KITCHENAID K5-A STANDUP MIXER

The WACEM (We Actually Collect Electric Mixers) web site has a downloadable PDF of the "K5-A, K45 Original Service Manual" in the "files" section.

This can help you figure out what has gone wrong with yours.

It is called the Bowl support. It is part #4 on the diagram in the. Instruction manual.. I

Is the brushed band around the head missing or worn off? The model is on that band. If it worn or missing in order to correctly answer your question I need more information. Is your mixer a tilt head or a bowl lift variety? Did you look on the bottom of the base for a serial number? Some models had them there. Can you describe the ceramic piece a little better? Many models shard the same internal parts and it might not be too difficult to locate that part.

I have repaired/reconditioned a number of K5-A mixers and have never encountered the parts you have described. They are not in the Service Manual. Try reassembling without those pieces.

Consult the Service Manual:

http://www.kitchenaidparts.eu/documents/pdf/service-manual/classic-svc-manual-new-email-version.pdf

There are a number of things to consider:

The round ceramic resistor is bad.
One or both brushes are worn out.
The armature and/or stator windings are bad.
A wire connection is no longer connected.
The on-off switch is bad.
The control board has a fault.

Finding many replacement parts for for a K5-A is difficult but not impossible. The folks at WACEM may be able to help.

If you join WACEM (We Actually Collect Electric Mixers), you can find (under Files) the K5-A original service manual.

If the motor is working but the beater does not go round, it is most likely that the sacrificial worm follower gear has given out. These gears are essentially unchanged to the present day and are readily available. The Service Manual shows how to change it.

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/WACEM/info

RE: Wiring for KitchenAid K5-A (before the solid-state control).

See: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WACEM/files/K5-A%20Old%20k45%20Wiring/

and: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WACEM/photos/album/914415457/pic/list

The Brush holder caps / covers for the K5 series whether Hobart or Kitchenaid by Whirlpool (after 1986 when Whirlpool bought Kitchenaid from Hobart) will fit the K5-A they just wont be flush like the older Hobart caps. They come in black or white.

Hello ajlina,

All of these are great home use units, all the attachments are interchangeable between these. The difference between these mixers is the K5 is a 5 quart mixer and the K45 is a 4.5 quart mixer. As I own both of them they are great in the kitchen and have the same durability.

Have any more questions please post to this thread and I will be happy to assist. Thank you for using FixYa.

That would be incorrect. If the attachment is for a hobart kitchenaid mixer then it will fit all models of kitchenaid mixers including the brand new pro series because the attachment port and drive gear has not been changes since 1925 or 6 when it was first introduce by the Hobart company.