When pushing the lock lever over to the lock position it may not move all the way to the right.
Kitchenaid mixer bowl does not lock. A common fault with this mixer is the hold lock slips. Here is a quick and easy how to fix your kitchenaid mixer if it wobbles when you lock the head. How to fix broken speed control or lock lever of a kitchenaid stand mixer. The purpose of the lock lever is to lock the motorhead in place it does not move up and down during mixing.
Kitchenaid mixer bowls lock into place on the stand so that the bowl doesn t vibrate or become dislodged. Because the metal levers attach to the motor of the mixer only a technician can replace them. We had to replace a gear in our kitchenaid artisan stand mixer after a few intense weeks of bread. If it s been a long while since you used your mixer you can turn it to speed 10 and.
Turn the mixer on every once in a while without any ingredients in the bowl kitchenaid suggests. If this fix works for you please would you consider clicking. The locking mechanism also allows use of the quick dump method of cake mixing where all the ingredients are dumped into the bowl at the same time which can create strain on the machine rather than a traditional mixing method where the sugar shortening and butter for example are.