5KSB52BNK5 KitchenAid Blender - Instructions

My husband lifted off the old piece with some difficulty and then just screwed it back on. We were really glad to have our blended back as good as new for under 20$!

Simply to find the look of dismay in her face. After I violently began shaking and dismantling the compactor in disgust. I decided to unplug it from the wall, I then gathered my senses and began to perform a electrical diagnosis and found that the rotary swich contacts, which activates the compactor, had gone bad. I simply went to the website and selected my part # from the detailed spec sheet. I chose to receive the package on a three day shipment. Here it arrived, installed the part and away the problem went. While on the parts list I included bag brackets that had broke over time and now my compactor is like new.

I first tried to do the repair just like the directions ,trying to force off the wheel. Then I tried doing it the way the readers here did with a tthin pliers and was not sucessfull. I then took it to a hardware store and ask about a certain pliers,they did not have it. The older man at the register took two screwdrivers from the jar next to him took my blender and pried on either side and popped off the wheel just like the original directions said. It was then easy to put the new one on.

I inserted a metal rod in the bottom of the base while I held it sideways to keep the motor from turning and I used pliers to twist the coupling off counterclockwise.
I thought at first I was doing it wrong because it wouldn't nudge so I left it alone. I then read the repair stories again and went back to it and it right came off. I guess there was a lot of gunk holding it tight.
Of course when the new one came days later it was easy to twist it on. Thank you for all of your stories. They were very informative and encouraging. Without them I'm not sure if I would have attempted it myself.

Following the instructions which was quite clear.

The repair is easy. Just follow the directions that come with the replacement part. And parts select is awesome. I received the parts within a couple of days and fixed it right away.

I will definitely use this company again. The blender was over $120 when I brought it and I did not want to spend that kind of money again. My cost to fix was about $8.00 for the part and $7.00 for shipping. Hmmmm, $15 vs. $120+ sounds like a good deal to me.
Thank you.

Read prior reviews from people who have done the same repair. Grasped shaft with thin nosed pliers and turned drive coupling counter clockwise.

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place screwdriver under old coupler and pried up on it in different spots until it popped off. Took less than 5 min. to do.

Part is left hand thread. Use screwdriver to lock motor fins and twist off part.

Used a wrench 19/64 flat

Last time this happened we simply used a thin wrench to unscrew the damaged coupling. This time it was so tight no wrench could undo it. We had to grind it off using a grinder drill until it was so loose it popped off.

Being an aircraft mechanic for years I pride my self on being able to fix anything that my wife buys. So I tried to replace the drive gear for her kitchen aid blender without reading the instructions, much easier to read.
Thanks,

I used a straight edge screwdriver. At first my husband and I were afraid to much too much force behind the old coupling, but I figured it's no good the way it was so used more force and "pop" it came off. Then installed the new one and I love my blender!!

Went to several online blog sites. Repair of the Kitchenaid blender is a hot topic. Could not repair it the way the instructions indicated. One person used a hammer and that did the trick! Who would have thought to use a hammer?!

I used a pair of diagonal cutters to nip away at the drive coupling which had become gummy and soft. This exposed the inner aluminum hub that the drive coupling was molded to. I used several pieces of masking tape to protect the blender finish under the drive coupling. The instruction supplied suggest to pry upward with a screw driver at 1/4 turn intervals until it comes off the motor shaft. I thought this was a rough approach, as I was concerned about damaging the threaded motor shaft. Also note that the motor shaft has left handed threads, you would turn clockwise to loosen the drive coupling. The first approach I tried was to use a small ignition wrench, there are two flats directly below the coupling aluminum hub which measured 9/32" across the flats. The wrench even though small would have to been ground thinner to fit, this may have worked. I decided to use approach two. I used my dremel tool with a 1/32" cut off wheel and cut through each side of the aluminum hub staying away from the center where the motor shaft is threaded. Across the center of the hub I only cut through half the thickness, I then used the diagonal cutters to fold each half agains itself (the hub actually fell off). I installed the new coupling turning it counter clockwise on the motor shaft. I attached the blender jar filled with water with the jar lid on and toggled the blender on and off a few times to further tighten the drive coupling.