Sounds like a combination of two issues.
1. In all likelyhood, the viscosity of the lubricant in the main transmission of your mixer has broken down and is now oil rather than the grease it once was.
2. The seal on the main transmission shaft is worn and the "oil" is leaking past it, resulting in drops of oil forming on the bolt head at the bottom of your planetary and dripping into your bowl.
Draining and replacing the lube and seal is a rather involved repair.
To do it properly, complete transmission disassembly is required.
If it was my pizza business and there's just a drop of oil here and there ( 1-3 drops in the bottom of bowl in the morning ) I'd let it ride, keep wiping the oil away prior to mixing a batch and budget (apprx $500-$600 ) for a proper repair as it becomes worse over time. Unfortunately, it won't get better.
I'll add.
It's been my experience that D300's and pizza dough don't play well together. Be certain to calculate the weight of all your ingredients and then consult the capacity chart found here.
http://www.kroslakbakeryequipment.com/pdfz/HOBD300.pdf
Stay within the guidelines and you should be fine...however your batches will be rather small.
Hope this is of some use.
are you using spiral dough hook or j hook. spiral hook will kneed the dough
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