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 Great replacement piece, save big bucks December 12, 2007
H. Nguyen (Garland, Texas United States)
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
My wife's aunt broke the piece by pushing down on the blender while it was running. This may be true on cheaper unit that may be unstable but this was a bad thing to do on the KitchenAid unit. It ended up breaking a few teeth on the coupling. I thought I'd have to dump the unit and buy a new one but some research pointed me to this replacement unit. Replacing it was a piece of cake. Take a flathead screw driver and point it at a 45 degree angle against one of the left over teeth on the angled side and hit the screw driver sharply with a hammer. You need to do it such that when it hit, the piece will turn "clockwise" which will unscrew it. It's a reverse thread so it's NOT lefty-loosy and righty-tighty but the opposite. One or two hits will loosen the coupling so you can unscrew it and screw on the new one. Presto!!! $10 fix vs $100 new unit.
Life saver December 28, 2007
E. D. Head (Georgia)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
We called Kitchen Aid because this was the second blender that this part failed on. Of course it was out of warranty so they told us we would need to send in the unit for repairs. We found the part just popped off so my husband started hunting the part. We bought 2 and the repair took less than a minute. More people need to know about this.
Great piece but has a big secret. September 4, 2007
M. Smith (DC Metro Area)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased 2 since a whole blender was over 100 bucks! BIG PROBLEM. Cannot find the tool used to screw off the old one. Will try to pry it off with a screw driver...hope it does not break it. If it doesn't then I have saved 95 bucks.
Perfect Fit, But Hard To Replace November 1, 2007
G. Shaw (Huntington Beach, CA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The coupling was the perfect replacement for the old one. However, getting the old one off was an experience. There are 2 flat slots on the spindle below the coupling that require a flat spanner/wrench to hold in order to remove the coupling which has an opposite to normal thread. Anything I found flat enough to fit would not hold the spindle tight enough. I finally had to remove the base and remove the little magnet which is glued on the bottom of the spindle and then use a vice-grips to hold the spindle. Presto! The magnet popped back on OK, however, it probably should have more glue. It would be a simple task if they included a cheap flat spanner with the coupling for an extra dollar. I gladly would have paid for it! Better luck!
Coupling works great! January 20, 2008
M. Greer (VA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This product works perfectly when replacing a bad or worn coupling. The best way to get the old one off is to use a long-handled flat-head screw driver to bend the old coupling upward and off of the reverse-threaded screw. It may sound crazy, but it works; just work your way aroud the old coupling, bending the coupling upward as you go around.
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