Bruce
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
Before I purchased this rotisserie for my soon to be completed 1993 Genesis 1000 Redhead restore, I did quite a bit of online research and was assured that this rotisserie would fit my grill. However, It does not. It kind of does, but not perfectly. I am wondering what my options are. The rotisserie actually works as it is, but the right side of the spit doesnt fit down into the grill slot like it should. All of the slots in the spit are further out on the handle. With the motor on the spit, it clearly won't fit into the slot. With the motor removed, I can almost get it over to the left far enough for it to catch a slot, but it is about 1/8"-1/4" still too long.
So, clearly it wasn't designed to fit my grill. I am weighing options. I see three.
The first option is to just leave it as is...it turns just fine.
The second option is to grind out the slot on the right of the grill so the spit fits down into it.
The third option I see is to fabricate a small bracket for the right side that fits the first slot.
The problem I see with option one and two is that without the rotisserie fitting into a slot on the spit, it could eventually slide to the right while it is being used and having the rotisserie eventually disengage from the motor. If I build a bracket on the right side that fits that first slot on the spit, it should hold the spit from moving right and out of engagement with the motor. The problem I see with this solution is that I would have to drill holes in my cook box. But, if I can make it work, I wouldn't be too upset about that.
Let me know what you think or if you can think of an option I haven't. I really want to make this rotisserie work, so let's rule out throwing it in the trash and buying one that does fit out of the box.
Here are some photos and a short video clip to show you what I am talking about.
So, clearly it wasn't designed to fit my grill. I am weighing options. I see three.
The first option is to just leave it as is...it turns just fine.
The second option is to grind out the slot on the right of the grill so the spit fits down into it.
The third option I see is to fabricate a small bracket for the right side that fits the first slot.
The problem I see with option one and two is that without the rotisserie fitting into a slot on the spit, it could eventually slide to the right while it is being used and having the rotisserie eventually disengage from the motor. If I build a bracket on the right side that fits that first slot on the spit, it should hold the spit from moving right and out of engagement with the motor. The problem I see with this solution is that I would have to drill holes in my cook box. But, if I can make it work, I wouldn't be too upset about that.
Let me know what you think or if you can think of an option I haven't. I really want to make this rotisserie work, so let's rule out throwing it in the trash and buying one that does fit out of the box.
Here are some photos and a short video clip to show you what I am talking about.