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Gasket Replacement

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BowHuntn Egger
BowHuntn Egger Posts: 2
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
How difficult is it to replace gasket on the large? Lid is starting to stick.
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  • golffer
    golffer Posts: 144
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    Piece of cake. Get the newer gasket from BGE, DOw sealant from hardware store and really no big deal. Luckily my old one came off very easily.
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  • Cpt'n Cook
    Cpt'n Cook Posts: 1,917
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    I just put a new Rutland on my large last week and it was NBD. It did take an hour or two to clean of the old stuff and I took my time carefully putting on the new gasket, I now have a perfect seal.

    The Naked whiz has a pretty good tutorial on his site.
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  • BowHuntn Egger
    BowHuntn Egger Posts: 2
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    Thanks for the help
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  • Ross in Ventura
    Ross in Ventura Posts: 7,234
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    Here is how I did mine
    http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=737137&catid=1

    Ross
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    If the gasket is starting to stick, determine the reason.

    Cleaning the gasket off of the top band bottom surface if you use 91% alcohol, work in 8" sections should take 20 to 30 minutes and come out almost white.

    Use a stiff 2" or so paint scraper some heavy duty paper towels, I like the blue auto shop paper towels for this purpose.

    Don't scrape, gouge, grind, sand or use power tools to remove the gasket.

    Heat is also a good gasket remover. Mapp or propane torch works well.

    The new gasket material you decide on, well that's up to you. Give Bobby-Q a call at BGE HQ and ask his opinion or the service department at BGE. It's only a few cents to make the call.

    GG
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  • uglydog
    uglydog Posts: 256
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    I recently replaced the gasket on my large with a Nomex gasket. Before starting the job I watched the 3 videos which Fred produced for gasket replacement. I took my time doing it, and found the videos very helpful. Here is a link to the first video: http://www.fredsmusicandbbq.com/category_s/557.htm
    Go to Fred's Music & BBQ to see the other 2 videos. When doing the dollar bill test to check the seal, using a $10 bill does not give a 10 times better seal test than using a $1 bill.
    Uglydog
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  • Ricklesss
    Ricklesss Posts: 391
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    My large BGE is needing a new gasket as well.
    Since the egg is only 4 month's old and the gasket is beyond gone, I contemplated calling Bobby-Q at the mothership, but think I would rather just buy a new Rutland gasket and use the Permatex Ultra-Copper adhesive.
    What would BGE give me as a replacement, the Nomex?
    They don't sell the original felt ones as warranty replacements, do they?
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