my KitchenAid mixer repair:
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com...iaster2005.htm


> What i dont get is why are they using a oil with the consistency of auto
> oil
> in a the gears when they should be using some sort of thicker material.
>
> The rule goes that if it has gears or slides, it requires lube , if it
> spins
> it requires oil.

KitchenAid representative said this re oil:
That they use grease, not oil; but with time, the oil separates from the
grease.

This problem is getting resolved with a $26.25 s&h & $100 repair for an
armature replacement, replacing the slide mechanism (free) and grease
gaskets. I was offered another refurbished unit as a replacement, but my
husband wanted this one fixed. I wanted to have this one fixed in order to
use my pasta rollers for ravioli/lasagna.

Dee