I wish this was longer...it's only about 6", barely enough to have the oil flow past the metal plate of the riding lawnmower. I'm going to figure out a way to make a permanent extension something like this video would be SO much better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ZVoeqr6R8&t=79s
Mixer began to make a noise on speed two and higher
We took our 30 plus year mixer apart. I removed the old grease. There was some crumbly looking grease in the main housing gear section where the nylon gear is located. It looked like it had flour mixed in it. Not certain. Removed as best possible all old grease and applied 6 oz. of new Benalene grease to all of the gears. Now it does not make the slight howl sound.
Seized bearing and spacer on bolt shaft for idler pulley
Unfortunately I couldn’t find the spacer on the Internet, so I ended up going to the hardware store and buying multiple sizes of spacers and bearings to complete the install. I ended up using a steel spacer with shoulder and two bearings. Way overkill, but worth the three dollars.