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jefvandejumenas · May 10

Goedenavond BGE-BBQ-fanatics,
hopelijk kan iemand me helpen. met de gouden tip. Heb het vilt vervangen ... alles is netjes geregeld, maw geen over- of onderbeet.
Alleen ben ik iets te enthousiast geweest en heb alle moeren, schroeven en vijzen iets te vast gezet.
Het scharnier gaat niet meer open.
Heeft er iemand van jullie de gouden tip hoe ik dit kan oplossen ??? zodat we terug kunnen BBQ-en?

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fishlessman · May 10

No idea what you said

with that, I think your springs need to be rotated 180 degrees

😂

dbCooper · May 10

Good evening BGE-BBQ fanatics,
Hopefully someone can help me with the golden tip. Have replaced the felt ... everything is neatly arranged, but no overbite or underbite.
Only I have been a little too enthusiastic and have fixed all the nuts, screws and screws a little too much.
The hinge is not opening anymore.

Does any of you have the golden tip on how to solve this??? So we can BBQ back?

Maak de bouten op de draaipunten los, met name nummer drie. Ze moeten nauwsluitend zijn, niet strak, om beweging van de scharnierdelen mogelijk te maken.

lousubcap · May 11

What he said^^^^

(I have no clue beyond one number called out, but willing to take a shot).
Loosen all the fixtures that are not the band bolts until you get the dome to open. Then tighten while stil getting the dome movement. Likely 1 and/or 4 are the most guilty!

jefvandejumenas · May 11

Thanks @dbCoooper and @lousubcap,

First, I want to apologize if my English is not that perfect. I am not a native speaker or writer. So please do not blame me . I’ll try to do my best. Didn't know this was an English forum.
But now ... it is getting a little bit confusing ...
one says nr 3 ... and the other says 1 and 4 ...
I noticed that by loosening the bolts (?) the dome is changing place. I get or an overbite or an underbite.
How can I do it in little steps so the dome stays in place?
Thanks already for co-thinking.
Kindest regards,
jef

lousubcap · May 11

Taking a shot here: Get your dome to open/close first. Once that is accomplished then with the dome shut loosen the top band to allow movement of the dome to where you want it (eliminate the over/underbite) while maintaining the level plane with the base. Then tighten the band bolt.
If the dome to base fit is tight then a bit of over/underbite doesn't impact BGE performance. You can verify tightness with the dollar or Euro bill test. Place the currency on the base, shut the dome and pull the currency out. Should be resistance. Try this on various segments around the base.
Hope this helps.
Hopefully @dbCooper will be along to translate and offer his thoughts.

fishlessman · May 11

1,2,&4 slightly crack the nut loose. just a little bit. should free it up. if number 3 gets too loose the spring gets loose and doesnt hold the dome open

dbCooper · May 11

@jefvandejumenas

Your Egg has the old style hinge system, a new and improved hinge system was put into production eight or so years ago. The new style is much easier to align. I upgraded to the new style about four years ago and have not needed to adjust it since the initial installation. One complaint of the new style is that it doesn't open as wide as the old style. Most people get accustomed to the new style and are happy with it. For your situation, this is my recollection of how to adjust the old style hinge, I recall doing it almost yearly. I am assuming all eight hinge bolts are now snug, not tight, and the dome is opening/closing smoothly.

- take outer nut off stud that supports the lower end of each spring, open dome and wiggle spring off stud.

- close dome carefully, it will slam down without the springs attached, be prepared for how heavy it is.

- loosen the eight nuts that hold hinge to bands (refer to the four I circled on your picture).

- loosen both band bolts, center dome left/right and fore/aft. tighten the lower band bolt keeping the lower band as low as possible on the egg.

- get a strong helper, have them press down on the dome with good, steady pressure. tighten the upper band bolt.

- tighten the eight nuts that hold the hinge to the bands.

- open dome, wiggle springs back on stud and install retaining nuts.

A small amount of overbite/underbite is not unusual and will not hurt anything. This can sometimes be caused by Eggs not always being perfectly round and the base/dome may not be the exact same size. Measure each at 12-6 o'clock and 3-9 o'clock if you care to find out. It is important you have a good seal all the way around gasket. Use the Euro bill method suggested by @lousubcap to verify.

