Top 20 KitchenAid Artisan Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer Questions & Answers

You probably just need a new Shear Pin. This is just a small steel pin like a nail that goes through the gear and the drive shaft. If the strain on the final drive exceeds specs, the pin shears through and thereby saves damage to the gears and motor. Google make model parts diagram https://www.ereplacementparts.com/kitchenaid-4ksm150psbw0-artisan-tilt-head-stand-mixer-parts-c-114958_114959_115458.html This is one of the Shear Pins. They just call it 'pin, retaining'. https://www.ereplacementparts.com/shear-pin-retaining-pin-p-621981.html ..

If you have also tightened up the screw that you can see from the front in the middle where the hinge pivots when head us up then that's where your problem is. That is the head height adjustment and is to set the flat paddle to just clear the bowl when the head is down.

if its possible to separate out a few samples of the black bits and crush them against some white paper with your finger tip and make a mark on the paper , this is a sign that a few little devices inside your mixer are wearing down and coming off , there called brushes and there made from "carbon" that is only about the second most common element in the universe these tiny "brushes" are a part of your motor that runs your blender , but relax any qualified appliance repair center can install a new set of brushes and clean out the remnants of the old ones for a reasonable cost , im sure well less the cost of a new one then it's good to go for a long time of use again

Tip it upside down on a towel. Look deep inside the pedestal where the hinge pin goes through. Right in the middle there is a single headless screw, undo it 2 turns. Wriggle things about and push the pin through to the middle, now tighten that screw up really tight. See how you go now.

It is more than likely in the planetary or the fuse gear inside the gear box. Try it once you have the planetary off before you go looking inside the gear box. Easiest is planetary problem but far far more likely is the fuse gear.

It is possible some cheaper cinnamons are flavored sawdust. But after-all real cinnamon is the ground bark of a bush/tree. If you can't taste the difference what's the difference? I know the cinnamon Costco sells is cinnamon bark. If it really matters to you buy the bark / sticks and grind it yourself

Slide the locking lever toward the rear and lift up the head.

Hiya, I am sorry to hear you are having problems with your appliance. Below I have added a link for our help page on removing and replacing the tilt head lever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTh56wwO-uY I hope this video helps you to fix the issue :)

did you turn your mixer over and unscrew the set screw on the hinge shaft before trying to put back in? there is a small set screw that holds the hinge pin in place during normal operation. the screw sometimes comes loose and the shaft will vibrate out of it's normal operating position but when you try to push it back in the screw now stops the hinge shaft from going in, You have to turn the mixer upside down and look into the base cavity and you will see the set screw in the middle. Loosen first, return hinge shaft to normal operating position and the re tighten the setscrews, you can be firm with this screw, let us know if this helped

Is this a new beater that you just bought? Or is it the same beater you have had? When you adjust the screw, which way are you turning the screw, how much is it hitting the bowl?If the beater is too close to the bowl the adjustment screw should be turned in. If the threads on the screw are loose the screw needs to be replaced.Page 17 and 21 both show how to adjust the head of the mixer so the beater his the bowl correctly. Here is a link to the service manual: http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mendingshed/kitchenaidservicemanual.pdfPlease let me know if you have any questions.Thank you,ColleenCustomer ServiceMendingShed.comcustomerservice@mendingshed.com800-339-9297

open the head of the mixer and there is a screw just below the area where the head is attatched to the base of the mixer. turn the screw counter-clockwise about 1 turn, try the mixer and see if it still does it. if it does then turn the screw another 1 turn etc. until the scraping stops. hope this helps :) from luke

Hello Darlenescott,

About the machine rocks, the whole machine rocks or just the Head? If it is just the Head you may want to check to see if the set screw that holds the lock in place is still there or lose. The scress is located on the right side of the machine if you are looking straight at it in use. It is at the bottom of the head close to where the head attaches to the pedistool. If it is missing post back to this discussion and I will find the part # and place that you can purchase the part.

The second issue, the pasta attachment is not locking in properly. There is no way to ajust how the pasta attachment fits. I would try and return the attachment and exchange it for another as they are mass produced and may not have got the shaft down to the proper tolerances to fit.

I hope this helped and please post any other questions you have to this thread.

Thank you for choosinf FIxYa for your solution.

Hiya, I am sorry you are having issues with your mixer!! I have added links below for our help videos on adjusting the speed settings which I think will help you: https://www.kaparts.co.uk/Help/KitchenAidHelp/KitchenAidMixerHelp/KitchenAidSpeedSettings/tabid/615/Default.aspx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM3t46afGcc I hope this helps :)

After the bowl has been frozen you attach it to the base. Then you take the part your asking about and attach it where you would put a beater or whip. The trick is to make it spin and the notched part stay in the "center of the circle". You don't use the top front of the mixer. I had to practice without the bowl and beater bar to make sure I had it right.

If the beaters are hitting the bottom of the bowl, try adjusting the upper-head stop-screw located near the top of the lower stand--it determines how far the head drops down and therefore, the height of the beaters above the bowl bottom. Hope this helps!

You are putting too much pressure and overloading (motor) the Mixer. Specially if you run it for long time.
Grating cheese is hard on mixers.

Let it rest and turn it back on, ON LOW and little or no load.

the transmission gasket and "O":ring is bad , they are available from easy appliance parts.com,kitchenaid used to be "Hobart",dont call them because they dont have kitchenaid parts or service anymore

I assume you mean that the top half of the mixer, above the pivot pin, moves with respect to the lower half of the mixer, the stand part. There is a pin on which the top half pivots which becomes loose.

Turn the mixer over and look up where the pin goes through the two pieces. There is a screw there which secures the pin. Tap the pin into position and tighten the screw.

all tilt head mixers pivot on a pin which goes thru the head and the base. This pin is held in in place with a screw which you can access from underneath the base. Try tightening the screw and see if that tightens up the the loose head.

If the looseness is in the gear head then the five screws which hold the top and bottom halves of the gearcase together. Remove the chrome ring by gently prying it off, then drive the pin out which goes thru the planetary housing and the shaft and drop the planetary housing to access the 5 (item 19) screws.

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If the bolt is the hinge pin that the head swivels on when tilting it up, it can be pushed back in when the head latch is released and the mixer head is lifted slightly.