KitchenAid Classic Mixer K45SSWH Gasket Replacement

Written By: Joey Gavin
  • Comments: 36
KitchenAid Classic Mixer K45SSWH Gasket Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

20 - 25 minutes

Introduction

If you are worried about oil or grease leaking inside or out of your mixer, you might have to replace your gasket. This guide will show you how to do this.

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    • Using a spudger, gently pry off the aluminum drip ring.

    Unplug the Mixer.

    Mike Reckner -

    Good call! Nobody likes digital trauma

    David Brand -

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    • Using a 4 mm pin punch and hammer, hammer the pin until it is dislodged from the planetary gear cover.

    This should be a 5/32 inch or 4mm punch.

    Patrick Hailstone -

    For mine it is so stiff and I cant put out the pin with hammer

    Omid -

    The pin is not moving: is there any other way of removing it or completing the job without removing it?

    ollver -

    My pin is stuck too, are there any other ways?

    Nabil Baker -

    Can the pin be hammered from either side. It won’t budge

    Sally Stier -

    Just keep at it, mine didn’t budge for a while

    Robert Chauharjasingh -

    No way. I ‘ve tried for an hour and it didn’t move at all. But I ‘ve found a solution. I drilled it out. First with 2mm then with a 3mm drill. Then I could easily remove it. The replace part is a 4mm x ~22.5mm grooved pin (half-length-center-grooved; ISO 8743).

    Zwiebeljack -

    Mine was also stubborn. I laid the machine on the side and sprayed WD-40 in the pin several times. Waited 30 min and then it came out easy.

    Petter Hellevik -

    If you need to buy a pin punch set, get ones with knurled handles (crosshatching of the metal) which are much easier to hold onto. I had to try one side then the other and WD-40 to get it out. Also figure out to how to position the mixer and what lean your hand agains while holding the pin to keep it steady so you can make multiple, accurate strikes.

    When re assembling, when it came to aligning everything, i found using a small pin punch to poke all the way through helped. Then i started in on hammering the pin back in.

    Linda Przybyszewski -

    Can’t get it back in when reassembling. Any ideas?

    Michael Rosman -

    Stick with it guys. You need to hit it harder than you’d think. I actually used a 1.2mm tool steel rood do more energy was transferred from hammer to the pin. Took me about 5 min of much harder hits than I thought needed but once it starts to move it comes out easy. 😄

    Cam S -

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    • Using a spudger, pry the planetary gear cover from the mixer shaft.

    My spudger must have been cheap, it bent, so i wrapped a flat sided screwdriver in a rag instead.

    when reassembling, the alignment can look and feel almost be correct but the shaft wont come out far enough to let you out the pin back in, i needed to take off twice and then it slid in perfectly and everything in the rotation moved much more easily

    Linda Przybyszewski -

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    • Using a flathead screwdriver, remove the five 28 mm front motor housing screws.

    • Using the same flathead screwdriver, remove the two 28 mm locking screws.

    • One of the locking screws contains a safety locking mechanism. Do not interchange these screws with the front motor housing screws.

    Hier Werder mittlerweile Vierkantschrauben in 3/32 Zoll verbaut. Wie bekomme ich die auf?

    Chris -

    Classic Plus uses a square-drive screw. You’ll need #1 size.

    Robert Kyle -

    How do I know which one of the locking screws contains a safety locking mechanism?

    Droopy Dog -

    i need this screws but i don't know what you call and what size?

    angel carmona fuentes -

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_...
    3/32 inch is called "#1"

    I bought "Wera 05056478001"

    Bellistor -

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    • Turn your device around. Using the same flathead screwdriver, remove the two 28 mm rear locking screws.

    • One of the rear motor housing screws contains a safety locking mechanism. Do not interchange these screws with the front motor housing screws.

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    • Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the 10 mm screw from top of back cover.

    • The rear cover is now completely free from the mixer.

    When I removed this, 2 nuts were in there lose. I cannot tell where they came from.

    Nila Tae -

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    • Carefully pull the power cord from the notch in back of the mixer.

    • The motor housing cover is now completely free from the base of the mixer.

    For the KSM90BU model, take a set of needlenose pliers and carefully rotate the plastic clip 90 degrees, then pull the cord out of the notch.

    Charles Lester -

    Had a switch issue where the OFF position was not working. Only required adjusting the gapping with the top, spring loaded screws inside this back. Trying to post highlighted photo.

    Roger -

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    • Lift the motor housing cover from the mixer base.

    • Be sure to place the cover upside-down to prevent grease from leaking out.

    Und wie komme ich nun an den Motor zur Reinigung des Unterbrechers?

    Arbeitsgruppe Dialog -

    ich habw eine 5KSM150, leider lässst sich die Motorabdeckung nicht entfernen, alle vorhergehenden Schritte wurden wie beschrieben erledigt

    kann hier jemand helfen?

    Marius Quaschinski -

    Hi all, for your information: I also have the model 5ksm150 and managed to remove the top of the machine with a lot of effort, wiggling back and forth until it came out. That worked after about 10-15 min :-) Now the good mixer works again!

    Francois -

    Any tips for doing this? It’s very stuck!

    Marina Juarez -

    I cannot remove the housing cover… it is stuck. Any tips?

    Marina Juarez -

    Don’t forget to clean ALL the old lubricant out. Don’t leave any as can contaminate the fresh lube. I recommend rectorseal food-grade anti-seize & lubricant. Happy mixing!

    Cam S -

    How much lubricant should be in the the motor, there is a large amt amt everywhere

    Elizabeth Willett -

    How much grease is normal, I have thick great everywhere

    Elizabeth Willett -

    See KitchenAid Classic Mixer K45SSWH Worm Gear Replacement, step 9. It's really rather thick.

    VauWeh -

    Use a wide flat head screwdriver or stronger special plastic tools (a spudger is too weak) to lift the housing cover carefully. There are several slits between base and cover e.g. the ones left and right where the speed/tilt levers are. Do not do this in the round-shaped front area since there is a (black) sealing (see pictures) you may hurt.

    Bellistor -

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    • Use a butter knife or putty knife to remove grease from around the gasket.

    • Place grease in motor housing cover.

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    • Lift the gasket up with your hands or a spuger and remove it.

    This is article about replacing a gasket but nowhere in the instructions does it say to install a new gasket. Do I need to use gasket sealer or not? Manual says yes (Permatex #2). Lazy writing.

    Wojtek Einstein -

    Merci bcp pour toutes précisions. Mon kitchenaid fait un bruit de roulement, une odeur et une fuite de graisse. Je vais commander déjà le joint et remplacer la graisse par la même occasion. Voir s'il y a le roulement à changer également mais je pense qu'il est en métal également. Merci pour tout ce suivit

    Thierry Wilcox-Pro -

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Joey Gavin

Member since: 13/10/14

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2 comments

I got all the way to the last step of replacing the pin when i notice the mixer seemed to lock there in place and not move. What did i do wrong?

Dawn dawn6463@yahoo.com

Dawn Bennett -

Hi there - There is a gasket around the engine part that you can see in step 7. Mine tore when I removed it. Is that a bad thing? I put the machine back together and it seems to work.

RES -