Hello,
I'm wondering if you can help me diagnose a somewhat loud Hobart A200 mixer. It is an older model, serial #794389. I have not tested under a full load, but below are videos of it without a load and kneading a small (5lb) dough. The noise on high (3) speed is most pronounced and sounds like a bearing but more of a tick at speed 2 and a more continuous rattle at speed 3 than a whine. Any idea what might be causing the noise? There's very little play in the planetary shaft sideways but a little movement up and down... I might be able to measure it with a dial gauge but it's too small to estimate by hand. I was told that it has been sitting idle for a few years and I'm wondering if I should pull the transmission and repack it with grease. How difficult is this to do? The exploded parts list is impressive and I'm curious if re-greasing is something a mechanically inclined engineer could do? Would you be able to post some instructions?
No load:
Small dough:
Many thanks!
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