Review on Vitamix Drive Socket Kit, Metal - 🔧 Ultimate Replacement for Optimal Blender Performance - Model 891 by Ryan Maruffo

This part is compatible with the Vita-Mix® Total Nutrition Center® Whole Food Machine™ Model # VM0103 (see photo) is one of the first if not the earliest domestic version of the industrial model sold then (1995). Although the current Vitamix drive socket model costs a little more than the original that was made for the original 90's Vitamix models, it works well. Rather than using planned obsolescence to force consumers to throw away their old machines and spend big bucks on brand new machines, Vitamix not only produces machines that last, but also new models with parts that are compatible with older models (like hoppers and jacks). . ).The packaging of the socket wrench set for the drive is marked with the part no. 000891 marked (see photo). The Vitamix website lists it as part #000891 and states that it fits all Vitamix models except for the Vitamix XL which uses part #015902. You may find the drive bushing listed/advertised by some vendors/dealers/retailers as part #891 without three drives 0. To remove the drive bushing from an old Vitamix machine such as model #VM0103, two opposing rubber pads must be removed from the base instead of a large centering rubber pad on newer models to properly use two flathead screwdrivers, but the same principle applies. (For example, to see demo videos on how to remove the large single rubber washer from a newer model, search the Internet for "repairing a Vitamix drive bushing.") Attached is a photo showing the original drive bushing for an older Vita-Mix. ® Model #VM0103 showing a worn shaft to the left of a new metal-lined drive sleeve. How do you know when it's time to replace the drive bushing? If the driver seat is wobbly and spinning without a container on it and/or the container blade spins when there is nothing substantial (food and/or liquid) in the container, it is probably time to replace the driver seat. .Read the instructions included with the drive connector kit carefully before installing a new drive connector. At the time of this review, a copy of the instructions (in PDF format) accompanying the socket sets was available online. In order to remove the drive bush, the threaded pin must be unscrewed. See the attached photo showing the tiny opening in the case (the circular wall at the top of the unit) that the #VM0103 model set screw goes through. Users with newer Vitamix machines may find the opening on the side rather than the back of the case. Tip: After loosening the grub screw and removing the drive nut and before installing a new drive nut, screw in the grub screw until you can see the inner end. flush with the inside of the case; Once the new drive bushing is in place and seated properly, you do not need to re-tighten the set screw. Take special care to only thread the setscrew to the point where it will touch or stop the drive shaft and be careful not to overtighten - do not force! -- and then loosen the locking screw a quarter turn, insert the canister and test the machine. Replacing the powertrain socket itself requires no more thought, effort, and time than driving a car. at a gas station and fill up at a self-service station. At least less effort.