How to Repair an Enterprise Sausage Stuffer

Enterprise stuffers have been used for decades to make homemade sausages.

The U.S.-made Enterprise Chop-Rite sausage stuffers have proven that they are made to last. These cast-iron stuffers can be found to be functional after decades of use. There are times, however, that you may need to repair or replace a piece of the equipment to keep it going. Follow the disassembling instructions until you find the piece that needs repair, replace it with a new one and put it back together. Does this Spark an idea?

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Socket wrench set
Screwdriver
Replacement part(s)

Instructions

- 1
  
  Turn the two side bolts that hold the arch on the sausage stuffer in a counterclockwise direction to remove them. Lift the arch off of the stuffer and place it on its side on your work surface.
- 2
  
  Grab the long rack screw that extends straight through the arch and twist it counterclockwise until it is completely removed from the arch. As you are unwinding the rack screw, the large cog will come loose from inside the arch. Put this cog to the side.
- 3
  
  Unscrew the screw from the crank handle that is on the side of the arch. This will also loosen the screw washer and the small cog from the arch. Set these to the side.
- 4
  
  Remove the spout and spout holder from the small hole that extends out from the bottom of the sausage stuffer tub.
- 5
  
  Lift the strainer basket out from the inside of the stuffer.
- 6
  
  Replace whatever part needs attention and put the stuffer back together.