"To Disassemble or Not To Disassemble - That is the Que
The beaters in the "Similarly Different" posting (above) are the same ones that came with mine. But as I said, I did already find a set. All I need is the rotating pedestal.
Then, I seem to be getting some conflicting advice here. One person says I must disassemble the mixer and grease the bearings, another says don't touch it...
I will say, as bad as it sounds I can't see how opening it up and giving it a good grease job will hurt it any. I mean, it can't get any worse than it already is!
I did find a web site with very clear and detailed instructions on how to take apart and grease this model. I printed out the instructions but don't remember the URL. I guess I can "re-google" it if anyone is curious.
I made a little video where you can hear for yourself what it's doing. See link. (It's a 5mb file, so if you are using your 1952 Modem-A-Matic to access the Internet, it may take a couple of minutes to download the video, haha!)
You can hear how the motor sputters and hesitates on certain speeds, and also that speeds 9-12 are the same. In other words, once you hit 9 it does not go any faster. Also, it takes a few minutes for it to wind up to full speed. I turn it on, crank it up to 12, and there is a barely perceptible, gradual increase up to full speed -- it takes 2-3 minutes to get there until it is warmed up, then it goes to full speed sooner --- but still, once you get to 9 it does not go any faster.
And btw, this is the SAME EXACT thing that my turquoise model does. They both have the same exact problems.