half being held together with another four identical #4 chrome plated Phillips Head Screws. The upper four holding the stand to the motor housing (I used a manual impact driver to loosen the very stubborn, #4 Phillips screws) must be removed so as to access the four smaller Phillips machine screws (no lock-washers found here, best buy at least four #10, split, before reassembly) 2. Lastly, you will need two pin punches however the recommended smaller 3/32 inch is still too large to remove the pin in the tower assembly. You will need one size smaller or a #4 pin punch instead. These older Kitchen Aid mixers were built with very tight tolerances. Please be patient and take your time removing the pins. Good Luck……. Jim
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The worm gear was broken
3 of 4 people found this instruction helpful.
  • DONG from Elk Grove, CA
  • A Bit Difficult
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
I removed the pin from the outside shaft,then removed all screw around the body of the mixer,then removed the top case out,took 3 screws out from the the gear assembly case......punched the pin out of worm gear then release the little shaft out from the case,replaced a new one....then starting go backward till completely all assembled d on't forget lube grease to all gears and test run good very smooth.........it's ok
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All Instructions for the 3K5SS
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