I (don't ask) removed the two plastic screw like things on the sides of the motor housing which hold springs in place. Now my mixer won't run at all. Is there something I can do?
SOURCE: No Power to Mixer
If the motor worked prior to removing the brushes you most likely installed the brushes incorrectly. Remove the brushes and using a flash light look in the brush holder on the mixer. You will notice a small tab at the very end. That tab will prevent the brush from coming in contact with the motor armature if installed incorrectly. Clock the brush so that the angled side lines up with the tab and you should be back in business. Also if you are installing the original brushes use the wear marks to determine which side the brush came out of.
The original issue you had is most likely the nylon gear that is talked about in other posts on here.
Good luck
SOURCE: KitchenAid classic motor works but does not turn
that black piece is the spinner that cannot be repaired it is the seperate part and will be available at the local mixer repair center near to $5 just get that part and get it fixed it will work properly after that.if you yourself do not want to do take it to the repair center they will hardly charge any dollars if you buy that part from them.
SOURCE: kitchen aid heavy duty 325 watts mixer won't turn on
On my K5SS mixer, the brushes are aligned with the sliced off corner at 11 o'clock on the left and at 5 o'clock on the right. So the real key is in the suggestion from Mazlynn detailing the use of a flashlight to determine where the little tabs are located inside the brush holders.
SOURCE: Springs on side under black screw, came out
Or, more helpfully, take them back out. Look in the hole, and you will notice that when you look through, the hole turns square. At the end the square, there is a little tab / square in one corner. It is generally *not* the same on both sides. You'll notice that the end of the piece you took out (the part that looks like a magnet) has one corner cut off -- so it's a rectangular box with one of the corners gone. Line up the missing corner of the piece you took out with the corner that has the little tab -- this allows the piece to get past the tab and be fully inserted. Reminder: check both sides, because they're not the same. And now, more helpfully, if you're curious, check out flea markets and get a broken Kitchenaid to take apart for $20 or so. Don't mess with your nice one. : )
SOURCE: My son thought the big screws on my kitchenaid
Hi, abarhum. I hate it when that happens. Your son must be a future electrician, because what he ‘discovered’ was your mixer’s electric motor’s brushes. It seems that power is not getting to the armature from the brushes so I would suspect that one or both of the brushes is (are) not seated properly. Do you know if he removed them both, or just one?
I'd suggest removing them again and making sure the brushes are facing in the right direction to contact the armature’s commutator. The concave contact face of the brush should be resting completely on the commutator. If your son turned it 90 degrees too much when he put it back together for you, it won’t' seat properly and the motor doesn’t get any juice.
It might be helpful to have your Parts List Manual on hand when you do this. If you're lacking one, you can download a PDF version from the KA website: http://www.kitchenaid.com/flash.cmd?/#/page/home. Click on Customer Care>Locate Manuals & Guides> Enter the 6 character model number, in your case use KSM50P, and select the last file listed under Parts List (4), KSM50PWH2.pdf (354.62 KB). Check to ensure it matches your mixer model.
Turn to pages 6 & 7, titled: Motor And Control Parts, which provides an exploded view for the disassembly and reassembly of your mixer’s electrical components, along with all the parts. You’ll want to focus on Illus. No. 47 and 29, which is the brush holder and brush & Spring assembly.
Don’t be too hard on your son… I can remember doing something very similar when I was young and became an engineer… J
Good luck, I hope this helps. Howard, Burke, VA\
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