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 enlarge | Brand: Kitchen Aid
Buy New: $3.95
Rating:  14 reviews
MPN: 9704230
ASIN: B000V6ZEZ4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: FITS MOST KSB3 AND KSB5 MODELS *NEW WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS*
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Works great but too bad it's necessary... March 21, 2008
J. Bovee
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This works great as a replacement for a part that was improperly designed in the first place. Kitchenaid should give these away for free to fix their poor design. Directions can be found on the internet but basically it just screws on in the reverse-screw direction - just as the old one screws off. Unplug the blender and use a long screwdriver through the bottom vents to keep the motor from spinning. It's tricky to do but it works.
Coupling works great! January 20, 2008
M. Greer (VA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This product works perfectly when replacing a bad or worn coupling. The best way to get the old one off is to use a long-handled flat-head screw driver to bend the old coupling upward and off of the reverse-threaded screw. It may sound crazy, but it works; just work your way aroud the old coupling, bending the coupling upward as you go around.
KitchenAid 9704230 Coupling for KSB3 Classic Blender January 16, 2008
Item fits KitchenAid Classic Blender perfeclty. To remove old one just put a flat screwdriver on top left of the coupler then give it a quick sharp knock with a hammer to entice the coupler turning toward the right (the coupler is reverse thread). This should losen the old coupler. The new one only needs to be hand tighten as the blender's operation will keep the coupler always snug.
 how i got the old one off December 29, 2007
S. Fischer (philly)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
here is my recipe for getting the old one off. it is easy once you get the idea
ingredients:
- vice grip (not a dinky one)
- pliers big enough to grip the rubber coupling from above
- two metal brackets from hardware store, described below
*The Brackets*
what you ideally want are two pieces of metal with these dimensions:
- 3/32" thick (this must be pretty exact)
- 1/2" wide (mine were 5/8")
- at least 2" long
what i used were two L brackets i had around, which did the job perfectly. they had four holes total, two on each half.
i think the brackets i used will be in stock at any hardware store. (you'll be able to return em when you are done). flat ones would also work. bring a ruler to the hardware store to do the measurements.
*The Operation*
look under the black coupling to the post holding it up. the post has two flat sides. slide the brackets under so the long edges are against those flat sides. if you have L brackets have the vertical parts on opposite sides of the coupling.
deploy your vice grips on the flat, not from above. adjust so the teeth squeeze together the brackets, thus gripping the post. it is ok if the brackets V a little like a scissors when squeezed, as long as they grip the post and don't touch the black part. now use your pliers to rotate *clockwise* (opposite the usual direction).
Life saver December 28, 2007
E. D. Head (Georgia)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
We called Kitchen Aid because this was the second blender that this part failed on. Of course it was out of warranty so they told us we would need to send in the unit for repairs. We found the part just popped off so my husband started hunting the part. We bought 2 and the repair took less than a minute. More people need to know about this.
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