No more guesswork, stripped screws, or screaming gears. KitchenAid K5SS Classic: Stand Mixer Restoration & Repair is a clear, bench-ready manual that brings your 5-quart bowl-lift back to factory-quiet performance. Written for home tinkerers and resellers alike, it walks you through safe disassembly, food-grade NLGI-2 grease repack , sacrificial worm gear replacement, planetary/roll-pin service, brush & commutator refresh, and a clean speed-control/governor tune so Stir through 10 climbs smoothly without heat or surge. What you’ll fix—fast: Loud whine, oil seep, or hot rear cap - “Runs but won’t mix” (sheared worm gear) - Planetary tick and beater-shaft play - Surging low speeds and dead spots - Bowl height, hub alignment, vibration Why this works: Exact order of teardown and reassembly (no mystery parts) - “Symptom → cause → fix” tables you can follow at the bench - Model cross-notes for K5SS / K45SS / KSM5 bowl-lift variants - Parts lists, tools, and torque habits that prevent do-overs If you can keep screws sorted and follow a map, you can rebuild your mixer. Save the motor. Quiet the gears. Get back to dough.