The paddle will not stay on the shaft while mixing dough.

The paddle has to lock onto the spindle. Is there dough in the hole in the paddle?

Not sure what you are asking but to remove the paddle you need to perhaps give it a slight twist and pull upwards. It musts be cleaned regularly to ensure it moves freely to mix the dough. If you haven't cleaned it for a while perhaps a short soak in cold water will loosen it.

I expect the teeth are stripped on the plastic drive shaft or the motor has seized.
Time for a new one I guess.

There is supposed to be a removable small paddle in bottom of pan.
If it's not there, you will not get dough at all. Just wet flour.
If paddle is there, but you have half way dough.. AND you followed directions exactly, machine has a problem. Take it back for refund or exchange.

Hi, No problem at all. People do this to prevent the paddle from staying in the bread. If bread machine does not have a pause, take the pan out of the machine to remove the paddle to be safe, and do this before final rise and baking cycles. Hank

This sounds like a mixing problem. Put all the liquids in the bottom, then the dry, and finally the yeast on top so it mixes last.

After the first mixing, the dough should be a ball with nothing sticking to sides.

MEASURE ingredients carefully!

Verify that the paddle turns freely. If it doesn't, then dis-assemble the paddle and clean bearing and shaft. Lube with foodsafe grease before re-assembly.

Hi,
The shaft is pressed into a bearing that is molded and stamped in the bottom of the pan. This bearing is sealed and allows the shaft and paddle to spin freely. The rest of the parts on the other end of the shaft interact with the motor on your machine. They do wear out and can not be repaired because the worn parts are not available individually.

Sorry to say there are no repairable parts, so it's time for a new bread pan. I don't know the brand of your machine so you can google or check ebay.

Hank

Happens all the time. It's part of using a bread maker. The mixing paddle is a necessary part of the machine. Just wiggle it gently out while the bread is still a little bit warm.

Put boiling water into pan and leave until it is cool to the touch and try wiggling the blade free.

Hi there,
I would suggest that you remove the paddles right after the machine has stopped mixing the dough. Hope this helps.