I've mentioned before that I got this grill as a Fathers day gift from the wife and kids . Had this house built in '06 . Moved in in April , got the grill in June . Been on the patio ever since . It's the workhorse of all of them , and has cooked a lot of meals .
I noticed the other day that the clean out sweep was rusted through . So I ordered one from Weber .
Not as clean as it should be . Not normally like that .
I made a limited effort to remove it , then reached for the grinder .
The gas tube was in bad shape too . Crumbled when I tapped on it .
Cleaned up the bottom so the vanes would seal , and reinstalled .
removed the burner tube , and got that ordered up .
This was bought and assembled at Ace Hardware . The lid slides / rollers were installed backwards from the start .
Never new that until I got my 26 and assmbeled it myself . Figured while I was ordering the burner , I'd get the bail kit .
You can buy just the slides , but Weber only sells it as a whole kit . Plus I wasn't sure if I was gonna have to cut it off or not .
The big side of the roller goes out , away from the grill .
These never did roll like they should , plus they melt from being jammed into the bottom of the grill .
Nuts came right off , but I'm gonna have to cut the rollers off .
Other side .
That's why I bought the whole thing . I'll hang onto the old bail , but was nice
to just install all new parts . Works great . They roll when the lid goes up , and it
opens farther than before .
So the bail kit and the burner tube was one order . Price made the shipping free .
I get the bail kit ,,, no burner . Figures .
Got it figured out and on the way . Showed up the next day .
It was a pain to get it out . No good way to get the grinder in there .
So had to use a torch and hand tools .
Directions said to remove the table . I never even thought of that , but sure made things easy .
The sweep was hitting the burner before . I figured the new one would fix that , but it didn't .
So I bent the bracket some , and put a shim at the top to point it up .
That did the trick .
It has always worked , but I had to light it by hand . The spark thing
hasn't worked for years .
Sure is gonna be nice to have the push of the button again .
So it's back in good working order , next was the cosmetics .
The top on these get really sun faded and " dry " . Soaks up grease and stains
pretty easy .
Hit it with a sanding sponge . Not gonna get it all out , but it's better .
Then the Mothers Cali gold ,,
Soaked up 2 coats so far . I'll hit it a couple more times . Once it sits in the Sun ,
it evens out pretty good . Biggest thing is protection .
Looks better over all .
There's supposed to be a white wall trim peice that goes on the wheel .
The weather got to them long ago , and it just doesn't look the same without them .
Weber used to sell them , but they're gone now . The wheels on these are 8 "
Weber sells the newer replacements for 40 bucks a peice . Not really what I want
so I passed .
Then I found some new old stock on grill parts.com . The whole wheel set with the inserts
$90.00 . I'm in around $150.00 already , so I'll have to think about that some .
Then ,
I was on Etsy getting ideas for stuff to make in the shop , and this pops up ,
Some guy is 3D printing the inserts . $ 18.00 for the pair . Figured for that
I could make them fit if they didn't .
Little trim detailer on the wheels ,
And they snapped right on . Perfect alignment . No slop , not loose ,
perfect ! Makes all the difference . What a find . I'm happy about that .
So that's it . Maybe good for another 20 . It does have some rust in the bottom .
I figuered out that the sweep was hitting the burner because the charcoal grate lugs are rusting and sagging .
Ones about ready to break off . Might have to put some bolts through to fix that .
I always hit the lid with some Mothers wax too .
Looks pretty good I think .
I noticed the other day that the clean out sweep was rusted through . So I ordered one from Weber .
Not as clean as it should be . Not normally like that .
I made a limited effort to remove it , then reached for the grinder .
The gas tube was in bad shape too . Crumbled when I tapped on it .
Cleaned up the bottom so the vanes would seal , and reinstalled .
removed the burner tube , and got that ordered up .
This was bought and assembled at Ace Hardware . The lid slides / rollers were installed backwards from the start .
Never new that until I got my 26 and assmbeled it myself . Figured while I was ordering the burner , I'd get the bail kit .
You can buy just the slides , but Weber only sells it as a whole kit . Plus I wasn't sure if I was gonna have to cut it off or not .
The big side of the roller goes out , away from the grill .
These never did roll like they should , plus they melt from being jammed into the bottom of the grill .
Nuts came right off , but I'm gonna have to cut the rollers off .
Other side .
That's why I bought the whole thing . I'll hang onto the old bail , but was nice
to just install all new parts . Works great . They roll when the lid goes up , and it
opens farther than before .
So the bail kit and the burner tube was one order . Price made the shipping free .
I get the bail kit ,,, no burner . Figures .
Got it figured out and on the way . Showed up the next day .
It was a pain to get it out . No good way to get the grinder in there .
So had to use a torch and hand tools .
Directions said to remove the table . I never even thought of that , but sure made things easy .
The sweep was hitting the burner before . I figured the new one would fix that , but it didn't .
So I bent the bracket some , and put a shim at the top to point it up .
That did the trick .
It has always worked , but I had to light it by hand . The spark thing
hasn't worked for years .
Sure is gonna be nice to have the push of the button again .
So it's back in good working order , next was the cosmetics .
The top on these get really sun faded and " dry " . Soaks up grease and stains
pretty easy .
Hit it with a sanding sponge . Not gonna get it all out , but it's better .
Then the Mothers Cali gold ,,
Soaked up 2 coats so far . I'll hit it a couple more times . Once it sits in the Sun ,
it evens out pretty good . Biggest thing is protection .
Looks better over all .
There's supposed to be a white wall trim peice that goes on the wheel .
The weather got to them long ago , and it just doesn't look the same without them .
Weber used to sell them , but they're gone now . The wheels on these are 8 "
Weber sells the newer replacements for 40 bucks a peice . Not really what I want
so I passed .
Then I found some new old stock on grill parts.com . The whole wheel set with the inserts
$90.00 . I'm in around $150.00 already , so I'll have to think about that some .
Then ,
I was on Etsy getting ideas for stuff to make in the shop , and this pops up ,
Some guy is 3D printing the inserts . $ 18.00 for the pair . Figured for that
I could make them fit if they didn't .
Little trim detailer on the wheels ,
And they snapped right on . Perfect alignment . No slop , not loose ,
perfect ! Makes all the difference . What a find . I'm happy about that .
So that's it . Maybe good for another 20 . It does have some rust in the bottom .
I figuered out that the sweep was hitting the burner because the charcoal grate lugs are rusting and sagging .
Ones about ready to break off . Might have to put some bolts through to fix that .
I always hit the lid with some Mothers wax too .
Looks pretty good I think .
