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dblnull
dblnull Posts: 4
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 So I have a Large Egg that I bought about 6 years ago not sure how old it is, it has the  5 spots in the fire ring, used( i know I know but $600 with a table),   
and Lately I have seen some cases when the lids have came off and smashed on the ground, well  this made me look at mine.  the bands feel tight , however the bolts are not bent, 

what to do 
 
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    Own a torque wrench?
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  • Jupiter Jim
    Jupiter Jim Posts: 3,351
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    Tighten the bolts until they bend and check every 90 days or so. I just installed a new band assembly this morning and in the directions BGE recommends checking all the nuts and bolts every day, even shows a graphic of a calendar.

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    Here's my L.


    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    My band bolts are bent about the same Brent's. I assembled it myself in August 2009 and loosened the bottom band a few months later to install Mates. They have seen some 900° cooks, though not for a long time. After the Mates, I never checked 'em again until sometime in 2016. Just as tight as they were the last time I looked. YMMV.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,186
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    Go buy a torque wrench from Harbor Freight and tighten to 10 lb ft  
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    SoCalTim Posts: 2,158
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    I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    DoubleEgger said:
    Go buy a torque wrench from Harbor Freight and tighten to 10 lb ft  
    10.42 foot pound = 125 inch pounds (for the MBGE circa 2012) or about 14.1 Newton meters. Doubt the HF wrench will have Nm, but they do have a great inch pound wrench..
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    DoubleEgger said:
    Go buy a torque wrench from Harbor Freight and tighten to 10 lb ft  
    This is cheap insurance if you're that worried about it. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • 4Runner
    4Runner Posts: 2,948
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    I know some will frown on this, but for me, I found the nuts loosened under heat.  I figured it out after realigning my lid many times only to have it fall out of alignment again.  The nuts would loosen and when I lifted my lid, the bands would slip.  To resolve this, I tightened cold to the prescribed torque and then after heating up a bit, I would tighten them another turn or so. No more alignment problem.  I would give it a torque under a bit of heat to make sure you are snug.  Good luck
    Joe - I'm a reformed gasser-holic aka 4Runner Columbia, SC Wonderful BGE Resource Site: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm and http://www.nibblemethis.com/  and http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html
    What am I drinking now?   Woodford....neat
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,385
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    @4Runner - I can't imagine anyone here frowning on your suggestion.  Only makes sense, especially when new.  Gotta love them tight nuts  ;)
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  • 4Runner
    4Runner Posts: 2,948
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    Nut it baby.
    Joe - I'm a reformed gasser-holic aka 4Runner Columbia, SC Wonderful BGE Resource Site: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm and http://www.nibblemethis.com/  and http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html
    What am I drinking now?   Woodford....neat
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  • SMITTYtheSMOKER
    SMITTYtheSMOKER Posts: 2,668
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    4Runner said:
    I know some will frown on this, but for me, I found the nuts loosened under heat.  I figured it out after realigning my lid many times only to have it fall out of alignment again.  The nuts would loosen and when I lifted my lid, the bands would slip.  To resolve this, I tightened cold to the prescribed torque and then after heating up a bit, I would tighten them another turn or so. No more alignment problem.  I would give it a torque under a bit of heat to make sure you are snug.  Good luck
    I am convinced that the metal bands stretch under heat.  If you had marked your "nuts" you have saw that they did not turn at all.  Bands at a certain point stop stretching. 

     

    -SMITTY     

    from SANTA CLARA, CA

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  • dblnull
    dblnull Posts: 4
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    http://i65.tinypic.com/v6hqg6.jpg

    Hope that is better,   Top did not bend alot 
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