Kenwood Chef: Replacement of planetary gear SER1018

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — Remove the button from the locking lever

Pull off the button

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — Removal of the planetary gearbox

Loosen the 6-point nut

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — Bottom case

Remove the bottom case

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — High and medium speed drive

Remove the Phillips screws to remove both plastic parts

crwdns2936071:05crwdne2936071:0 — Top Housing Cover

Remove the three torx screws

crwdns2936071:06crwdne2936071:0 — Challenge: Unscrew the hidden screw

According to https://www.ifixit.com/User/1765524/jens, the plastic drive wheel can be unscrewed counterclockwise. To do this, the gearbox must be blocked. https://www.ifixit.com/User/730246/Julie... found a YouTube video documenting this. Starts at 7:25. Many thanks to Jens and Julien.

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — Special Tool

I machined a 6mm open end wrench to be form fit with the Tx20 bit

crwdns2936071:08crwdne2936071:0 — Open the gearbox housing

Remove guides (marked in red). They can be used after closing the case.

crwdns2936071:09crwdne2936071:0 — Planetary Gearbox

The one with the cross drive is the old one

crwdns2936071:010crwdne2936071:0 — Drive Gear

The one with the cross drive is the old one

crwdns2936071:011crwdne2936071:0 — Labels

Cod. SER1018: Label from the plastic bag containing the three spare parts

crwdns2936071:012crwdne2936071:0 — Insert Gears

Push each gear on its axis

crwdns2936071:013crwdne2936071:0 — Assemble the gearbox housing

There is a lot of grease in the housing. Grease all the parts to be well lubricated.

crwdns2936071:014crwdne2936071:0 — Insert Hidden Screw

Insert hidden screw