A recent 1998 Genesis 1000 I picked up - yet another project...


 
The clips were supplied on all 1000s, even to 1999. They’re easy to use on lh tables but more difficult on the rh tables where the tank gets in the way.
I got tired on fussing with it on the Junior and put a slider on it.
The nearly new 1000 I got a year or so ago now is a 1000LX, but that’s another story
 
Val Deale said:
This grill didn't come with a ss clip. Either the clip was lost or it looks like you just stick the support rod in a hole on the frame. It sounds like Bruce has the clip and he is closer to you. I would be curious if anyone knows anything about the history of the retracting table types and the dates they were implemented by Weber. I'm guessing the slide mechanism came after 1998.
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My Genesis 5 from the 1980s came with slides.
 
The manual printed 1997 I got with the 1000 shows the clip and no sliderIMG_1410.jpeg
And the twice used 1000 confirmed this…..
 
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Thanks, Hank and Josh, I think that makes sense.

While I greatly prefer the "look" of wood slats, besides ease of cleaning of thermoset, one thing I think Weber got right with the change to the Silver/Gold models was the easy swing up and lock feature of those thermoset tables. I have never been that hot on either the hook and clip or the slider rail used on the wood slat swing tables.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I have picked up grills where the flip table slide mechanism did not slide well and I had to help it along the entire way which made it not ideal or convenient but this was easily remedied by waxing the slide. After that it worked flawlessly and slides effortlessly into locking position making it quite convenient. I know others have used lubrication for this effect which I'm sure works great also but probably attracts dust and dirt to your slide which seems less ideal just in my opinion.
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Josh, I have a slider on my other 1000. I had to do exactly like you were saying and manually slide the plastic clip. I put some grease on it and now it slides automatically but it doesn't drop in automatically when the table comes up. You have to push down on the rod a little when it's up. The video Bruce once posted showed the plastic slider just drops in when the table is up. No big deal though. You are right about using grease, probably will collect some grit over time.
 
Jon Tofte said:
Thanks, Hank and Josh, I think that makes sense.

While I greatly prefer the "look" of wood slats, besides ease of cleaning of thermoset, one thing I think Weber got right with the change to the Silver/Gold models was the easy swing up and lock feature of those thermoset tables. I have never been that hot on either the hook and clip or the slider rail used on the wood slat swing tables.
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The slat style flip table hardware maybe not as easy as the thermoset system but I think it adds to the classic vintage charm of the x000 grills. Especially the slide style. When the slide styles working properly it's pretty effortless. Just my opinion though. I really like everything about the x000 grills vs ones that came after.
Same thing with the tank scales. The old ones with the pointers and the sticker on the frame are cool to me but the later ones are simpler and work great
 
Josh Dekubber said:
The slat style flip table hardware maybe not as easy as the thermoset system but I think it adds to the classic vintage charm of the x000 grills. Especially the slide style. When the slide styles working properly it's pretty effortless. Just my opinion though. I really like everything about the x000 grills vs ones that came after.
Same thing with the tank scales. The old ones with the pointers and the sticker on the frame are cool to me but the later ones are simpler and work great
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I definitely agree that the classic wood slat grills look so classy! I will just admit that for fast cooking and cleanup, thermoset may look chinsy compared to wood, but it is a breeze to clean. And, I do really like how those tables lock into place. I think giving up on swing tables was an unfortunate aspect of the modernization of the Weber Genesis over time.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
The slat style flip table hardware maybe not as easy as the thermoset system but I think it adds to the classic vintage charm of the x000 grills. Especially the slide style. When the slide styles working properly it's pretty effortless. Just my opinion though. I really like everything about the x000 grills vs ones that came after.
Same thing with the tank scales. The old ones with the pointers and the sticker on the frame are cool to me but the later ones are simpler and work great
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Once I learned that the stickers were available from @Jon Tofte, very reasonably might I add, I liked the older style that much more.
 
Bruce said:
Val, I think maybe something is binding on the slider. Otherwise it should drop down into that notch very easily.
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Thanks Bruce, I'll have to take a closer look. Perhaps the plastic slider needs to be taken off and stretched open a bit and then reinstalled. It doesn't seem to slide loosely, that's why it works with grease, but it could be squeezing on the rail too much to drop in place without a push. I really like the slider mechanism though. As simple as it sounds it's one of my favorite details of these older grills.
 
Oh yah, the first weber I rehabbed for personal use was a redhead 1993 Genesis 1000. It came with the plain rod, but I changed it over to a slider and cannot imagine going back to the old style.
 
Val Deale said:
Thanks Bruce, I'll have to take a closer look. Perhaps the plastic slider needs to be taken off and stretched open a bit and then reinstalled. It doesn't seem to slide loosely, that's why it works with grease, but it could be squeezing on the rail too much to drop in place without a push. I really like the slider mechanism though. As simple as it sounds it's one of my favorite details of these older grills.
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Sometimes you just need to replace the slider. It is just a piece of plastic and nothing lasts forever.
 
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