Assembly of the Egg

Schrammy

I recently bought the XL BGE...upon assembly I encountered trouble positioning the dome.  The issue that I am having is that it is 1/2 back in relation to the bottom of the Egg.  Basically it does not sit flush with the lower portion of the Egg.  There are so many screws...I have loosened, tightened, adjusted, though to no avail, nothing has worked!  HELP PLEASE.

My my question is:  How do I center the top with the bottom?

Thank you,

Frank

SoCalTim

Question, have you watched the assembly video on youtube?

Schrammy

Yes, over and over again Tim.  Now having issues with the dome fitting flush to the base.

bigguy136

I've put together 2 larges and a mini max. I keep the plastic sides on (the ones that keep the springs from opening the hinge), put the bands in place, put the dome on top with the plastic spacers that are to center the bands and start snugging everything up. When done, I remove the plastic sides and everything is perfect.

pgprescott

The XL is far more work than all the others. You really need to follow the directions. To a t and in the correct order. If you get things a bit out of whack it can be tough to get it right. I would suggest loosening the hing hardware and the bands. Once loose adjust everything to line up and while using the plastic spacers and someone to aide in band alignment, tighten things back up in the order originally shown in the directions. The parallel spacing of the bands is crucial. Note the bands are not to be pushed onto the ceramics as much as one might think. This is the usual culprit of the bite issue. Keep the bands even with the edge of the ceramics or you will cause the top to be pushed back. 

Schrammy

Great tip...thx PG!

tamu2009

bigguy136 said:

I've put together 2 larges and a mini max. I keep the plastic sides on (the ones that keep the springs from opening the hinge), put the bands in place, put the dome on top with the plastic spacers that are to center the bands and start snugging everything up. When done, I remove the plastic sides and everything is perfect.

just a slight thread hijack, but my plastic holders no long fit my spring. i tried to put it on to take my large dome off to move, and i couldn't get it to snap over both screws, only 1. i ended up zip tying it together when i removed it.

Zacharyaln08

Do a lot of dealers sell eggs in the box? 

HofstraJet

Zacharyaln08 said:

Do a lot of dealers sell eggs in the box? 

I told mine I wanted it in the box so that I know what it's made of and how it goes together. He thought that was great and put it in my truck for me. I would imagine every dealer would if you just tell them that you want it unassembled.

Toxarch

Zacharyaln08 said:

Do a lot of dealers sell eggs in the box? 

Mine sells all of them in the box and gives you pointers on assembly. 

Zacharyaln08

Wow, I'm shocked. We never sell them in a box at our dealer. Always fully assembled. I guess if someone asked for it specifically in a box we would. 

rmercier

Mine wouldn't fit in my car in the box, so they took it out and tossed the box.

Pridnjoy

When I bought mine it was still in the box. They didn't offer one assembled (even though they had a couple on the floor) and I didn't ask. I just thought that was the way it came. Assembly was a snap, and I even had "help" from a 8 year old!

Ivanhoe

Pridnjoy said:

When I bought mine it was still in the box. They didn't offer one assembled (even though they had a couple on the floor) and I didn't ask. I just thought that was the way it came. Assembly was a snap, and I even had "help" from a 8 year old!

Exactly the same for me, but my helper is 14

Zacharyaln08

I guess we're the different ones then... Maybe it carried over to green egg, cause we're a Stihl dealer, and nothing with Stihl is ever sold in a box. Always assembled, fueled up and ready to go to work. So maybe the same mentality carried over to Green Egg. 

jaydub58

When I got my Large five years ago, local dealer assembled and delivered it.
After that length of time, never had to adjust anything at all.

HofstraJet

Most of the dealers I visited when shopping around offered free assembly and delivery (sometimes delivery was at a cost). Guess it depends on the local market.

gpsegg

Funny.....I read the thread topic and thought we had started a new religion based on the Egg! 

Schrammy

Thanks to everyone's assistance with regard to this question, I appreciate it!

jollygreenegg

I have an XL too and documented the re-alignment process in a discussion:

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1184611/align-your-bge-cover-in-10-easy-steps-w-pics#latest