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Large Egg Dome Allignment

cortguitarman
cortguitarman Posts: 2,061
in EggHead Forum
My buddy has a large egg. He has tried several times to get his dome aligned correctly. He has tightened it until the bolts are bent and has even tightened while the egg was warm. It works great when the egg is cool but the moment he gets it hot the dome slides down in the bands. This causes the back of the dome to rub on the back of the egg. It destoyed his factory gasket and now is rubbing on the Rutland. I have an XL so the adjustments are different. Any thoughts?
Mark Annville, PA
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    I'd loosen up all the hinge hardware, get it where you want it and tighten it all up again. There's a good amount of play in that the holes are larger than the bolts.  Also check to make sure everything is straight and not bent or torqued. 
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  • stevethegreat
    stevethegreat Posts: 247
    Also has he used the white plastic retaining bar things when he was taking on and off the bands or some other method? Supposedly those are meant to keep the bands at the perfect seperation height.
    Steve
    Outside of Appleton, WI - MBGE, LBGE
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,780
    Really not that big a deal. If it will open and close it will cook.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given another Mini to add to the herd. 

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    henapple Posts: 16,025
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