March 11, 2009 - 4:46pm
DLX Mixer Maintenance??
I am curious as to what lubricant other DLX owners are using to lubricate the pin that holds the roller in place so that it can spin on the spring-loaded arm??..Food grade mineral oil??..Mine is getting a bit stiff to slide up and down within the sleeve in the arm, and I need to purchase some lubricant..
Thanks, Bruce
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Bruce,
I would look at the plastic bearing surface inside the roller and try to find a gentle way to clean it. If yours is getting tight I would guess it has a thin layer of foreign material or perhaps the plastic has become galled and is no no longer smooth. A drop of mineral oil wouldn't hurt, especially because of the fact that the bottom of the roller is a sealed unit. If the pin isn't smooth, maybe it was defective and has been chewing away at the bearing surface. I have never heard of any similar issue with the DLX.
Eric
Eric
My roller is fine, no problems whatsoever with it..It is the pin, as it slides up and down within the friction-fit sleeve inside of the spring-loaded arm that I desire to lubricate..In other words, I am having some difficulty in pushing the pin through the arm into the roller to install it; and conversely I am having some difficulty in pulling the pin up through the arm in order to release the roller for bowl removal, and cleaning..It is requiring a bit more force to install, and remove, the roller than when the DLX was newer..
Bruce
I didn't understand where the binding is. There is a snap ring in there somewhere I had to fool with once. Maybe it's out of place. Just a thought.
Eric
Since everything is pretty visible you've probably checked and cleaned it numerous times, but I don't understand why it would start to bind up unless something has become trapped there. Why not try some relatively clean vegetable oil. It may loosen something you have not seen.