November 22, 2014 - 2:27pm
Old Hobart A200
Hi,
I have a Hobart A200 which i bought recently and it was probably made in the 50's.
The agitator shaft on my machine is very loose, so i have a new shaft & bearings ordered, Im also going to change the grease in the machine too.
My question is the dough hook and mixing paddel have a little play when attached to the agutator shaft, should i replace them or are they ok.
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I too bought an old A200 recently - which I now suspect had been "tarted up" for a sale - ie. repainted. However its clean and runs remarkably smoothly, so I'm happy for now. If the serial number has the date in it, then mine starts 1956... I've not noticed any real play with the dough hook though, although there was some grease/oil on the shaft which I'm not sure is supposed to be there, but cleaning it off certainly made it much easier to get the hook on/off.
I'd probably wait until you replace the shaft before looking to buy a new hook and paddle though.
What I have noticed recently is the lid covering the gears seems to be seeping grease/oil which isn't supposed to happen according to the videos I've seen about servicing it, so I have a plan to strip it and rebuild it over the Christmas period with new grease, etc.
I've also been advised to get a dough spiral rather than use the original hook as it does a better job of kneading, so that's next on my list...
It does seem rather indestructible though... Proper boat anchor material!
-Gordon
Yes, Ive seen that too the grease seeping inside the lid covering the gears, the grease is black, probably has'nt been changed in years.
When the new bearings and oil seals come ill do the gear box regrease as well.
i suspect the reason grease appeared inside the case was beacuse it was over filled with grease at some time, then again it better to have a little too much grease than not enough.
Thats interesting about the dough spiral.
I'm starting to get dripping oil from my KitchenAid K5A. The standard recommended cure is to change the grease. However, my mixer was lubed about a year ago, not enough time for the grease to separate.
It turns out there's an o-ring which can be replaced as well. As the age of this mixer is unknown and the grease is fresh, I'm going to replace the o-ring as well.
Be sure to remove all of the old grease when you lube your mixer.
The shaft and bearing kit arrived yesterday and this evening i got around to replaceing the shaft and bearings. Its not that easy a job to do, its a bit messy with the grease. The reason the old shaft was loose was that the lower bearing had collapsed, which ment lots of hammering to get it out. It like new now. Couldnt be happier. Looking forward to using the mixer now.