LMichaels
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I know some of you have been asking about the KitchenAid machines I rebuild and to see a few photos. The red one was pre-sold and I just took a few photos for posterity. The white one is one I took on trade for the red one. I am sorry I dodn't have before pics. But, to say they were absolutely disgusting would be an understatement. I honestly would not eat anything prepared on either machine prior to rebuild. The white one was especially awful. The PO have dogs and are smokers. The machine had been leaking oil all over itself also. I spent about 4 hours just cleaning and sterilizing it to get rid of pet dander, smoke stains and oil stains. Luckily no "parts" were necessary for rebuild only thorough cleaning, washing out old grease thread locking the motor bolts, and retuning the motor speed to spec.
The red one had a totally destroyed gear case and gear train because the PO was a "smart guy" LOL and figured he could do his own repairs not knowing anything and bought one of those silly kits you find on fleabay with some gears and a plastic cup of some horrid white grease. Well every bearing in that thing locked up, the gears were all stripped out and even the bushings pulled out of the gear housing. Needless to say I did not make much on that machine so am hoping to make it up with the white tilt head.
The red one had a totally destroyed gear case and gear train because the PO was a "smart guy" LOL and figured he could do his own repairs not knowing anything and bought one of those silly kits you find on fleabay with some gears and a plastic cup of some horrid white grease. Well every bearing in that thing locked up, the gears were all stripped out and even the bushings pulled out of the gear housing. Needless to say I did not make much on that machine so am hoping to make it up with the white tilt head.