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MN_ICK
MN_ICK Posts: 3
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Happy Fathers day to me!   As many of you have I brought home a one time used large from a competition today.  Lifting from the hinge was to risky because the top was moving to much so I loosened it and removed it.

Now reassembling it looks like I have over a 1/4" overlay in the front.   Normal?  

Thanks in advance for the many posts to come ;-)

-Eric 
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  • shadowrider
    shadowrider Posts: 108
    Same exact boat brother.  I've had the lid removed from mine at least 5 times and have reset it I don't know how many different ways.  I'll have it perfect with perfect seal all around and the first time I open if it all goes south.

    I just picked it up yesterday and this is driving me nuts!
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  • DoofusOfTheDay
    DoofusOfTheDay Posts: 401
    Apparently the small underbite is just not fixable.  I was at Roswell Hardware last week and asked about fixing underbite and was told pretty emphatically "nothing can be done about it!"  They weren't mean, just emphatic that it's a known event and not fixable. 
    Gregg
    Large BGE Owner since December of 2013!
    Marietta, GA
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  • MN_ICK
    MN_ICK Posts: 3
    Full props for Shorewood True Value in MN!  http://www.shorewoodtruevalue.com/ 

    They sent a tech out to try & adjust my cover and was obvious it was not going to work.  I live 45 min away and they did not hesitate to go back for a new one and replace it.   all with in a few hrs. 

    Remember I saved $400 on a one day used one from the event and ended up with a shinny clean new one.

    I will be going back soon to load up on accessories to try and even things up.  Oh the pain!  ;-)  

    Thanks
    -Eric



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  • TN_Sister_State
    TN_Sister_State Posts: 1,130
    I had a similiar issue with mine and just had to replace the band bolts and tighten them up evenly. Fixed it perfect. Strange they had to replace the dome.
    Franklin, Tn
    LBGE - Cast Iron Grate - Flameboss 300 - BGEtisserie

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    TN_Sister_State said:
    Strange they had to replace the dome.
    The original dome may have been out of round. It happens!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • FunkytownEgger
    FunkytownEgger Posts: 20
    RRP said:
    TN_Sister_State said:
    Strange they had to replace the dome.
    The original dome may have been out of round. It happens!
    I got a replacement dome for mine because it was not round, it was 1/4 inch shorter from front to back which contributed to my under-bite of a half inch.  With the replacement it's back to 1/4 inch.  I need to see if I can readjust it, but at least it doesn't leak air anymore.
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  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,319
    I fiddled with the lid on my XL for hours and the best I could get was a 1/4" underbite. It doesn't leak and my gasket isn't frying so I'm not going to mess with it anymore.
    Living the good life smoking and joking
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  • grillman65
    grillman65 Posts: 81
    There's another post about this 1 or 2 pages back.  In it a guy wrote in detail how he fixed his.  It's by Bubba ???
    LBGE, Tobaccoville,NC
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