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Help - unable to close my egg

joeybrown105
joeybrown105 Posts: 82
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I've been cooking on this egg for well over a decade with no issue. Had a rack of ribs on today, and lifted to wrap them, and was unable to close the top dome of the egg.

Any thoughts on how I can fix this without cracking/breaking it?

Thanks, in advance!

Nashville, TN

Medium BGE | Large BGE | Little Griddle | Kick Ash Basket | Looftlighter
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,827
    Had the same deal mid-cook.  Wish I could be more precise but I loosened any bolt/nut deal on the hinge and got the dome to shut in a matter of minutes-basically took the spring resistance out of the equation. 
    After the dust settled and the cook was history I went back to figure out to get the springs to be involved with the dome.  Wrenching for a bit and all is now well. 
    You've got this!
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,661
    In addition to above, you may want to spray some lubricant on those hinges - looks like you have a little rust. 
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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