On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:37:36 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
>beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop
>it periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to
>bring in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging
>noise, but I can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging
>*against* if it's not cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The
>manual says it's "adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just
>clears the bottom of the bowl" and then gives instructions for
>adjusting the clearance if it's too far away from the bowl, which it
>appears to be, *but* what's making the clanging sound?
>
>I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I
>know (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on
>various pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it"
>repertoire is limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack).
>But given the "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning
>the screw slightly to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4
>turn? 1/2 turn? I have visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb
>that I might as well throw it out and start over ;-D
>
>TIA,
>Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

This may not be helpful but... our KA made a clanging sound when the
wire whisk was used, but not with the paddle. Turns out that one of
the wires of the whisk was bent. The paddle is too stout to bend, but
I wonder if perhaps the shaft on which the paddle fits is worn, or
perhaps a gear is worn that is allowing the paddle to tilt off-axis.
Just a guess.

As I understand it, turning the screw merely raises or lowers the
mixer head, it's not like it's something that can't be undone. If 1/4
turn doesn't work, do another 1/4 turn, and another, etc., keeping
track of the number of quarter-turns. If there is no improvement
after a turn or so, turn the screw left the same amount that it was
turned right. You should be back where you started.

Best --- The Other Terry