KD2661XMC3 Whirlpool Mixer - Instructions

Remove screw at back of mixer,remove metal sleve and remove three more screws (front and sides. remove screws and plastic cap of gear box then remove holding ring in post and remove damaged ring installation is opposed of removal.

Took top apart and installed new housing and two gears. Reassembled

Removed plastic cover, removed grease and put in new mixer and put new cover back on.

I did not do the repair myself, however, I contacted a suggested service company which in turn was a company I had used before when I had problems with my JenAir microwave. Excellent service, prompt and very professional. Thank you JenAir for your assistance in providing promptly the parts needed to complete this job.

Took screw off band. This revealed 4 screws to upper housing. Removed 4 screws and lifted upper housing off . To my surprise I found no screws holding gear housing cover in place. You could tell they were there at one time. Should be 4. I removed cover disasembled what was left of gears. Cleaned old grease ordered parts. Thought since there was only 1 screw on diagram it would ship 4. No big deal. After recieving parts further inspection revealed no screws holding motor in place. This blows me away. Anyway off to local hardware store for more screws. Got home slapped it togethere in 10 minutes. Ordered this off TV about 6 years ago. They must have had it in for repair and forgot to put it back together. All that aside it runs better than ever. Thanks much Michael

disassembled unit gear head and replaced broken part, then reassembled

The repair is actually quite simple. The Snap Ring Pliers are essential. Make sure you clean out all the old grease in the machine and replace with new grease. The metal dust will act like sandpaper and destroy your new gear. There are several videos on YouTube which go through the process of repair and part replacement, I found these quite helpful. Good luck! DIY!!!!

Watched the video. Ordered the parts. Watched the video again. Replaced the worm follower gear and bearings on the worm gear. Added grease. Installed new gear housing. Put it all back together and tested. Works like new. Now I get cakes and goodies again and have a happy wife who thinks I'm super handyman. Thanks

Noticed worm gear was worn out, ordered the parts, it came very next day. On YouTube instructions were very easy to follow. Important point to remember,I washed the parts in water with chlorine in it. Retaking ring was tough to take out, as I did not have parrot beak plier, could not find it at Home Depot or Lows. Putting the retaining ring I used circular nut driver, to press it on the shaft to slide down by hammering it. While assembling follow the instruction step by step from the you tube. Machine works smoothly. Performing well. Thanks to part select, excellent web page, efficient delivery. I would recommend them to all.

You must have new bevel gear and can of food grade grease, ordered together. 1. Remove screw from back of mixer, holding the trim band; remove band. 2. Remove four screws holding the top cover. 3. Remover cover 4. Remove two screws holding the pc board and motor speed control; lift board out of the way. 5. Remove four screws holding gear cover; remove cover. 6. Remove as much gear grease as is accessible; discard. 7. Remove snap ring from vertical shaft holding bevel gear. 8. Remove horizontal shaft/gear by lifting straight up. 9. Remove bevel gear by sliding up shaft. 10. Remove cross pin holding lower gear. 11. Remove lower gear by sliding up shaft. 12. Remove vertical shaft and rotating head by tapping on top of shaft. 13. Clean all grease from gear case and on all gears (ground metal from bevel gear will be in this grease). 14. Clean all grease from inside gear cover. 15. Making certain gear case is now clean of all old grease, use putty knife to place grease in bottom of gear case. 16. Rub light coat of grease on vertical shaft and slide shaft back up into bottom housing. 17. Slide lower bearing back down vertical shaft. 18. Reinstall cross pin holding lower gear. 19. Place grease on lower gear. 20. Slide bevel gear down vertical shaft, making certain recess in underside of bevel gear lines up and sits completely over top of lower gear; when the bevel gear is fuly seated the snap ring groove will just be showing on the vertical shaft. 21. Reinstall snap ring. 22. Lightly grease shaft of both ends og horizontal shaft/gear; make certain ball bearing on front of shaft is also greased. 23. Slide ball bearing, spacer and bronze bushing on front of horizontal shaft. 24. Silde bronze bushing on opposite end of horizontal shaft (flange on bronze bushing is placed facing the gear). 25. Place assembled horizontal shaft/gear into lower gear housing. 26. Liberally grease all gears, 27. Replace gear cover, replace screws. 28. Replace pc board and motor speed control. 29. Plug mixer in and run on lowest speed for at least 10 minutes;increase speed until satisfied gears ar running smoothly. 30. Replace top cover and trim band. Bake something

watched the youtube video on how to repair a Kitchenaid Pro 600.

First of all, go to the web site and download the schematics of the model #. It will show all the parts and part #s. Secondly watch a u tube video of the actual strip down process of the professional 600 series stand mixer. With this knowledge, do one of two processes 1: strip down the machine, remove the gears and check for defects- order parts. Or 2: replace all the parts( little money) and have a totally refurbished , smooth running mixer. I kept the good used gears for spares. I replaced 90 % of the internals ( including motor) and have a smooth running machine. I initially burned out the mother 2 months after initial purchase, sent it back under warentee, and received it back . Wen I stripped it down 10 years later, there was very little grease in the gear housing. This is what probable ruined the gears. Use plenty of grease in the housing and gears. The grease is one of the most expensive items, but you can't find it anywhere, so order it, along with everything else, from Parts Select.

Removed top cover, remove snap-ring on shaft, slide top gear and worm gear off. Clean all the grease out and clean parts. Installed new worm gear and parts. Repacked with new grease, careful not to much, leaving room for expansion.

removed the cover, separated the gear casing, cleaned the gears, replaced the thrust bearing kit and worm gear, greased all and reassembled. Wish I would have known to order the grease, it would have saved a couple bucks in shipping.

Worm gear strips usually after the lower gear housing breaks. Tore down cleaned grease and shrapnel out, replace stripped worm gear and lower housing. It's convenient that the lower housing plate comes assembled with new bushing and gear. This is now the third one of these expensive mixers I have repaired, word got out that I fix them, and this is a very common problem. Repairs have been for friends and Church, so I don't charge any labor, it's kind of fun, messy, but fun. Note to Kitchen Aid: Please strengthen lower gear case.