Cuisinart DLC-018BGTX Large Pusher/Sleeve Assembly

I’m hooked on my cuisinart food processor, but…

I’ve had a Cuisinart food processor, almost since the brand started to be sold in the United States, which was a lo-o-ong time ago. The Large Pusher Sleeve Assembly used to last as long as the bowl, but not any more. I go through two of these pusher sleeves a year (sometimes 3 if I’m really unlucky). Cuisinart must be making them out of shoddier plastic than was earlier the case. I’m sticking with the Cuisinart brand (I’ve never had a problem with the food processor motor), but I wish the company had retained its original high standards concerning the manufacture of the machine’s plastic bowl assembly.

The little tips that are part of the locking mechanism usually break off first, and I can still get the food processor to work by pushing down on the inner sleeve with my hand, but eventually the whole plastic tab breaks loose, and then I have to replace the whole large pusher sleeve assembly.

You will see cracks develop in the whole sleeve right away, and it…

Quality replacement part

I was concerned reading some of the reviews here that this pusher sleeve would be a cheap, flimsy replacement part or wouldn’t fit at all. My Cuisinart is over 10 years old and the tab finally snapped off the sleeve assembly. Obviously, given how long the original lasted, we aren’t as hard on this appliance as some who have written here, but the piece I just received looks like a quality part, snaps in cleanly and feels sturdy enough to last another 10-12. I am very happy with it so far. [My Cuisinart is the Deluxe 11TM and the lid the pusher assembly slides into on my appliance is labeled DLC-8 on the top and DLC-877BTX on the front lock.]

EDIT: It’s November 2011 and the pusher sleeve is still fully functional and looks great.

Could last longer….

The product works perfectly for about and a half until the clips break on the back of the pusher that hold the pusher down and engage the safety mechanism. Then you have to buy a new pusher. I am now ordering my fourth replacement. Each one has lasted about 1.5 years. I am happy with its function, just not its durability.

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