Most important, participate on this forum, especially what you cook on the Egg and your methods. And I apologize for my Dutch, I speak not a word of it and use Google translate.

@jefvandejumenas

Jouw Egg heeft het oude stijlscharniersysteem, een nieuw en verbeterd scharniersysteem is acht jaar geleden in productie genomen. De nieuwe stijl is veel gemakkelijker op elkaar te lijnen. Ik heb ongeveer vier jaar geleden geüpgraded naar de nieuwe stijl en heb het sinds de eerste installatie niet hoeven aan te passen. Een klacht van de nieuwe stijl is dat het niet zo breed opent als de oude stijl. De meeste mensen raken gewend aan de nieuwe stijl en zijn er blij mee. Voor uw situatie is dit mijn herinnering aan hoe u het oude stijlscharnier kunt aanpassen, ik herinner me dat ik het bijna jaarlijks deed. Ik neem aan dat alle acht scharnierbouten nu strak zijn, niet strak, en de koepel opent / sluit soepel.

- neem buitenste moer off stud die het onderste uiteinde van elke veer ondersteunt, open koepel en wiebel veer off stud.
- sluit koepel zorgvuldig, het zal neerslaan zonder de veren bevestigd, wees voorbereid op hoe zwaar het is.
- maak de acht moeren los die scharnier vasthouden aan banden (verwijs naar de vier die ik op je foto heb omcirkeld).
- maak beide bandbouten, middenkoepel links/rechts en voor/achter los. draai de onderste bandbout vast en houd de onderste band zo laag mogelijk op het ei.
- krijg een sterke helper, laat ze met goede, gestage druk op de koepel drukken. draai de bovenste bandbout vast.
- de acht moeren aanspannen die het scharnier aan de banden vasthouden.
- open koepel, wiebel veren terug op stud en installeer keermoeren.

Een kleine hoeveelheid overbeet / onderbeet is niet ongebruikelijk en zal niets pijn doen. Dit kan soms worden veroorzaakt doordat eieren niet altijd perfect rond zijn en de basis / koepel mogelijk niet exact dezelfde grootte heeft. Meet elk op 12-6 uur en 3-9 uur als je het wilt uitzoeken. Het is belangrijk dat je een goede afdichting hebt rondom pakking. Gebruik de door @lousubcap voorgestelde Euro-factuurmethode om te verifiëren.

Het belangrijkste is dat je deelneemt aan dit forum, vooral wat je kookt op het Ei en je methoden. En ik verontschuldig me voor mijn Nederlands, ik spreek er geen woord van en gebruik Google translate.

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GrateEggspectations · May 11

Good man, @dbCooper! And props to @lousubcap and @fishlessman for sharing their (American English) expertise.

MaskedMarvel · May 13

There was a cool YouTube series on a European guy who did a bunch of stainless upgrades on his BGE, and he had a REALLY CLEAR way to set the lid correctly. It basically loosened a few bolts, and used a locking pliers to “wiggle” the lid into place. I did this method a bunch, but haven’t needed a real adjustment in a while - and I CANNOT find the video. :(

the trick was to grab the “plate” at the hinge with the pliers and gently lift and depress the plate until the lid was sealed, and then retighten the bolts.

… still looking, I’ll post if I can find it.

fishlessman · May 13

MaskedMarvel said:

There was a cool YouTube series on a European guy who did a bunch of stainless upgrades on his BGE, and he had a REALLY CLEAR way to set the lid correctly. It basically loosened a few bolts, and used a locking pliers to “wiggle” the lid into place. I did this method a bunch, but haven’t needed a real adjustment in a while - and I CANNOT find the video. :(

the trick was to grab the “plate” at the hinge with the pliers and gently lift and depress the plate until the lid was sealed, and then retighten the bolts.

… still looking, I’ll post if I can find it.

Prying the bands off the hinge with a screw driver used to work for me while tightening the bands

jefvandejumenas · May 13

Hi MaskedMarvel thanks for reaction ... I'll keep my fingers crossed ...
My e-mail is jef@gees.be

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