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Check those bolts!

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Doc_Eggerton
Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
edited June 2012 in EggHead Forum
A couple of day ago I heard a big bang while cooking.  I looked all over for cracks and other mayhem, but did not find anything.  Today I found it.  The plate holding the left spring on the XL had come apart.  I found all the hardware, and put it back together.  I checked all the bolts on both the XL and the LBGE and found many that would take some tightening.




XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys

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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
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    Only a 5 year warranty on that part.  How old is the egg?
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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
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    Only a 5 year warranty on that part.  How old is the egg?
    7 months.  Nothing broke, it just came apart.  I found the pieces and put it back together.

    XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys

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  • Newportlocal
    Newportlocal Posts: 474
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    Glad it worked out.
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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
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    From the picture, I thought part of the hinge the spring connected to had sheared off.
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  • tazcrash
    tazcrash Posts: 1,852
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    Glad you were able to find the parts and reassemble.
    A couple weeks ago while I had the tools out to build a patio swing, I gave everything a tightening on mine. I can definitly see putting this into the routine.
    Bx - > NJ ->TX!!! 
    All to get cheaper brisket! 
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  • joe@bge
    joe@bge Posts: 394
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    A couple of day ago I heard a big bang while cooking.  I looked all over for cracks and other mayhem, but did not find anything.  Today I found it.  The plate holding the left spring on the XL had come apart.  I found all the hardware, and put it back together.  I checked all the bolts on both the XL and the LBGE and found many that would take some tightening.



    Yep - good advice...I found the nuts pretty loose on my Large after a year of use.  I check them routinely now.
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  • butwhymalemodels
    butwhymalemodels Posts: 267
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    Good reminder.

    A muslim, a socialist and an illegal immigrant walk into a bar 

    Blogging: Never before have so many with so little to say said so much to so few.

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  • rickHP
    rickHP Posts: 49
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    My Egg was assembled before delivery and I've found a couple of the bolts loose - almost lost a wheel and the lid ended up wobbly after a few uses. Definitely worthwhile checking everything.
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  • texbagger
    texbagger Posts: 90
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    Put my own together and know all the nooks and crannies. I just wanted to get intimate with all that porcelain. LOL
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  • Squeezy
    Squeezy Posts: 1,102
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    +1
    Never eat anything passed through a window unless you're a seagull ... BGE Lg.
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  • carlisle_bob
    carlisle_bob Posts: 7
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    Don't go too crazy with a monster wrench on those bolts, they don't take well to major torque. I've messed them up on other stuff (not on a BGE).  Tight is good, killing them isn't....
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