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Thread Number: 71756
/ Tag: Small Appliances
KitchenAid Blender Gasket |
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Post# 949458 , Reply# 1 7/22/2017 at 16:37 (2,469 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 949880 , Reply# 2 7/24/2017 at 17:43 (2,467 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR) | ||
I've got this stuff, Cole--
Let me know what you want--In addition to the mentioned gasket, I've also got a complete machine in red (shown here), a spare blender jar in blue (including the lid)....etc. The model numbers are slightly different to what you specify, but gasketry is the same for the jar on all models, I believe.
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Post# 950164 , Reply# 3 7/26/2017 at 19:22 (2,465 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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| Post# 950178 , Reply# 4 7/26/2017 at 21:06 (2,465 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR) | ||
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Rich~ Newish KA model | ||
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Post# 950522 , Reply# 5 7/28/2017 at 20:55 (2,463 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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OK, well all my Osterizers have been set up so you could loosen or fasten the assembly holding the blade and gasket to the jar without needing any tools.
I see that there's a big hex nut below and above the jar. The one below would probably take a deep socket wrench ok (looks like it's about 1 inch), but the one above has the blades in the way so unless there's a way to keep the shaft from spinning... Oh, heck, I'll just bring the whole thing to the work shop. Will check in later. | ||
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Post# 950524 , Reply# 6 7/28/2017 at 21:18 (2,463 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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OK, the nut at the bottom of the blade assembly is indeed 1". As is the nut inside the jar.
I was able to engage the lower nut with a six-sided deep socket. I was able to keep the nut inside the jar from turning with the open end of a big 1" wrench, which I held in a vice. The first thing I noticed is that it's left hand threaded. But once I had loosened the lower nut as far as it would go, it became obvious that there was no way to remove the blade assembly without also removing the pressed on semi-clear plastic gear that interfaces with the blender motor shaft. I was not willing to do that, since chances are it will destroy the plastic nut and I don' t have a spare handy. I will check the KA website to see if these parts are available. But it does look like KA doesn't want consumers to be removing the blade assembly from the jar for routine washing. This is supported by the drain holes in the collar around the bottom of the jar, which allow water to drain out when the jar is placed upside down in a dishwasher. | ||
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Post# 950527 , Reply# 7 7/28/2017 at 21:45 (2,463 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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With some difficulty I located my blender on the KA website. That KA mixes letters with numbers is problematic. Searching for KSB5400B0 came up with nothing. Then I discovered on a 3rd party website that it's really KSB54O0B0...!!!
In any case, KA calls it "Mid-Line" blender. It's a three speed, which I regard as all that a blender really needs anyway. However the jar and blade assembly are not intended to be separated for cleaning - KA says to just run half a jar of warm water with a few drops of detergent to clean the blades. Or put the whole thing in the lower rack of the dishwasher (which is usually what I do). It's a well made thing, the base is cast metal (heavy) with a .9 HP motor (more than enough). I just don't like having shell out $50 for a jar assembly if all that needs replacing is the blades. Or the gaskets. It seems to work well enough, although I don't use it all that much (most use has been for blending hot pepper/ginger/garlic/fish sauce for kimchee). Which may be why I was sort of wanting to take it all part for cleaning. Owners manual: www.kitchenaid.com/digita... Parts list: CLICK HERE TO GO TO sudsmaster's LINK | ||
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Post# 950733 , Reply# 9 7/30/2017 at 03:10 (2,461 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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Cleaning fixed blade blender containers-just put a little hot water in the container and a drop or two of dish detergent-then run the blender for several seconds-the suds made will clean the jar and the blades.Then just rinse out the jar and lid. | ||
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Post# 950773 , Reply# 10 7/30/2017 at 10:51 (2,461 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Not hot | ||
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Post# 950853 , Reply# 11 7/31/2017 at 00:43 (2,460 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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I use hot for my Blendtec and VM blenders-no problems.Don't know about KA.For gaskets in old blenders-remember my Dad made on out of an old inner tube for my Stepmoms Oster--worked just fine!Inner tubes can make good gasket material. | ||
| Post# 953544 , Reply# 12 8/19/2017 at 11:09 (2,441 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida) | ||
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Thanks, I just ordered a new gasket from eBay for a few dollars. Should be here this week. Then I can finally use it. | ||
| Post# 953546 , Reply# 13 8/19/2017 at 11:12 (2,441 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida) | ||
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Allen, where I bought mine on eBay the listing said the gaskets were only for the KitchenAid models like mine and that red one, with a push on lid. It stated that parts for the models with a screw on lid were no longer made. I would have thought they all used the same gasket though. | ||
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