Mike Jordan.

⟐ Commented December 09, 2022 at 23:52 MST

I just bought a 2nd hand Kenwood Chef A701A. It is working, the speed can be adjusted from one to max. However, there is burning smell but no smoke. How should I check on the motor and what to change?

Appreciate your reply.

⟐ Answer accepted October 04, 2024 at 8:37 MST

Oil has appear inside the top cover around/ below the drive from the gear box to the electric motor, near to the blender drive.

⟐ Answer edited October 02, 2022 at 12:48 MST

I have the following problem (since yesterday) with my Kenwood Chef-Titanium kmc010 (3 years old);

When I started the engine, It's spinning around a bit but with shocks.

Sometimes he even does not run (continuous) and I need him cranking up.

The gear operates noticeably, but the engine does not come at the correct speed.

I think I have to clean the carbon-brushes. (there could be some leaked juice in it).

So, I decided to open the machine. (what I've been doing for years with broken machines)

After removal of the drive belt, the motor is still spinning around a bit with same shocks.

I note:

- The electronics (in the Speed Control Module) look fresh and do not stink or smoke.

The motor:

-The Small Pulley does not have a Tension Pin or Screw .. (see picture)

-The back fan also has no Tension Pin or screw ...

-The plastic motor-jacket is completely closed.

-There are 2 mounting screws in the chassis. After removal, everything is still stuck.

So the Pulley has to be removed? But how? Pulling, heating, striking, sawing?

Who can help me with this?

Thanks in advance.

⟐ Edited January 22, 2024 at 7:51 MST

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⟐ Commented February 27, 2021 at 6:39 MST

⟐ Answered September 28, 2019 at 8:52 MST

Pls advice what is it ? I have accurately described the problem ,it is just THIS problem ,else the stand mixer works fine .

Many thanks ,

Kindly pls suggest

⟐ Commented March 13, 2022 at 21:08 MST

My Kenwood Chef XL is leaking oil from the gearbox.

According to this answer (Oil leak top of machine), the grease in the gear box might have dissolved to oil, and as the gear box seems to be unsealed, that oil is leaking. If that's the diagnose, then the way to fix it would be, to either replace the gear box (which sounds appealingly easy), or to open that gearbox, clean it, and put grease in again.

Unfortunately, the technically easier way of purchasing a new gearbox seems to not be simple; they seem to be hard to get, and also not cheap. So, what remains, is the pathway to open it up, clean, re-grease, and (omg) re-assemble in a way that it works.

Ignoring my fear of having to re-assemble those potentially millions of tiny cogwheels that might await me under the hood, I firstly wonder now, how to open the gearbox: I can see 6 phillips screws, but two of them are hidden under a big white plastic cogwheel. The gap between the cogwheel and the screw head is only about 5mm, so not much chance to get a screwdriver in between. I have carefully tried to pull it up, but it sits pretty tight, and I have little desire to break it.

Does anyone have a hint?

⟐ Answered July 05, 2025 at 23:47 MST

I noticed a small flathead screw in the middle of the hub assembly naturally I figured I’d undo this and see what was inside. Turns out it’s quite hard to realign the wires and reinstall the hub. anyone have any tips? Should I be regressing the hub? Is there an order to the wires?

⟐ Commented July 15, 2023 at 18:43 MST

⟐ Answered November 28, 2021 at 0:33 MST

I have removed the armature from the housing and I am not sure how many shims there were.

thanks

Bill24

⟐ Answer accepted July 08, 2021 at 10:12 MST

⟐ Edited October 19, 2018 at 6:24 MST

⟐ Answer accepted November 23, 2017 at 9:27 MST

Gearbox of a Chef XL, took it apart and these 2 came out of cleaning bucket at the end.

I am pretty certain that:

#2 (2 of them) go on the 2 middle gears, top

#4 bottom, driveshaft that connects to the slow speed

#5 slow speed

⟐ Commented July 18, 2021 at 15:48 MST

⟐ Answered April 11, 2024 at 1:42 MST

• On the fastest setting on the dial

⟐ Commented December 12, 2023 at 11:18 MST