How can I replace guide/latching piece? - Cuisinart SM-70 1,000 Watts Stand Mixer

That's an easy repair. The latch spring can be found at, among other places:

http://www.goodmans.net/d/933/kitchenaid-stand-mixer-repair-parts.htm

http://www.seneca-river-trading.com/kitchenaid-stand-mixer-repair-parts.html

http://www.mendingshed.com/kamisc.html

The start switch should be a single pole momentary switch which engages a latching circuit. When you press the stop button it opens the latching circuit. The latching circuit is usually a relay, but it could be a centrifugal switch on the motor. I can't find a wiring diagram to be able to tell you for certain.

Well I afraid that you will not like the answer. The locking latch on a tilt head mixer can only be fixed replaced or repaired by taking the motor head apart. The bottom from the top.

1 remove mixer from stand
2 remove silver drip ring
3 remove rear end cap
4 remove locking pin in the planetary
5 remove planetary
6 remove nine screws in bottom of mixer
7 separate top from bottom of motor head
8 do not tear gasket or you will have to replace it (buy on line)
9 inspect locking latch and tighten or replace as needed
10 check gear grease and replace if all hard or all runny
11 reassemble

Sorry this is not an easy fix but it is do-able. You will need throw away rags a nice flat work space and some patience. I f you have never done a mechanical fix to anything it should take you about two hours, if however you are mechanically inclined and not afraid to tackle new projects should take you about forty-five minutes. let us know if we can help you.

Get a copy of the Repair Part List of your model from Kitchenaid.com
Remove the Motor Housing (1). The Latch Lever (3) is connected to the Latch (10)
and held in place to the Lower Gearcase (5) by the Latch Bearing Screw (8). This
screw is visible from the outside and located near the Latch Lever.
Tighten this screw to fix your problem.

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Remove the back rubber "feet". They are slotted to to hold the two main pieces together.

Look at the parts diagram in the following:

http://shared.whirlpoolcorp.com/assets/pdfs/literature/Repair%20Part%20List%20-%208212057.pdf

and in particular:

9 24452 Latch, Link & Lever

Hope that helps you figure out where the parts go.

your going to have cold coffee . when you closed the door it prpbably broke the latch ear.. you may have to remove the shell and relace it from inside and the replac handle . ****

What kind of manual do you need. The service manuals are only given to Hobart technicians while they are attending training classes for that paticular piece of equip. I have a parts manual w/ exploded views if needed. A operators manual/guide can be downloaded from Hobarts website. You will need Model, Serial & ML # or spec #.

Hi.You could do the removal and replacement with new parts your self, if you are so inclined. Goto the kitchenaid website, do a search for your model #. If you don't know your model # use K45SSWH. Click on Manuals & Guides, look for the parts file and download the exploded drawings for the mixer. I've never opened one of these models so you'll have to do a logical dis-assembly starting with the first piece you remove. Best case is to take digital pictures of everything you remove. Lay these parts on a piece of cardboard in order of removal. Only remove the parts necessary to get to your problem. You will surely find some burned wiring, maybe some melted metal in the switch area. Determine what parts you need to replace, and order them soon. Experience dictates a wait of at least a month for your parts to arrive once they've been ordered. The pictures will come in real handy in a month's time. If you find that this solution has assisted you please rate it. Good luck! ricardok45