Grinding deer meat this weekend with the grinder attachment on my wife's Kitchenaid and it stopped working. Crap. Now, I know what the problem is because I looked it up. All it is is a nylon worm gear that is DESIGNED to fail when the mixer has worked too hard so that it saves the rest of the motor. It's a 1 hour fix with a $5 part. That was beside the point. The fact that I didn't take care with one of her most prized posessions was the main issue. I appologized and promised to fix it within the week. Best I could do. I'm still in the doghouse though.
I screwed a pig
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Mr. Argumentor
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Re: I screwed up big
Dem kitchenaids are serious stuff.
Got away with only getting her one of those for christmas a couple years back.
Dem kitchenaids are serious stuff.
Got away with only getting her one of those for christmas a couple years back.
Re: I screwed up big
shit breaks. not the first time nor the last. tell her to worry about something important if she has to worry at all.
shit breaks. not the first time nor the last. tell her to worry about something important if she has to worry at all.
Mr. Argumentor
I fab shitboxes and shitbox accessories.
Re: I screwed up big
Im surprised you are allowed to touch anything at all. How is that truck running for you?
There is some goober on FordSix claiming he is getting 30MPG.
Im surprised you are allowed to touch anything at all. How is that truck running for you?
There is some goober on FordSix claiming he is getting 30MPG.
Re: I screwed up big
That is not me. I can push almost to 19mpg if I use a bottle of Regane and drive like a granny never getting above 50mph. Brakes need bled but, the bleeder screws are damn near welded on. 4 treatments of PB Blaster and they still don't budge. 2 of them are stripped out too. Can't even get a wrench on them. Going to have to take that somewhere to have them removed and replaced. It is beyond my ability at this point
That is not me. I can push almost to 19mpg if I use a bottle of Regane and drive like a granny never getting above 50mph. Brakes need bled but, the bleeder screws are damn near welded on. 4 treatments of PB Blaster and they still don't budge. 2 of them are stripped out too. Can't even get a wrench on them. Going to have to take that somewhere to have them removed and replaced. It is beyond my ability at this point
Mr. Argumentor
I fab shitboxes and shitbox accessories.
Re: I screwed up big
Get yourself a propane torch.
Turn it on, put the very tip of the inner cone of the flame on the bleeder.
Leave it there, play it back and forth, etc. But just heat it for a while.
After, get the best lock pliers you have and tighten them down enough that you have to use another set of pliers to close them (there is a correct way to put pliers on as well, I will show later.) Then twist the bleeder on out. You will destroy the old ines doing this
Honestly, the calipers should be cheap enough that you can just replace them and not worry about paying someone to remove the bleeders.
Then install anti-seize on the new ones.
Get yourself a propane torch.
Turn it on, put the very tip of the inner cone of the flame on the bleeder.
Leave it there, play it back and forth, etc. But just heat it for a while.
After, get the best lock pliers you have and tighten them down enough that you have to use another set of pliers to close them (there is a correct way to put pliers on as well, I will show later.) Then twist the bleeder on out. You will destroy the old ines doing this
Honestly, the calipers should be cheap enough that you can just replace them and not worry about paying someone to remove the bleeders.
Then install anti-seize on the new ones.
Mr. Argumentor
I fab shitboxes and shitbox accessories.
Re: I screwed up big
I broke it. Then got the epic blowjob. Then told her about the broken mixer. That's why I'm in such trouble.
I broke it. Then got the epic blowjob. Then told her about the broken mixer. That's why I'm in such trouble.
Mean Mr. Mustard
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Re: I screwed up big
Besides, as waw said, shit breaks. She needs to chill out. A mixer is pretty trivial in the grand scheme of things.
Sounds like you already won.
Besides, as waw said, shit breaks. She needs to chill out. A mixer is pretty trivial in the grand scheme of things.
Re: I screwed up big
Don't worry about it.
That gear simply wears out - the teeth wear thin with use, weaken, and eventually they break. I've got a fairly old KitchenAid that sees almost daily use (I bake my own bread) and I go through one every 4-5 years. I keep a spare one in the cupboard, and it's a pretty simple procedure to replace the gear.
Don't worry about it.
That gear simply wears out - the teeth wear thin with use, weaken, and eventually they break. I've got a fairly old KitchenAid that sees almost daily use (I bake my own bread) and I go through one every 4-5 years. I keep a spare one in the cupboard, and it's a pretty simple procedure to replace the gear.
