Chris Brusca
New member
I installed the WSM lid hinge on my 18.5 WSM this past weekend. I love it. I installed it on the back side of the smoker over the weld, as suggested in the instructions. However one side effect of having the lid open is that my smoker has a tendency to want to separate on the front side where the bottom and middle sections connect when the lid is fully open. This caused some issues this weekend when I was smoking some chicken where I had to hold the top section down at times when I had the lid fully open. I researched this a little bit and saw one poster who installed toggle latches to connect and hold together the bottom and middle sections. I ordered some on Amazon but not sure how they will work. Has anyone else experienced this issue and if so, what "fix" did you come up with to avoid it?
Thanks, CB
Thanks, CB