How to Adjust the Beaters on a KitchenAid Stand Mixer

This quick adjustment tip stops KitchenAid mixer beaters from hitting the sides of the mixing bowl.

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[Joshatdot]

I have my K45SS adjusted correctly .. but my head still seems to wobble. Is there another adjustment for the locking lever?

[eReplacementParts]

@Joshatdot Make sure that the hinge pin that connects the mixer head to the mixer base is installed correctly. My mixer was doing the same thing the other day and I found that the pin had vibrated out by about an inch. Slid the pin back in and the wobble will go away.

I hope this helps,

-Mark

[lawmarona]

Thanks for explaining how to adjust the beater height, Mark. I didn't know this was the cause for my beater wearing out on the bottom. And thanks to the reviewer on Amazon, under the K45 replacement flat beater link, for making me aware of the video.

[eReplacementParts]

@lawmarona You're welcome, I'm glad we could help you out. It is great to hear that we have been linked on Amazon.

Thanks!

-Mark

[Ugor21]

Hi Mark, thank you very very much for your kind reply and your valid help. The rubbing of the wire whisk was not so severe really, anyway I followed your very useful advice bending the wire on the whisk just a little bit and now it goes very well without touching or hitting the bowl. If i have further questions which can arise using my new KitchenAid stand mixer i will ask you. I appreciate you very much.

[eReplacementParts]

@Ugor21 I'm glad to hear that it worked for you!

Thanks,

-Mark

[Joshatdot]

I took the all apart, following your grease video. I also removed the hinge pin. After I took off the planetary gear, I saw tiny metal bits (not much) in one area of the housing. I inspected every bit in there, and I did not see any broken teeth. I then opened up the motor housing, and gave it a through inspection & tightened any screws. Everything looked great, grease was 90% clean, hardly any dark. I put it back together and everything is great!

[hrlabonte]

Thank you very much!!! I couldn't figure out what was wrong with my mixer and was about to call a repair person. This did the trick!

[771blahblah]

You're awesome! I replaced the worm gear and adjusted the beater per your video.

Thank you very much!

[atorres7122]

super helpful, saved my wife a lot of time and kept her cool, thanks again all.

[heygus139]

Mark, The whole top head moves on my tilt head mixer. Can this be adjusted.

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[894dragon]

Thank you so much for this helpful tutorial! I was actually researching why my beater makes a clicking sound when it rotates. any idea why it is making that sound?

[TheUsableMobilePhone]

Dear Mark, thanks for a very easy to understand video about the adjustment of the beater. I'm surely going to watch the other videos.

When I follow your instructions, the beater still hits the bottom of the bowl, unless I adjust the height to the point where the head does not lock into place - can you offer any advice? Can any other part of the Mixer influence this?

Thanks from Denmark, Europe :o)